Cozy Mystery Book Club at Leonardtown Library | Virtual Romance Book Club | Sci-fi and Fantasy Virtual Book Club | Veterans Book Group | Author Visits

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 February 20 Cozy Mystery Book Club
This month we’ll dive into the world of Jane Austen with The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray. This first installment in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney series brings back some classic characters, while introducing us to some interesting new ones.
Find The Murder of Mr. Wickham in the catalog.

Register for the March 20 Cozy Mystery Book Club
As we do every 3 months, this meeting will be BYOB – Bring Your Own Book! Come ready to talk about a cozy mystery that you have been reading recently, a go-to favorite/recommendation, or one that you’re excited to read this year! It can be any cozy book, series, or author that you enjoy. Just come prepared to share and get some good recommendations from your peers. Something you suggest may even be selected for a future book club meeting! A list of all the books that we discuss will be sent out after the meeting.

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 February 27 Romance Book Club
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

Find Dating Dr. Dil 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 March 13 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach

Find Fortune’s Pawn 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.