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Quiet Company

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Fall Surprise Boxes (Teens)

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 9:30am - 9:00pm
True North Teen Department at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen

Join our Teen Surprise Box Program – the ultimate thrill for book-loving teens! Each themed box contains not one, but TWO carefully curated books based on a questionnaire you answer for a blind-box style selection.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "School Age" group

Book Bunch & Munch (Grades K-2)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Cooking
Age Group:
School Age

Children will listen to a story or two, chat about its amazing qualities during our book discussion and then make a craft while eating a snack based on the book! This program may not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Quiet Company

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Daytime Book Discussion Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Two sisters, one practical and conventional and the other emotional and sentimental, find that only through compromise of their mutual differences can they find love and happiness among the pillars of genteel society. 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Bookstormers: Book Club for 7th, 8th & 9th Graders (Teens)

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Community Service
Age Group:
Teen

Join the Teen Services Librarians for a monthly book club where we play games, eat snacks, and talk about awesome books! This month, we'll discuss: 

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Evening Book Discussion – Mother of Rome by Lauren J.A. Bear

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

A powerful and fierce reimagining of the earliest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of history’s greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Bookstormers: Book Club for 7th, 8th & 9th Graders (Teens)

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Community Service
Age Group:
Teen

Join the Teen Services Librarians for a monthly book club where we play games, eat snacks, and talk about awesome books! This month, we'll discuss: 

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Quiet Company

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Picture it, a room of readers. It’s quiet, the lights are low, you’re in your comfiest ensemble with your favorite blanket, sipping on warm tea while a crackling fire plays in the background.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "School Age" group

Books & Bites (Grades 3-6)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Craft Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Cooking
Age Group:
School Age

Join us for a delicious book and a bite to eat.  We will read a story and make a fun appetizer inspired by the book. This program may not be suitable for those with food allergies.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Writing Workshop: Thrillers (Teens)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Teen

Explore how to craft suspenseful stories in this workshop all about thrillers! Enjoy writing exercises and discuss your favorite fast-paced tales with fellow teen writers. Sharing your work is welcome.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Daytime Book Discussion - Year End Review

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

This month the group will review books we’ve read during the past year and discuss titles we would like to read next year. We will also have some holiday treats.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Evening Book Discussion – Chlorine by Jade Song

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark unsettling horror tale, told from an adult perspective on the trials and tribulations of growing up i

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Bookstormers: Book Club for 7th, 8th & 9th Graders (Teens)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kovarik Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Community Service
Age Group:
Teen

Join the Teen Services Librarians for a monthly book club where we play games, eat snacks, and talk about awesome books! This month, we'll discuss: 

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group

Page to Screen: The Lightning Thief (Teens)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing, Community Service, Music & Entertainment
Age Group:
Teen

Join us to decide whether the book really is better than the show! We'll be discussing Rick Riordan's, The Lightning Thief.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adult" group

Titles and Treats

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Clemens Room at Longwood Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Writing
Age Group:
Adult

Join us as we talk about interesting yet-to-be released books as well as our favorites and classics. You are encouraged to share some of your favorite titles with the group, or just sit back, relax and enjoy some good "book chats".

Open
Registration Required