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This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Register
Registration Required
Registration will close on December 8, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month's Read Between the Lines book is Rascal by Sterling North! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Valparaiso Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B at Valparaiso Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of All the Lights Above us by M.B. Henry. 

 

Walk-ins welcome! 

This event is in the "Portage Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Combined Meeting Room A&B at Portage Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come read a different book every month! This month is "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Teens
Register
Registration Required
Registration will close on December 15, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month’s A Likely Story book is The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy. Registration is required.

This event is in the "South Haven Branch" group

Book Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at South Haven Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: South Haven Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come read a different book every month! This month is "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

This event is in the "Hebron Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Hebron Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Register
Registration Required
Registration will close on December 22, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Hebron Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month, we’re reading Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean. Come for the story and stay for the fun! No need to read the book before the meeting. We will all read it together!

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on December 8, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month in Emerging Readers, we’re reading There Is a Bird On Your Head by Mo Willems! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Valparaiso Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B at Valparaiso Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion on The Women by Kristin Hannah. 

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on December 15, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month’s Read Between the Lines book is The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo!

This event is in the "Valparaiso Branch" group

Book Club:

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B at Valparaiso Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
This event is in the "Portage Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Combined Meeting Room A&B at Portage Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a lively & friendly book discussion. This month's book is "The Diamond Eye" by Kate Quinn.  Copies will be available at the circulation desk.

This event is in the "Portage Branch" group

Book Club

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
History Room at Portage Branch
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: History Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

All teens and tweens are welcome! Stop by the Portage Youth Services desk to grab a copy of "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. 

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on December 22, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month’s A Likely Story book is Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy. Registration is required.

This event is in the "South Haven Branch" group

Book Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at South Haven Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: South Haven Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a lively & friendly book discussion. This month's book is "The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley.  Copies will be available at the circulation desk.

This event is in the "Hebron Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Hebron Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on December 29, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Hebron Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month, we’re reading Snow by Roy McKie and P.D. Eastman. Come for the story and stay for the fun! No need to read the book before the meeting. We will all read it together!

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Indiana Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Indiana Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join the Kouts' Pageturners for a discusssion of Coal Black Lies: an Appala

This event is in the "Hebron Branch" group

Book Club

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Conference Room at Hebron Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Hebron Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a lively & friendly book discussion.  This month's book is The Last Flight by Julie Clark.  Copies will be available upstairs at the Hebron Adult Circulation Desk.

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on January 5, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month in Emerging Readers, we’re reading A Pig, a Fox, and a Box by Jonathan Fenske! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy—registration is required. 

This event is in the "Valparaiso Branch" group

Book Club:

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B at Valparaiso Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us in discussing Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick.

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on January 12, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month’s Read Between the Lines book is The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy—registration is required. 

This event is in the "Valparaiso Branch" group

Book Club:

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B at Valparaiso Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us in discussing Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick.

This event is in the "Portage Branch" group

Book Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Combined Meeting Room A&B at Portage Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a lively & friendly book discussion. This month's book is "The Wedding People" by Alison Espach. Copies will be available at the circulation desk.

This event is in the "Kouts Branch" group

Book Club

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch
Age Group:
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on January 19, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month’s A Likely Story book is Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos! The books are donated through the Kouts Lions Club and each family gets to keep a copy. Registration is required.

This event is in the "South Haven Branch" group

Book Club

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at South Haven Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: South Haven Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a lively & friendly book discussion. This month's book is "The Boxcar Librarian" by Briana Labuskes.  Copies will be available at the circulation desk.