ADULT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Check out our Staff Picks (recommended reading)!

Book Group

The Adult Book Club at the Paso Robles Library can broaden your horizons as you keep your mind fit with our lively discussions! The Book Club has been meeting regularly for over ten years, reading both popular literary fiction and non-fiction titles.

Favorite recent titles have included The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Dragon Bones by Lisa See, and My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Members of our group select the titles to be read by majority vote, and we always try to pick titles that most members have not read. One of the best reasons to join our group is to read titles you might not otherwise have chosen for yourself. Please join us for a mentally stimulating discussion! We do not meet in the month of December.

Call Karen, 237-3870, for more information or to see what title we will be reading next.

Authors/Speakers

Thursday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m.
Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of  the acclaimed Pay It Forward

Thursday, July 17, at 7:00pm
Local author Gordon Snider visits Paso Robles in July to celebrate the release of his second book The Separatist.

Thursday, August 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Author of the Mas Arai mystery series – winner of a 2007 Edgar Allan Poe award!

Late August/early September – check for exact date/time this summer! Author Denise Hamilton - Favorably compared to both Raymond Chandler and Sue Grafton, Hamilton’s Eve Diamond mystery series takes us on a romp.

Check News & Events for more information.

Adult Collection

The Paso Robles Public Library offers users a broad range of materials:

Fiction (including special sections for Mysteries, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Westerns, and Young Adult)

Non-fiction (including special California collections and Career and Educational Test books)

Books on Tape (audio cassettes) or CD

Large Print (including both fiction and non-fiction)

Paperbacks (including both fiction and non-fiction and Young Adult)

Reference (including special sections for encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps, auto repair manuals, and government documents)

Video Cassettes (fiction and non-fiction)

Local History

Microfilm (local newspapers and other special items)

Microfiche (back issues of periodicals and a wide selection of phone books from other areas)

Pamphlets

Newspapers

Investment Aids (including Value Line and the Weiss Ratings)

Periodicals (current year plus two past years)

Braille Institute Library Talking Books

Music Audio Cassettes

Music CDs

DVDs

New Books

Rental Books are bestsellers that are in high demand, often having a waiting list of 100 or more; if you don’t want to wait, pay the $2.00 rental fee for a one-week rental.

Spanish Language (including reference, fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, AV materials, magazines)

 

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