CRYSTAL FALLS — Now that the fall is quickly approaching, you may want to consider joining a book club. In the article by Carol Guttery, “10 Key Benefits of a Book Club (and Why Book Clubs Are Worth It),” found on the Libromaniacs website, Guttery states that joining a book club offers many benefits, with these being the top 10:

— Book Blubs get you outside of your genre rut;

— Being accountable for regular reading;

— Reading more thoughtfully;

— Talking about books will make you love them more;

— Promotes social engagement;

— A Book Club forces you to have an opinion;

— Reading promotes lifelong learning;

— Book clubs trigger more diverse reading habits;

— Book clubs lead to making friends; and

— Book clubs offer a guilt-free venue for escapism.

If you find yourself spending more time than you would like working, on your phone, binging television series, maybe it is time to try a book club for a change of pace.

The Crystal Falls District Community Library offers four book clubs to choose from.

The Terrific Tales for Tweens Book Club is for tweens/middle school age children who are interested in reading classics. They meet monthly and have fabulous gatherings where we read foods from the books and do activities that relate to the book as well.

This year, the classics we will be reading are: “Charlotte’s Web,” by E. B. White; “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate,” by Jacqueline Kelly; “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien; “Heidi,” by Johanna Spyri; “A Little Princess,” by Frances Hodgson Burnett; “Anne of Green Gables,” by L.M. Montgomery; “Swiss Family Robinson,” by Johann David Wyss; and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” by Mark Twain.

Anyone interested is invited to a brief organizational meeting at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Patrons will receive the year-long schedule, along with the first book to read.

The Young Adult Book Club is for young adults who are 14 to 18 years of age. They meet monthly, and usually share a meal together to discuss the chosen book.

A brief informational meeting is set at 3:30 p.m. today. They will plan out selections for the rest of the year by selecting interesting assignments for each month, such as: read a book with black in the cover, read a book with a one word title, read a book your mom or dad loves, read a book written by an author who shares your first or last name, etc.

The Book Club for Adults is open for anyone 18 or older. The club meets monthly for an afternoon, and during the meetings there are a variety of snacks, coffee and juice to enjoy.

Each member in the club gets to pick out a book that they will read during the year.

The book for September is “The Great Divide,” by Cristina Henriquez, and the book jacket summarizes its plot by stating that it is “A Powerful Novel About the Construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there.”

During our organizational meeting at 1 p.m. today, they will discuss other book choices to add to the calendar. Everyone is welcome to join, and bring a book suggestion.

The library also has a Literature and Film Club. In this club, members read the story or novel that the film was based on. We typically meet the last Thursday of the month, and we share a light meal and popcorn during the movie. Afterwards, we discuss both the literature and the film with Teresa Tibbs-Tacke, a graduate of the Arizona State Herberger Institute of Fine Arts, where she studied screenwriting. This club has been meeting for the past year, but newcomers are always welcome. Here is the schedule until the end of 2025: September is the short story “Memento Mori,” by Jonathon Nolan, and the film is “Memento,” directed by the author’s brother Christopher Nolan; October’s novel is “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelly, and we will watch Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein;” for November, we will read Michael Blake’s novel “Dances with Wolves,” and we will watch the film of the same name directed by Kevin Costner, and in December we will read John Hughes’ short story “Christmas ’59” and we will watch the film “Christmas Vacation,” which was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

September’s meeting will be 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25.

Those interested in joining the group who need a copy of the story can call the library at 906-875-3344, or email egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org.

If you cannot make it to any of the organizational meetings, and you are still interested in taking part, call the library or email Evelyn and they will add you to the club. They have book club members who come to meetings from Covington, Iron River, Amasa, Alpha, Kingsford, Sagola, and Iron Mountain.