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Adult Programs

Coffee and Conversation

Coffee and Conversation meets each Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Bruce Area Library. We look forward to seeing you there.

Book Club

Who: All are invited.
Where: Bruce Area Library
When: Last Monday of the month at 10:30

The Book Club usually meets the last Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Bruce Area Library. Exceptions include holidays and when there is inclement weather. When the last Monday falls on a holiday the Book Club will usually meet the Monday preceding the holiday. In the event of inclement weather, the Book Club will usually meet the following Monday. New members are welcome.

On Monday, May 19 the Book Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Copies of the book are available at the library (regular print, large print, audiobook) while supplies last.

Book cover image for A Man Called Ove - a man in a suit walking away.

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him ‘the bitter neighbor from hell’. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.

Games and Puzzles

We have a variety of games and puzzles that you may play or work on in the library. Your donations and suggestions are welcome.

2025 Book Club Schedule

(updated May 1, 2025)

Click here for a PDF of the schedule)

January 27 The Women by Kristin Hannah
February 24 The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
March 31 The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
April 28 Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown
May 19 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
June 30 Monogamy by Sue Miller
July 28 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
August 25 Horse by Geraldine Brooks
September 29 Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
October 27 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
November 27 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
December 29 Spirit Crossing by William Kent Krueger