Need to Read group meets once a month on a Tuesday afternoons discuss non-fiction book selections.
The Littleton-South Metro Branch fosters development of long-term friendships while enjoying a wide variety of learning experiences and interesting outings with our diverse and talented membership. Most of our interest and study groups meet once each month during the day, but we have developed groups that meet in the evenings to accommodate those members who work. We encourage our membership to organize new groups, and with our active membership it is rewarding to finds those who share common interests.
Branch members stay abreast of current affairs, books, and movies through participation in these groups. Members also share cultural interests, as well as the strategy and fun of engaging in group games and get-togethers. Littleton-South Branch has several book groups as further defined below. Click here for the list of books to be reviewed during 2023/2024.
The schedule for the Interest and Study Groups can vary based on the time of year or other constraints. If you have questions about any of the groups, please contact us.
Art Appreciation
This group currently needs a leader in order to continue.
Bridge
The Bridge Group meets monthly. Regular meeting time is the first Monday of the month.
Classic Women Authors
This group reads classic women’s literature and intersperses the reading with relevant movies that pertain to the readings. Regular meeting time is the first Thursday of the month.
Community Service Projects
Working with the Sheridan Early Childhood Center, program members in this group prepare and organize the distribution of bags of books for preschoolers to take home for family reading. Parties and gently used books are given to children when their classes reach a target number of reading minutes. For more information on this project, click here.
Day Literature
This group focuses on fiction and selects an eclectic offering of contemporary (and some classical) literature to read and discuss. Regular meeting time is the third Thursday.
Evening Literature
Through a group process, we examine recommended fiction. A lively and stimulating discussion of important and lasting fiction is the goal. All members are welcome. Regular meeting time is the fourth Wednesday of the month.
Great Decisions
Would you like to become more knowledgeable about foreign affairs? This study group bases its discussions on materials published by the Foreign Policy Association – a non-profit that sponsors the Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program. The group reads additional books to broaden their understanding of the role the US plays around the world. This group meets on the second and fourth Monday starting in January.
Mah Jong
Members meet twice a month on the second Monday and the third Thursday to play the American version of this challenging game of tiles that originated in China.
Need to Read
If you are interested in non-fiction reading, this group is for you. Book selections cover subjects ranging from the local to the global. Regular meeting time is the first Tuesday of the month.
Short Stories
Group members meet once a month to discuss a single story. Regular meeting time is the fourth Monday.
Writers
Have fun as group members get to know each other through writing. Members write and share brief responses to prompts provided by the host. Through writing, members reflect on their lives and experiences of the world. They do not critique and publishing is not the goal. Regular meeting time is the second Tuesday of the month.
Women Out and About
Group meets to go to dinner, theater, lectures, etc. In the past, this group has always met at night, but they are also discussing early to late afternoon activities. This group is looking for a co-leader.
Branch Members at recent Evening Literature discussion.