Library Events

Lattes & Librarians

Join us for Lattes and Librarians, an informal opportunity to get to know your team of friendly librarians. 

• Play games and win fun prizes
• Enjoy hot beverages and snacks

Special for Sophomores

This is a Sophomore friendly event, co-sponsored by the Sophomore Experience Collaborative and Dr. Karlea Brunelle, Associate Dean of Student Development & Mission. 

Sophomore attendees will:

• learn about upcoming Sophomore Pathway programming taking place in the spring
• receive a class sticker, and
• be entered into a class raffle for fun prizes.

Bag Lunch Book Group

"Americanah" by Ngozi Adichie

All members of the Saint Anselm College community are invited to attend a book discussion of "Americanah." 

"Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland" (Goodreads.com).

Copies of the book will be available to borrow at the Circulation Desk by January 29, 2026.

Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches to the book group meeting. 

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Library Classroom, upper level of Geisel.

Bag Lunch Book Group

"The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo

All members of the Saint Anselm College community are invited to attend a book discussion of "The Poet X." 

"Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook...With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent" (Goodreads.com).

Copies of the book will be available to borrow at the Circulation Desk by February 26, 2026.

Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches to the book group meeting. 

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Library Classroom, upper level of Geisel.

Bag Lunch Book Group

"Circe" by Madeline Miller

All members of the Saint Anselm College community are invited to attend a book discussion of "Circe." 

"In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love" (Goodreads.com).

Copies of the book will be available to borrow at the Circulation Desk by March 26, 2026.

Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches to the book group meeting. 

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Library Classroom, upper level of Geisel.