Tell City library book club to discuss The Lost Bookshop June 23
Tell City readers met June 23 at the library to discuss The Lost Bookshop, and even unfinished readers were welcome to join.
The Perry County Public Library’s Tell City Branch hosted its PCPL Book Club on Tuesday, June 23, from 3 to 4 p.m. for a discussion of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. The club was open to everyone, including readers who had not finished the book, which kept the barrier low for anyone who wanted to drop in, listen and join the conversation.
The June session was part of a new series rather than a one-off gathering. The library listed the group as a no-genre book club, with the first meeting held May 26, and described its focus as shared perspectives and conversation around books. For a summer schedule crowded with work, travel and school break routines, that made the Tell City program one of the easier ways to plug into community life without spending money or committing to a full evening out.
The setting matters as much as the selection. The Tell City branch is at 2328 Tell Street, Tell City, IN 47586, and the library says the branch offers meeting and study rooms, free Wi-Fi, public computers, MiFi devices and genealogy research help. Those services make the building more than a place to check out books; they give residents a public room for reading, work, research and casual gatherings in a town of 7,104 people, according to the 2020 census.
Perry County Public Library says it serves county residents through three branch locations and outreach services, with two physical branches and a Bookmobile. Its mission is to provide access to materials, resources and services for education, information and recreation, and its Friends group supports the Tell City, Cannelton and Bookmobile branches while helping sponsor programs and cultural events. The system’s current shape reflects earlier consolidation, including the December 1996 merger that formed the Tell City-Perry County Public Library and the January 2012 merger with the Cannelton Library District.
The book itself fit the club’s broad approach. The Lost Bookshop, published in 2023 by One More Chapter and HarperCollins, blends bibliophilia, magical realism, fantasy, historical fiction and romance. That mix gives a general-interest group room for wide-ranging discussion, from character choices to genre and setting, while keeping the evening accessible for casual readers and regular library users alike.
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