•Edgar Book Club: “The Finest Hours” by Michael Tougias and Casey Sherman- Thurs. 11/9. Join us for a discussion of this book, which chronicles a real-life rescue mission the U.S. Coast Guard made in 1954 to save oil tankers ripped apart by a massive storm. 11:30 a.m. 715-352-3155. [MCPL Edgar]

•Athens Book Club: “Redeployment” by Phil Klay- Thurs. 11/9. Join a lively discussion of this historical fiction novel about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. New members always welcome! 6:30 p.m. 715-257-7292. [MCPL Athens]

•Marathon City Book Club: “The Casual Vacancy” by J.K. Rowling- Mon. 11/13. Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of November, we’ll be reading “The Casual Vacancy” by J.K. Rowling! Free, with new members always welcome! Call 715-443-2775 for more information. 5:45 p.m. 715-443-2775. [MCPL Marathon City]

•Hatley Book Club: “Dear Daughter” by Elizabeth Little- Tues. 11/14. Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in November to discuss the novel “Dear Daughter” by Elizabeth Little! 2:00 p.m. 715-446-3537. [MCPL Hatley]

•Rothschild Book Club: “Before the Fall” by Noah Hawley- Wed. 11/15. After a tragic plane crash, the only two survivors are a down-and-out painter and the four year-old heir to a media empire in Noah Hawley’s novel “Before the Fall.” 11:00 a.m. 715-359-6208. [MCPL Rothschild]

•Spencer Book Club: “The Silver Star” by Jeanette Walls- Thurs. 11/16. Join us at our Spencer Branch for a discussion of the book “The Silver Star,” about two sisters who move in with their uncle and face hardships as they grow up. 1:30 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]

•Mosinee Book Club: “A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne Tyler- Mon. 11/20. This story follows the lives of four generations of the Whitshank family, spanning from the 1920s until present day. 1:00 p.m. 715-693-2144. [MCPL Mosinee]

•Stratford Book Club “The Martian” by Andy Weir- Mon. 11/20. While on a space mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is accidentally left behind and must figure out a way to grow food and survive until NASA can send a mission back to rescue him. 1:00 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]

•Spencer Book Club: “The Silver Star” by Jeanette Walls- Mon. 11/20. Join us at our Spencer Branch for a discussion of the book “The Silver Star,” about two sisters who move in with their uncle and face hardships as they grow up. 6:30 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]