Of course the Marcellus Township Library has a variety of book clubs for you to join or pop in on!
We have two bring-your-own book style book clubs–you bring whatever you’ve been reading to share with the group. The First Thursday Book Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 10 AM; the next Book Club is July 2nd. The Evening Book Chat meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 PM for the later crowd; the next Book Chat is July 8th.
We also have Books and Banter with Lexi which meets monthly with a shared book. This month we’re reading The Hollow Places and will meet on June 30th at 5:30 PM. Finally, Classic Conversations meets quarterly over a shared classic book. The next Classic Conversations is You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe on September 14th at 5:30 PM.
New Books
The Offline Playbook for Teens: What Your Phone Steals From Your Focus, Sleep, and Life — And How to Take It Back by Ariana Smith: The average teenager spends 7+ hours a day on screens — not from lack of willpower, but because the technology was engineered by behavioral scientists to be nearly impossible to put down.
Written directly to readers aged 13–16 in a peer-level voice that respects their intelligence and leaves every decision with them.
You will learn:
● Why the feed is engineered to grip you and how to break the grip.
● What sleep does that nothing else can.
● Why boredom rewires your brain and how it grows your brain.
● What real focus feels like.
● Plus: A complete 30-day challenge workbook — one challenge per day, building progressively.
No lectures. No shame. No demand to quit anything, just tools to stop the scroll.
Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein: Forty-year-old Jean Dornan cannot escape the summer of 1998, when, as a college student studying abroad in France, she embarked on an inappropriate relationship with her professor. Now, decades later, when that professor contacts her out of the blue with an invitation to his retirement ceremony, Jean’s long-standing malaise becomes an emotional crisis. Desperate to understand why this relationship derailed her life so completely, she begins rereading her old diaries and is shocked to realize that her own disastrous affair occurred during the summer of the Lewinsky scandal, yet she never saw the parallels.
In a frenzy of guilt and regret, Jean finds herself praying to Monica Lewinsky for forgiveness as if she were a secular saint, a figure of both suffering and sympathy. To Jean’s shock, Saint Monica appears—powerful, radiant, wise, and witty—and guides Jean like the Ghost of Christmas Past back to the summer of 1998. Had Jean merely been naive and stupid, as she has told herself for so long? Was it sheer weakness that led her into the affair? Or will Jean, with Saint Monica by her side, see past blame to the beauty of her younger self’s search for pleasure, connection, and transcendence?
Upcoming Events
Mondays:
Jerry DeCaire-Comic Book Artist: July 20, 2-5PM at Marcellus High School. Marvel Comics artist for Deadpool, Wolverine, Thor and more presents his own signature live-drawing performance at Marcellus High School.
Magnetic Mondays: 3 PM-4:30 PM. Build and create with Magna-Tiles and Magnetic Blocks. Parent supervision required.
Tuesdays:
Muxlow Exotics – Extraordinary Encounters: June 30, 1 PM. Live presentation featuring reptiles and amphibians.
Books and Banter with Lexi, The Hollow Places: June 30, 5:30 PM. Request a copy to read in advance and then join us to discuss your thoughts with other readers!
Craft & Chat: Tuesdays, 5-7 PM. Bring your own craft/project and socialize.
Creative Crew: Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM. Creative activities each week for ages 8-12.
Wednesdays:
Evening Book Chat: July 7, 6 PM. Bring the books you’ve been reading to discuss.
Thursdays:
First Thursday Book Club: July 2, 12 PM. Bring the books you read in June to discuss and gain new recommendations!
Fridays:
Golden Years Creative Connections: Fridays, 10 AM. Golden Agers or those approaching their Golden Years. Join us each week for connection and conversation. June 26: Dice Games, July 3: Chat & Puzzle, July 10: Craft Embroidered Cards, July 17: Bingo, July 24: Conversation Cards, July 31: Bingo!
Lego at the Library: Fridays 3:00-4:30 PM. Build & create with Lego & Duplo. Parent supervision required.
Celebrate the USA: July 3 from 10AM-7PM. Join us for USA – themed activities to celebrate Independence Day! (We’ll be closed on July 4th.)
Treasures from the Archives: July 3 from 4-7PM. Stop in to see some of the unique and historical items donated to the library over the decades!
Saturdays:
Golden Years Wellness Weekend Workouts: Saturdays, 9 AM. Build strength, improve balance, and enhance mobility. All fitness levels are welcome. 6/27 Mixed Bag of Fun. No class 7/4. July 11: Core & Balance, July 18: Circuit Training, July 25: Full Body with Resistance Bands & Medicine Balls.
Tech Time at the Library: Select Saturdays 10AM-1PM, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25. Drop in to ask your I.T. questions & learn to navigate your device or our computers.
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