Aloha Community Library

Page Turners Book Club

Join us at 6:30pm on the Wednesday of the first full week of each month over Zoom, or in person at the library on the Thursday of the first full week of the month. Access Zoom at bit.ly/ACLbkclub, or by phone at 253-215-8782. Meeting ID: 924 6989 8432 | Passcode: 037016.

Miss something from before, or hoping to get a head start on the reading list? See below for past and upcoming picks!

2026

• January 7th (online) & 8th (in person) – The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
• February 4th (online) & 5th (in person) – James by Percival Everett
• March 4th (online) & 5th (in person) – Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• April 8th (online) & 9th (in person) – The Wager by David Grann
• May 6th (online) & 7th (in person) – Heartwood by Amity Gaige
• June 3rd (online) & 4th (in person) – The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
• July & August – break
• September 9th (online) & 10th (in person) – Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
• October 7th (online) & 8th (in person) – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• November 4th (online) & 5th (in person) – Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
• December – break

Shameless Romance Book Club (SRBC)

Are you a proud reader of romances? Are you ready to share your thoughts and feelings about characters and plot with likeminded fans of this diverse genre? Then check out our romance book club! Join us at the library from 6:30-7:30pm on the Tuesday of the first full week of each month!

SRBC Guidelines

The book club will meet monthly in person to discuss books in the romance genre. We, as a book club, view romance novels as a genre of literature that focuses on the development and outcome of romantic relationships as a central element of the story. Our definition of romance includes both HEA (Happily Ever After) and HFN (Happy For Now) endings. We will discuss the book chosen for that month and books that we read on our own.

This book club is a safe and inclusive space. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated, and the group may set other content lines to be drawn in discussion or in reading material (e.g., mentions of self-harm, gore, sexual assault) in order to make the experience as fun for all participants as possible. As this is a romance book club, it should be assumed that books read and discussed will often include sex, sometimes explicit in nature.

Book club leaders will:

• Read the entire book
• Gather information to help enhance the discussion
• Be prepared to offer counter opinions – even if they differ from our own
• Be prepared to begin new lines of discussion when necessary
• Not let one person monopolize the discussion
• Be willing and prepared to take control of the group, firmly but respectfully

Everyone will:

• Be respectful of each other and different perspectives, even if you disagree
• Make your best effort to complete the book
• Come ready to both share and listen
• Be ready to back up opinions with the “why”
• Have a great time — if you stop enjoying it, let the leader know

Participants who choose to disregard the guidelines will be asked to comply. Depending on the situation, if the participant does not comply with the guidelines or requests by library staff to manage their behavior, they will be asked to leave the program and/or the library. Participation in future club meetings will be decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on the behavior and its impact on the rest of the group.

2026 SRBC reads:

• January 6 – A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
• February 3 – Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
• March 3 – Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca
• April 7 – She Doesn’t Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke
• May 5 – All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles
• June 2 – The Prospects by KT Hoffman
• July & August – break
• September 8 – Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
• October 6 – The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
• November 3 – Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
• December – break