New book club coming january 2026

The Historians, Reading Throughout the Ages, will emerge in January 2026. Each year, we’ll explore a different century by reading texts written during the time period and modern texts that take place within it.

In 2026, we’ll travel back to the 16th century, where the death of the Renaissance and the birth of the Protestant Reformation intertwine.

The Historians is a new book club that will meet on the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

January 15: Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by Alison Weir

February 19: Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende

March 19: Utopia by Thomas More

April 16: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

May 21: Isola by Allegra Goodman

June 18: Marvelous by Molly Greeley

July 16: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

August 20: Mary Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country by Katherine Lasky

September 17: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

October 15: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

November 19: Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose

December 17: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

This book club will be limited to 10 people, and advanced registration will be required for each meeting with priority registration offered at each monthly meeting. To register for the first meeting, please contact the library at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com, call 309-963-4269, or stop by the library.

Follow along with The Historians Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CNvWrZwZs/

Welcome to Bookworms! We are a monthly book club that meets the last Tuesday of the month. Join us on that last Tuesday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for social hour and/or 6:30-7:45 p.m. for the book discussion!

Our book club is currently at capacity and is not looking for new members. Questions about Bookworms? Email us at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com

2026 Bookworms Line-Up:
January 27: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
February 24: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
March 31: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
April 28: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
May 26: Recursion by Blake Crouch
June 30: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
July 28: True Grit by Charles Portis
August 25: Weyward by Emilia Hart
September 29: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
October 27: Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanaugh
November 24: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
December 29: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

We'll read stories, play games, and sing and dance!

This activity is free and is intended for children 0-6.

We have 2 story times each month: the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. and the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m.

Registration is required for both story times so that we can prepare the adequate number of materials prior to the event.

We're working on revamping this program! 

Stay tuned!