Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-02-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Waterford Public Library, 117 3rd St, Waterford, NY, 12188, United States
(note, this session was previously scheduled for January 26 and moved due to snow). Join our newest book club, the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. We will be discussing Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer on January 26 from 6-7. Copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library.
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage’s employment status isn’t just important, it’s vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:00
Join our newest book club, the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. We will be discussing Red Rising by Pierce Brown on February 23 from 6-7. Copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of February.
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for February 24th is The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of February. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
Frank Szatowski is shocked when his daughter, Maggie, calls him for the first time in three years. He was convinced that their estrangement would become permanent. He’s even more surprised when she invites him to her upcoming wedding in New Hampshire. It seems that Maggie failed to mention that she’s marrying Aidan Gardner, the son of a famous tech billionaire. Feeling desperately out of place, Frank focuses on reconnecting with Maggie and getting to know her new family. But it’s difficult: Aidan is withdrawn and evasive; Maggie doesn’t seem to have time for him; and he finds that the locals are disturbingly hostile to the Gardners.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-03-16 18:00 - 19:00
Join our newest book club, the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. We will be discussing Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey on March 16 from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of March.
The land of Terre d’Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good… and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel’s Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-03-24 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for March 24th is How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of March. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate…. Now it’s up to her great-niece to catch the killer.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-04-20 18:00 - 19:00
Join our newest book club, the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. We will be discussing Golden Son & Morning Star (books 2 & 3 in the Red Rising series) by Pierce Brown on April 20th from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of April.
The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown is a popular science fiction saga that begins with a trilogy: Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morning Star. It follows Darrow, a “Red” from Mars, who infiltrates the ruling Gold class to lead a revolution against a color-coded, caste-based society.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-04-28 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for April 28th is Recursion by Blake Crouch. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of April. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
MEMORY MAKES REALITY.
That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. That’s what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent. As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face to face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-05-16 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of May.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-05-18 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing Quicksilver by Callie Hart on May 18th from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of May.
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.
When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.
The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-05-26 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for May 26th is The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of May. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
By early 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan, Viv Buschetti, and Bitsy Cobb, suburban housewives in a brand-new “planned community” in Northern Virginia, appear to have it all. The fact that “all” doesn’t feel like enough leaves them feeling confused and guilty, certain the fault must lie with them. Things begin to change when they form a book club with Charlotte Gustafson–the eccentric and artsy “new neighbor” from Manhattan–and read Betty Friedan’s just-released book, The Feminine Mystique. But is it really the book that alters the lives of these four very different women? Or is it the bond of sisterhood that helps them find courage to confront the past, navigate turmoil in a rapidly changing world, and see themselves in a new and limitless light?

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-06-15 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas on June 15 from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of June.
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses .
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.
As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-06-20 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of June.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-06-30 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for June 30th is The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of June. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm–and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors. It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere–the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own. After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’s decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for?

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-07-18 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of July.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-07-20 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas on July 20th from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of July.
The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.
As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-07-28 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for July 28th is Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of July. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she wakes, her husband Luke isn’t there, and in his place is a cryptic note. Then it starts. Breaking news: there’s a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive, and tell her Luke is involved. But he isn’t a hostage. Her husband—doting father, eternal optimist—is the gunman. What she does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind that morning says…

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-08-15 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of August.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-08-17 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas on August 17th from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of August.
Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of a hard-earned reprieve.
Yet even the festive atmosphere can’t keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.
Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-08-25 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for August 25th is Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of August. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible — a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-09-19 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of September.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-09-21 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas on September 21st from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of September.
Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.
Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.
Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other’s arms.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-09-22 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for September 22nd is Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of September. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. … When Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives, for the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager–the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-10-17 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of October.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-10-19 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing books 4, 5, & 6 in the Red Rising Trilogy: Iron Gold, Dark Age, & Light Bringer by Pierce Brown on August 17th from 6-7. Limited copies are available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library during the month of October.
They call him father, liberator, warlord, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the pale blue planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-second of his life.
A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk everything he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?
And throughout the worlds, other destinies entwine with Darrow’s to change his fate forever:
A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp and achieves for herself a new life she could never have imagined.
An ex-soldier broken by grief is forced to steal the most valuable thing in the galaxy—or pay with his life.
And Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile to the sovereign, wanders the stars with his mentor, Cassius, haunted by the loss of the world that Darrow transformed, and dreaming of what will rise from its ashes.
Red Rising was the story of the end of one universe, and Iron Gold is the story of the creation of a new one. Witness the beginning of a stunning new saga of tragedy and triumph from masterly New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-10-27 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for October 27th is The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of October. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo’s stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for–and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo’s desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-11-16 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing the newly published book 6 in the Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas on November 16th from 6-7. Copies may not be available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library due to the extremely recent release and expected popularity of this book.
Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian . . .
Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the stunning new installment.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-11-21 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of November.

Waterford Readers Book Club
2026-11-24 18:00 - 19:00
Join the library for a monthly book club! We will primarily be reading mysteries and thrillers but other genres may be included from time to time. Our pick for November 24th is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. Copies are available at the check-out desk for pickup during the month of November. No registration is required. Please note that this book club takes place after the library is closed. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to the start of book club if you wish to check out items or peruse our collection.
A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets.

Golden Leaves Book Club
2026-12-07 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for the Golden Leaves Book Club, run by Shaunty McMillin, owner of Golden Leaf Books here in Waterford. This is a book club focused on fantasy and romantasy reads. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration necessary. Please note that this book club takes place after normal library hours. We will be discussing The Lies that Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette on December 7th from 6-7. Limited copies will be available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library.
Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren’t the only danger to the creators—from the bestselling author of Curse of the Wolf King .
From the art of liars, the monsters came…
Ever since art gave life to bloodthirsty shadows, creative works have been forbidden and the talented creators sacrificed to the Sinless—the immortal royals who feast on human blood in return for their protection.
Inana’s secret storytelling nearly got her killed once, and she’ll be damned if she’s ever caught again. With a bounty on her head, she keeps to the city’s dark underbelly where she earns a meager living from thrill-seeking patrons desperate to hear her illicit fiction. Until Dominic, a Shadowbane, catches one of her performances. . .
Dominic is a half-Sinless monster hunter as fearsome as his prey. But to complete his hunt, he needs an artist to summon the shadows . . . he needs Inana. Dominic delivers an ultimatum: serve him or he’ll claim her bounty. When survival is all Inana has left, the choice is clear. At least until she can betray him and leave him for dead.
As their tense alliance leads them into the heart of danger, dark secrets unravel—about each other, their world, and the threats they face. But the greatest risk of all is the desire growing between them. There’s something more sinful than lust at play, and it could bring the world to its knees.

Currents of Knowledge Book Club
2026-12-19 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for our new book club! Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Whether you’re a devoted nonfiction reader or simply curious to explore new ideas, you’re warmly invited to join the conversation. No registration is required—just bring your curiosity and a love of learning. With a primary focus on memoirs, science, and nature writing, each selection invites thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. From personal journeys and groundbreaking discoveries to explorations of the natural world, the group gathers to learn together and share insights. The club may also branch into other nonfiction topics based on members’ interests and enthusiasm. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Settle in with a warm drink and a sweet treat as we share ideas, ask questions, and connect through great nonfiction.
This month we will be discussing Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed. Books are available for checkout at the circulation desk during the month of December.
