# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Russell Library "Books & Brews" Book Club @ Forest City Brewing - Thursday, 12/11, @ 6 p.m.!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Russell Library "Books and Brews" Book Club is having its December meeting on Thursday, December 11, at 6 p.m.!

Here's a message from Christy, the leader of the Books & Brews Book Club, about the December meeting!

"Our title for December is "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times," by Katherine May.

Copies are available at the Russell Library Borrowing Desk.

We have questions for those who have read the book, and question for those who have not read the book! Everyone is able to have a beverage and contribute to the conversation!

Questions? E-mail Christy Billings at cbillings@russelllibrary.org

Sponsored by the Friends of Russell Library.

Place a hold for curbside pick-up or E-copies are available at www.russelllibrary.org.

Registration is suggested.

https://russelllibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/books-and-brews-4027 for Registration information."

The Books & Brews book club meets the second Thursday of every month, so come out next month if you can't make it this time!

Don't forget—besides beer, we also have food (including pizza and soft-baked pretzels), cocktails, wine, hard seltzer, non-alcoholic beer, and other beverages (including Underberg)!

Here's the book line-up for 2025!
January: "Ooona Out Of Order" by Margarita Montimore
February: "Knock At Midnight" by Brittany K. Barnett
March: "The Women" by Kristin Hannah
April: "How to Know A Person" by David Brooks
May: "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner
June: "The Lost Story" by Meg Shaffer
July: "James" by Percival Everett
August: "Mercury" by Amy Jo Burns
September: "Solito" by Javier Zamora
October: "The Address Book" by Deirdre Mask
November: "The Berry Pickers" by Amanda Peters
December: "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times" by Katherine May
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/middletown/russell-library-books-and-brews-book-club-forest-city-brewing-thursday-12-11-6-pm/200029259349719
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://russelllibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/books-and-brews-4027?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=middletown-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Middletown
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Forest City Brewing
- **lat**: 41.571891198855
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- **full address**: Forest City Brewing, 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT 06457-2247, United States

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- **organizer**: Forest City Brewing (https://allevents.in/org/forest-city-brewing/25946129)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Forest City Brewing, 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT 06457-2247, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Forest City Brewing
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Russell Library "Books & Brews" Book Club @ Forest City Brewing - Thursday, 12/11, @ 6 p.m.! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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