Library Programs for Adults

For a little library, we are very busy!

From book clubs to tech help, the Youngstown Free Library welcomes everyone to try something new and connect with your friends and neighbors!

Book Clubs


Evening Book Club meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the Youngstown Free Library with a live Zoom option available as well. Books are chosen by its members, and everyone is welcome to join anytime! This friendly group reads all over the Library, from fiction to non-fiction, and from classics to biographies.
• Wednesday, July 9 from 7-8:15 PM: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
• Wednesday, August 13 from 7-8:15 PM: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
• Wednesday, September 10 from 7-8:15 PM: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• Wednesday, October 8 from 7-8:15 PM: author study of Louise Erdrich
• Wednesday, November 12 from 7-8:15 PM: Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
• Wednesday, December 10 from 7-8:15 PM: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Here is the list of all titles we'll be reading and discussing until the end of the year, as well as the dates of upcoming Evening Book Club get-togethers.


Afternoon Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center. Books are chosen by its members, and everyone is welcome to join anytime! This group loves to read historical fiction and non-fiction, and sometimes we have freshly baked cookies at meetings!
• Tuesday, July 15 from 1:30-3 PM: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• Tuesday, August 19 from 1:30-3 PM: The First Ladies by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
• Tuesday, September 16 from 1:30-3 PM: The Stranger in the Woods: the extraordinary story of the last true hermit by Michael Finkel
• Tuesday, October 21 from 1:30-3 PM: Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
• Tuesday, November 18 from 1:30-3 PM: James by Percival Everett
• Tuesday, December 16 from 1:30-3 PM: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Here is the list of all the titles we'll be reading and discussing until the end of the year, as well as the dates of upcoming Afternoon Book Club get-togethers.


Non-Fiction Book Club meets virtually every other month, usually on a Monday afternoon. If you'd like to receive the Zoom link, please contact Sonora at 745-3555 or smiller@nioga.org.
• Monday, August 11 from 1:30-3 PM: Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies by Jared Diamond

When you are ready to read, you can request the book title you'd like here. Please plan to request your book(s) 1-2 weeks before you plan to start reading.

Tech Help


Discover & Explore Your Digital Library meets the fourth Wednesday of most months at 6 PM at the Youngstown Free Library. Welcome back to your local library, and how it's evolved to help YOU! Learn how to use your digital library to stream and/or download e-books, audiobooks, graphic novels, music, magazines, TV, and movies.
Bring your tablet, smartphone, or laptop and prepare to spend an hour or so getting your accounts set up and your questions answered. No registration needed.
• Wednesday, October 22 at 6 PM


Tech Help with Sonora & Adam meets the first Tuesday of every month at 1:30 PM at the Lewiston Senior Center. It's a one-on-one appointment program to answer your questions about your cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers.
• Tuesday, July 1 from 1:30-3 PM
• Tuesday, August 5 from 1:30-3 PM
• Tuesday, September 2 from 1:30-3 PM
Registration is required; please call Melinda at the Senior Center to sign up for a half-hour slot: 716-754-2071.