Events
March 19: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
April 16: The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
May 21: Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
An LGBTQ+ and allies book group. In partnership with FXBG Pride.
March: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
April: Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
May: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
- Online event
Lively discussion through comments on a Facebook group post. Join our book chat group at facebook.com/groups/crrlbookchat.
March 19: Gardening, Nature, & Outdoors
April 16: Rainy Day Favorites
May 21: National Get Caught Reading Month
March 20: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
April 17: Maame by by Jessica George
May 15: Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray
Book selections can be picked up at the Montross Branch, 56 Polk Street,…
March 20: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
April 17: The Overstory by Richard Powers
May 15: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Grades 7-12. Read one (or more!) books from our monthly selection, then join us for a discussion.
MARCH 2025: Chillers and thrillers
The Hazards of Love by Stan Stanley
Horrid by Katrina Leno
The Nightmare Brigade: The Girl From Déjà…
April 1: Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
May 6: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
In partnership with Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
April 2: A Diary From Dixie by Mary Boykin Chestnut
May 7: The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction…
April 3: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
May 1: True Biz by Sara Nović
April 3: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
May 1: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Meet up for a walk and talk about the monthly group book title. Book selections can be picked up at Porter Branch.
April 4: Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
May 2: Solito by Javier Zamora
April 7: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
May 5: The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
April 8: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
May 13: Past Pulitzer Prize Winners
Google Meet link for all meetings: meet.google.com/ixi-zcfh-wuv
Grades 7-12, in person at Porter and online. Read one (or more!) books from our monthly selection, then join us for a discussion.
MARCH 2025: Chillers and…
- Online event
Read and discuss resources pertaining to the month's case. View the case files here.
Spring Topics:
April 10: D.B. Cooper
May 8: Bonnie and Clyde
Join via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/bce-cteb-bqt or by phone: (US) +1…
April 11: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
May 9: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
April: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
May: Master, Slave, Husband, Wife by Ilyon Woo
2nd Mondays. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy this month's book selection.
April 14: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
May 12: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Book selections can be picked up at Fredericksburg Branch.
April: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
May: Lone Women by Victor LaValle