Library is starting a pair of new book clubs

Mentor Public Library announced it is starting two new book clubs — one for fans of Sherlock Holmes and the other for historical fiction.

“Stories of the Past Book Club” reads the best and most popular historical fiction novels out there, according to a news release. It meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at The Hub in Mentor High School.

Its first meeting will be Jan. 14 and readers will discuss “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer.

In future months, the book club will travel to antebellum Virginia with Tara Conklin’s “The House Girl” and the last days of the Qing Dynasty with Anchee Min’s “Pearl of China,” the release stated.

The library’s other new book club, dedicated to the adventures of Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson, will follow a different one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes stories at 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at The Hub.

The first meeting will be Jan. 16 and the book club will chat about “A Study in Scarlet,” Holmes’ and Watson’s literary debut.

Books for both clubs are available at The Hub and library’s Main Branch at 8215 Mentor Ave.

The HUB is open to everyone for study, quiet tutoring and more from 3 to 8 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It also hosts a wide variety of programs like the other branches of Mentor Public Library.