AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2024 THE NAMES OF ROOMS AT THE WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER HAVE CHANGED.

Lunchroom is now Mesquite Room.

The ESL Room is now Pecan Room.

The Arts and Crafts Room is now Mockingbird Room.

The Gym is now Armadillo Hall.

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Books on Tap In-Person

Visit us at local wineries and breweries to discuss sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books each month! This month we'll be at Faust Brewing Company.

January's Pick is Circe by Madeline Miller

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not 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.

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

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 the mortals she has come to love.

With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.

January 16: The Clockmaker's Daugher by Kate Morton

February 20: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

March 20: God of Neverland by Gamma Ray Martinez

April 17: The Spellshop by Sarabeth Durst

May 15: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

June 26: The Pallbearer's Club by Paul Tremblay

July 17: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

August 21: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

September 18: Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

October 16: Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

November 20: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

December 19: Bring ideas for 2026!