Adult Services
Programming for adults happens regularly throughout the year. Past events have included:
- Local Author Visits
- Craft Nights
- History Presentations
- Computer Classes
- Income Tax Workshops
- Paint Nights
- Floral Arranging
And more! We are always looking for suggestions for adult programs. For suggestions or questions, please email sewickley@wlnonline.org.
Book Discussion Group
Do you like to discuss books you’ve read with friends? Do you enjoy reading a variety of styles and genres? If so, our book discussion group may be just the thing for you! We meet on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Library. This is a very informal group and is meant to be relaxing and fun! We are always looking for new members! Books are provided. If interested stop by the Library, call (724) 446-9940 or email us at sewickley@wlnonline.org.
2021 Selections
- January 2021: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- February: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
- March: Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
- April: Before & After by Lisa Wingate
- May: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
- June: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
- July: Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz
- August: Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
- September: Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
- October: Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
2020 Selections
- February: The City of Falling Angels by John Berent
- March: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- April: The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff
- May: The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
- June: Something Beautiful Happened by Yvette Corporon
- July: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- August: Playing St. Barbara by Marian Szczepanski
- September: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- October 2020: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
- November 2020: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
- December 2020: The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
2019 Selections
- August: If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss
- June: One Summer, Americs 1926 by Bill Bryson
- May: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- April: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- March: Beneath the Mountain by Luca D’Andrea
2018 Selections
- December: The Space Barons by Christian Davenport
- November: America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
- October: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
- September: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- June: Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky
- May: Pale Rider by Laura Spinney
- April: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
2017 Selections
- November: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
- October: Blue Shoes & Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
- September: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- August: Arthur & Sherlock by Michael Sims
- June: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
- May: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
- April: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
2016 Selections
- December: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- November: The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford
- October: The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
- September: Heat & Light by Jennifer Haigh
- August: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
- June: Their Life’s Work by Gary M. Pmerantz
- May: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- April: The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
- March: One of Us by Tawni O’Dell
2015 Selections
- December: Beethoven’s Hair by Russell Martin
- November: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
- October: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
- September: Empire Falls by Richard Russo
- August: The Women of Troy Hill by Claire Ansberry
- June: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
- May: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
- April: Plainsong by Kent Haruf
- March: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- February: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
- January: Homefront by Kristin Hannah
2014 Selections
- December: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
- November: Manhunt: the 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
- October: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
- September: Beach Music by Pat Conroy
- August: Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
- March: Defending Jacob by William Landay
- April: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
- May: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
- February: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
- January: The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
2013 Selections
- December: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
- November: The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes
- October: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
- September: The Civil War in Pennsylvania: a Photographic History by Michael Kraus, David Nevill & Kenneth Turner
- June: The Land of Painted Caves by Jean Auel
- May: Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler
- April: The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury
- March: Gold by Chris Cleave
- February: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
2012 Selections
- November: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
- October: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- June: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford
- May: South of Broad by Pat Conroy
- April: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Rhoda Janzen
- March: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
2011 Selections
- December : Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
- November: The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
- October: Day After Night by Anita Diamant
- June: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
- May: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
- April: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- March: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
- February: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2010 Selections
- November: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
- October: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- May: The Valley of Decision by Marsha Davenport
- April: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- March: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
- February: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
2009 Selections
- December: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
- November: Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts
- October: Dream When You’re Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
- June: The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
- May: Sullivan’s Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
- April: Fall on Your Knees by Ann MacDonald
- March: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
- February: Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh