Book and Movie Discussion Group
All are welcome to join our international book to movie club! We currently meet at the library on 3rd Monday afternoons in 2025 at 3:00 pm for the movie screening and 5:00 pm for book discussion, those that can’t be with us in person can Zoom in to join us.
Meeting ID: 940 4219 5784
Passcode: Book2Movie
May 18th, 2026 –
Book: The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
Movie: Woman in the Dunes directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
June 15th, 2026 –
Book: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Movie: The Leopard directed by Luchino Visconti
July 20th, 2026 –
Book: Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham
Movie: Nightmare Alley (1947) directed by Edmund Golding
or group to decide
Nightmare Alley (2021) directed by Guillermo del Toro
August 17th, 2026 –
Book: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
Movie: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont directed by Dan Ireland
September 21st, 2026 –
Book: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Movie: Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) directed by John Schlesinger
or group to decide
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015) directed by Thomas Vinterberg
October 19th, 2026
Book: Leave Her to Heaven by Ben Ames Williams
Movie: Leave Her to Heaven directed by John M. Stahl
Books and movies are available through the Mid-Hudson Library System, and Libby.