WPL’s Afternoon Book Club Mixes Things Up for
February
The Winfield Public Library invites community
members to join their Afternoon Book Club on Wednesday, February 16th
at 2:30pm. Staying true to the February 2022 Reading Challenge of “a Book Off
the New Shelf,” WPL’s Afternoon Book Club encourages participants to pick their
own book from the “New Fiction” and “New Nonfiction” shelves. At the February 16th meeting,
attendees will share about the book they read and hear about a whole
smorgasbord of new books from fellow readers.
“We’ll return to a traditional book club
format in March,” says Ruth Bumgarner, Adult Services Librarian at WPL. “It can
be difficult to have enough copies of a new release available for all of our
book club readers.”
For book ideas, Bumgarner suggests checking
out the Publisher’s Weekly, searching WPL’s online catalogue by searching for
“2021” or “2022” in the upper right search bar at wpl.org, or visiting the
library to explore the shelves of New Fiction, New Non Fiction, and New Large
Print.
“By making February a “pick your own” to go
along with the monthly reading challenge, we’ll all get to sample a wide
selection of new books,” says Bumgarner. “It will be a lot of fun.”
WPL’s 2022 Reading Challenge encourages
everyone, no matter what age, to read along with us. Each month we will feature a theme and
encourage you to select a book that fits. Participate as much as you want – you are welcome to take on one, two,
or all 12 challenges. 2022 Reading
Challenge topics are: January – the
first book in a series; Feb – off the new shelf; March – a spin-off or
retelling of a classic; April – a book about weather or climate; May – a Sci-Fi
book; June – a book that involves water; July – a book set in a library or
bookstore; August – a book less than 200 pages; September – a book that
involves music; October – a mystery book; November – a book chosen for its
cover; December – a book with “light” or “lite” in the title.
For information on this or any of WPL’s other
programs, including our 2022 Reading Challenge, monthly book discussions, hotspot
or ereader check-out, storytime packets, board game check-out, Grab & Go
crafts for all ages, book sales, or more, visit wpl.org, our Facebook page, or
call 620-221-4470. Winfield Public Library is open 7 days a week: Mon, Tues,
Wed & Thurs 9am-8pm; Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 10am-3pm; and Sun 1pm-5pm.
