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Try out our Friends Book Groups!

In 2024, the Friends added a new member benefit - Friends-only book groups! The afternoon and evening book groups meet every other month. You don't need to register, just show up! Copies of the books are held at Delaware, Orange and Liberty branches specifically for our groups.

Do you want to try it out but want to bring a non-Friend friend? (Tongue twister time!) Feel free! Non-members can attend one book club session for free, and then join the Friends of DCDL if they want to continue to participate.

NOVEMBER AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP

Tuesday, November 17th @ 2PM at the Powell Chamber Office

Discussing: A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams

This historical novel is an intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic.  A Founding Mother is the story of a woman ahead of her time—one whose voice, vision, and valor still resonate powerfully today. History lovers will be delighted! 

4.3/5 GoodReads rating

4.5 Amazon Rating

Reese's Book Club Selection

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

DECEMBER EVENING BOOK GROUP

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

Tuesday, December 29th @ 6:30pm at Typhoon Asian Bistro(10 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43015)

About the Book

In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic—reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.

“The Phoenix Pencil Company is a masterful blending of history, fantasy, and romance that sank into my heart . . . This book had me smiling through my tears.” — Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga

About the Author

Allison King is an Asian American writer and software engineer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In technology, her work has ranged from semiconductors to data privacy to public transportation. Her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and LeVar Burton Reads, among others. She is the author of The Phoenix Pencil Company, a 2025 Reese's Book Club pick, and Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, the official novelization of the animated movie. When she is not writing novels, she is writing code for the MBTA 🚂

Vicky Schmarr - Afternoon Book Group Facilitator

Joy Kelch - Evening Book Group Facilitator

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