Lauri Ann West Memorial Library
1220 Powers Run Road ~ Pittsburgh, Pa 15238
Phone: 412-828-9520 ~ Fax: 412-828-4960
Serving Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana, O'Hara,
Sharpsburg and all Allegheny County residents.

"Our mission is to cultivate a community of lifelong learners."

  

 

Hours

M W Th    10 am - 8 pm
T F         10 am - 5 pm
S             9 am - 4 pm


 

 

Last Updated: 11/5/11


 

 

Book Group Archives

Book Groups

Book Group Leader Packets:
The library customizes a packet of information including book reviews, author information, discussion questions and more for your book group.  Please call the Reference Department at 412-828-9520 ext. 15 for information.

Booked For Lunch (Adults):
Meets one Friday a month at 12 noon 

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Cold Sassy Tree"
by Olive Ann Burns

July
(July 9)

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog"
by Muriel Barbery

August
(August 13)

"Stones into Schools"
by Greg Mortenson

September
(September 10)

"The Optimist's Daughter"
by Eudora Welty

October
(October 8)

"Mudbound"
by Hillary Jordan

November
(November 5)

"Out Stealing Horses"
by Per Petterson

December
(December 10)

"Ghostwalk"
by Rebecca Stott

January
(January 14)

"The Eyre Affair"
by Jasper Fforde

February
(February 11)

"The Devil in the White City"
by Erik Larson

Meet at Frick Museum
March
(March 11)

"29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life"
by Cami Walker
and
"Pay it Forward"
by Catherine Ryan Hyde

April
(April 8)

"Red Azalea"
by Anchee Min

May
(May 13)

"The Help"
by Kathryn Stockett

June
(June 10)

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
by Rebecca Skloot

July
(July 8)

"Unbroken"
by Laura Hillenbrand
August
(August 12)
"Little Giant of Aberdeen County"
by Tiffany Baker
September
(September 9)
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
by Harriet Beecher Stow
October
(October 14)
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
November
(November 11)
"State of Wonder"
by Ann Patchett
December
(December 9)

"The Tiger's Wife"
by Tea Obreht

January
(January 13)

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Evening Book Discussion Group (Adults):
Meets one Monday a month at 7 pm

 

Book Title and Author

Month and Year of Book Discussion

"Never Let Me Go"
by Kazuo Ishiguro

July
(July 26)

"The Sweetness at the Bottom
of the Pie"
by C. Alan Bradley

August
(August 23)

"Labor Day"
by Joyce Maynard

September
(September 27)

"The Girl Who Fell Out of
the Sky"
by Heidi W. Durrow

October
(October 25)

"The Postmistress"
by Sarah Blake

November
(November 29)

"Freddy and Fredericka"
by Mark Halprin

January
(January 24)

"The End of the Affair"
by Graham Greene

February
(February 28)

"The Devil in the White City"
by Erik Larson

Meet at Frick Museum
March
(March 28)

"29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life"
by Cami Walker

April 25 in Boyd Community Center in Room C

"Little Bee"
by Chris Cleave

May (at library)
(May 23)

"Hotel on the Corner of Bitter
and Sweet"
by Jamie Ford

June
(June 22)

 

 

 

 

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