West Liberty

Meets Feb. 24, 7-8 p.m.
The Classics Book Club offers a foray into literature that has not only shaped our society, but continues to stand the test of time as some of our favorite books.
We will be reading "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War, the novel is inspired by the life of Margaret Garner. She was an African American who escaped slavery in Kentucky in 1856 by crossing the Ohio River to a free state. Unfortunately, when captured anyway, Garner is faced with making to the toughest choice of her life.

Meets March 10, 7 p.m.
The Evening Book Club is a chance for those with busy lives to take a moment at the end of the day and discuss the latest and greatest works of fiction and nonfiction.
This month we're reading "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed. This coming of age story follows American-born 17-year-old Maya Aziz who is torn between worlds according to Goodreads.com. There’s the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter that includes being paired off with an older Muslim boy. Then there's the world of her dreams, which includes going to film school and living in New York City—and pursuing a boy she’s known from afar since grade school.

Meets Monday, March 16, 7 p.m.
The Classics Book Club offers a foray into literature that has not only shaped our society, but continues to stand the test of time as some of our favorite books.
We will be reading "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith. According to Goodreads.com, the books is about six turbulent months in 1934, during which 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries about her home, a ruined Suffolk castle, and her eccentric and penniless family. By the time the last diary shuts, there have been great changes in the Mortmain household, not the least of which is that Cassandra is deeply, hopelessly, in love.