Check this post for updates on topics and dates for 2021. Meetings are held one Tuesday per month from 10-12 AM EST. For the last year, we have been alternating a traditional benchmark reading and discussion meeting with an “around the table” check-in meeting where we talk about what we’ve been reading, listening to, and watching.
All meetings are open to all and will be held remotely using the free videoconferencing software Jitsi at this link. Registration is not required, but may be accessed through the Massachusetts Library System calendar at the links below. Join our discussion list by sending an email to this address.
January 5, 2021: Around the table chat
February 2, 2021: Around the table chat
March 2, 2021: Graphic Memoirs
Benchmark: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker
April 13, 2021: Lady-Centric Thrillers
Benchmark: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
May 4, 2021: Around the table chat
June 1, 2021: Epic Fantasy (handout)
Benchmark: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
July 6, 2021: Around the table chat
August 3, 2021: Urban Fantasy (handout)
Benchmark: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
September 14, 2021: Paranormal Romance (handout)
Benchmark: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
October 5, 2021: Around the table chat
November 9, 2021: Historical True Crime
Benchmark: Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green
Smith Public Library: Nonviolent True Crime
December 7, 2021: Around the table chat
Readers Advisory Round Table Western Mass 