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PPL Book Club

My Friends, Fredrik Backman
2026-05-19 19:00:00 2026-05-19 20:00:00 America/New_York PPL Book Club The Pickerington Public Library's longest-running book club! Pickerington Main - Meeting Room A

Tuesday, May 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-19 19:00:00 2026-05-19 20:00:00 America/New_York PPL Book Club The Pickerington Public Library's longest-running book club! Pickerington Main - Meeting Room A

Pickerington Main

Meeting Room A

The Pickerington Public Library's longest-running book club!

The PPL Book Club meets every month on the third Tuesday of the month at Pickerington Main Library. ​

For more information, please email the coordinator, Terrie Albright. 

Date Book Title Author Genre
Aug. 2025 Barbara Isn't Dying Alina Bronsky Fiction
Sept. 2025 Let's Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Larson Memoir
Oct. 2025 James Percival Everett Fiction
Nov. 2025 The Time of the Child Niall Williams Fiction
Dec. 2025 Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby VanPelt Magical Realism
Jan. 2026 The Women Kristen Hannah Historical Fiction
Feb. 2026 Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall Fiction
Mar. 2026 Running With Sherman Christopher McDougall Non-Fiction
Apr. 2026 How to Read a Book Monica Wood Fiction
May 2026 My Friends Fredrik Backman Fiction
June 2026 -- Book Selection Meeting --
July 2026 The Wedding People Alison Espach Fiction

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

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Pickerington Main
thoward@pickeringtonlibrary.org
Phone: 614-837-4104
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Tony Howard
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Sat, May 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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