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Happy Hour Book Club
The Happy Hour Book club meets every 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Craft 96 Draught House + Kitchen in League City.
Here is a link to Google maps: Craft 96
Contact Teresa Potter via email for more information.
Here is a list of upcoming books:
Jan. 5 Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Feb. 2 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Mar. 2 Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Apr. 6 Empire of Pain : the Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
May 4 A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
June 1 The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
July 6 Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Aug. 3 Paddle Your Own Canoe : One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
Sep. 7 The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo
Oct. 5 I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Nov. 2 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Dec. 7 Bootstrapper : From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm by Mardi Jo Link
Great Books Club
New members welcome! This club encourages readers to get to know those famous books they may have heard of but never read—at least, not since high school. We read fiction with major cultural significance, either “classics” or books that have won major prizes. They meet in-person or zia Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m..
Contact Library Admin to register
Please note: it is not necessary to read the book to be welcome. We often discuss the movie also (if there is one).
Here is a list of upcoming books:
June 13 - Glory by Noviolet Bulawayo
July 11 - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Aug. 8 - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Cookbook Book Club
Do you love to cook and want to add to your repertoire? Or is your meal prep more like an episode of Nailed It or Kitchen Nightmares? Join us on the second Saturday to explore new cookbooks, swap recipes, and discover tips and tools from your fellow kitchen adventurers.
No specific book to read! Try a new recipe or grab an old standby based on each monthly theme. Bring a copy of the recipe to share with the group.
Looking for a recommendation? Check out our Cookbook Book Club guide!
Email meredith.layton@leaguecitytx.gov for more information.
Summer Salads
Saturday, June 10
3:30 pm
With hot weather and weekend BBQs on the calendar, a summer salad can be a refresher and a go-to dish to share with a crowd. Enjoy fresh and seasonal produce with any type of summer salad. Bring a copy of the recipe you used - or created! - to share with the group.
Festive Finger Foods
Saturday, July 8
3:30 pm
Finger foods are the perfect party food: individual, self-contained, no utensils required. Try your hand at a new-to-you finger food or pull out the recipe box and revive a classic. Bring a copy of the recipe you used - or created! - to share with the group.
Back-to-School Bento Boxes
Saturday, August 12
3:30 pm
Leave up your school lunch game and take a chance on a perfectly packable lunch! Bring a copy of a recipe used, photo inspiration, or results to share with the group.
League City Book Club 
The League City Book Discussion Club is patron-led and has been meeting at the Helen Hall Library for more than a decade. Book selections are approved by members, and everyone in the community is welcome to join. Monthly book choices will be announced. The League City Book Club meets on the third Monday of each month in the Library Theater at 7 p.m. New members are always welcome! Reading the book is not required for attendance. Contact Caris Brown via email for more information.
Here is a list of upcoming books:
June 19 - The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
July 17 - The Pioneers: the Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
Aug. 21 - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger