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This quarterly book club is devoted to the True Crime genre and is offered both in person in Community Room 2 at Bloomington Public Library and online via Zoom. To receive the link to join the quarterly online discussion, you must register for each program using the calendar at https://bit.ly/truecrime2024. After registering, via email you will receive the link(s) needed to join the discussion(s).
During 2025, the club will meet on February 24, June 23, August 5, and December 15.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- True Crime Book Club - June 2025The Bloomington Public Library, Bloomington, IL
At 7pm on Monday, June 23, the True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza. Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Adult Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed at bit.ly/bplbookclubs, in person at the Adult Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.
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Whether you're a long-time true crime reader, a devoted fan of the ID (Investigative Discovery) channel, or you just discovered the true crime genre through podcasts, Lock Your Doors is the book club for you. This book club meets quarterly and is for all fans of true crime -- whether you're devoted or just discovered the genre. - True Crime Book Club - August 2025The Bloomington Public Library, Bloomington, IL
At 7pm on Tuesday, August 5, the True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Reasonable Doubt: A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland by Steve Vogel. This book outlines the 1983 murders of Susan Hendricks and her three children in their Bloomington, Illinois, home.
· Author Steve Vogel will be in attendance to talk about his book.
· The program will also be livestreamed on the BPL YouTube page at http://bit.ly/blmlibyoutube.Contact the library's Adult Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.
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Whether you're a long-time true crime reader, a devoted fan of the ID (Investigative Discovery) channel, or you just discovered the true crime genre through podcasts, Lock Your Doors is the book club for you. This book club meets quarterly and is for all fans of true crime -- whether you're devoted or just discovered the genre. - True Crime Book Club - December 2025The Bloomington Public Library, Bloomington, IL
At 7pm on Monday, December 15, the True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women by Lisa Perrin. Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Adult Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed at bit.ly/bplbookclubs, in person at the Adult Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.
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Whether you're a long-time true crime reader, a devoted fan of the ID (Investigative Discovery) channel, or you just discovered the true crime genre through podcasts, Lock Your Doors is the book club for you. This book club meets quarterly and is for all fans of true crime -- whether you're devoted or just discovered the genre.
