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Cozy Mystery Book Club at Leonardtown Library

Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Leonardtown Library to discuss & do a matching themed activity. Be ready to talk about a genre that puts us all at ease while keeping us on our toes.

Register for the April 17 Cozy Mystery Book Club
The Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs
This month, we will be reading one of the latest books in the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs, Lemon Curd Killer, which is #25 in the fan-favorite series. The series focuses on our sleuth, Theodosia Browning and her dog, Earl Grey in their quest to balance running Charleston’s Indigo Tea Shop and solving all the murders that they keep getting entangled in. These books do not generally have to be read in order unless you want the full backstory of the various characters.
Find The Lemon Curd Killer in the catalog.

Register for the May 15 Cozy Mystery Book Club
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
A little humorous, a little mysterious, The Department of Sensitive Crimes is the first book in Alexander McCall Smith’s Detective Varg mysteries and the selection for this month. The story centers on Ulf Varg, Detective Inspector in the Sensitive Crimes Department of the Criminal Investigation Authority for the city of Malmö, Sweden. He generally investigates crimes that are not too threatening, but definitely odd.
Find The Department of Sensitive Crimes in the catalog.

Join us online as we dive into the latest romance reads. This monthly book group, meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m., will discuss a new title at each meeting. Register to receive the link to the Zoom meeting.

Register for the March 27 Romance Book Club
The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy

Find The Duke Gets Desperate in the catalog.

Sci-fi and Fantasy Virtual Book Club

Join us virtually on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a science fiction or fantasy novel.

Register for the April 10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Find A Dirty Job in the catalog.

This book discussion series led by Vietnam veteran Wayne Karlin is tailored for veterans and their families. Service members of all eras, their spouses, and adult children are welcome. We will read and discuss books written in very different styles but connected by themes of war, courage, honor, and trauma. Meetings will be held at Lexington Park library on the first Saturday of the month 2 – 4 p.m., except for the last meeting in June, which will be on the second Saturday, June 14. Supplies are limited; participants may pick up the book provided one month before the meetings. Registration required; space is limited. For more information contact Kimberlé Fields at 301-863-8188 or kfields@stmalib.org.

Saturday, February 1
Uncertain Ground by Phil Klay
Saturday, March 1
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Saturday, April 5
The Genizah by Wayne Karlin
Saturday, May 3
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Saturday, June 14
The Heart That Fed by Carl Sciacchitano

Register for the Veterans Book Group

The Veterans Book Group is coordinated statewide by Maryland Humanities and is presented locally in partnership with St. Mary’s County Library. Veterans Book Group is supported this year by TowerCares Foundation, Andrews Federal Credit Union, and The Wawa Foundation.

Miss an author event? We’ve recorded many of the virtual visits, and they’re available to watch on our YouTube channel!

If you need special accommodations for any Library event or program, please submit our Accommodations Request form as soon as possible.