MCPL Book Clubs: January 2019

Hatley Book Club: “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly
Tues. 1/8. Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in January to discuss this book, a true story about four African-American women who worked at NASA and contributed to the space program. 2:00 p.m. 715-446-3537. [MCPL Hatley]
Nonfiction @ Night Book Club: “Dopesick” by Beth Macy
Wed. 1/9. Discuss our monthly book club pick about the national opiod crisis! 6:00 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]
Edgar Book Club: “An Irish Country Christmas” by Patrick Taylor
Thurs. 1/10. Join us for a discussion of “An Irish Country Christmas,” about a doctor who faces competition from a new physician in town during the holiday season. 11:30 a.m. 715-352-3155. [MCPL Edgar]
Athens Book Club: “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
Thurs. 1/10. Drop by the Athens Branch for a lively discussion of “A Man Called Ove,” about a curmudgeon who finds an unexpected friendship among neighbors. 6:30 p.m. 715-257-7292. [MCPL Athens]
Marathon City Book Club: “The Boston Girl” by Anita Diamant
Mon. 1/14. Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of January, we’ll be reading “The Boston Girl” by Anita Diamant! 5:45 p.m. 715-443-2775. [MCPL Marathon City]
Spencer Book Club: “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy
Mon. 1/14. Stop by the Spencer Branch for an engaging discussion of our monthly book club pick! 6:00 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]
Spencer Book Club: “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy
Thurs. 1/17. Stop by the Spencer Branch for an engaging discussion of our monthly book club pick! 1:30 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]
Stratford Book Club: “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead
Tues. 1/22. Take part in a lively discussion of Whitehead’s recent, but now classic, novel! New people are always welcome! 1:00 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]
Women’s Night Out Book Club: “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee
Tues. 1/22. Participate in a lively discussion of an eclectic mix of books with the Women’s Night Out book club! 6:30 p.m. 715-261-7200. [MCPL Wausau]
Rothschild Book Club: “A Gentleman In Moscow” by Amor Towles
Wed. 1/23. Join us for the monthly book club at our Rothschild Branch! In the month of January, we’ll read and discuss this novel, about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel in 1920s Russia. 11:00 a.m. 715-359-6208. [MCPL Rothschild]
Mosinee Book Club: “A Fall of Marigolds” by Susan Meissner
Mon. 1/28. Join us for a discussion of “A Fall of Marigolds,” about two women – one in 1911 and the other in 2011 – who mourn the men that they love, both of whom died tragically. 1:00 p.m. 715-693-2144. [MCPL Mosinee]