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My Favorite Crime Book Club

The Menendez Murders

2025-05-04 14:00:00 2025-05-04 15:30:00 America/New_York My Favorite Crime Book Club Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Sunday, May 04
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-04 14:00:00 2025-05-04 15:30:00 America/New_York My Favorite Crime Book Club Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Tower Road Branch

Meeting Room

Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it.

May 2025 Title - The Menendez Murders: the shocking untold story of the Menendez family and the killings that stunned the nation by Robert Rand

"A successful entertainment executive making $2 million a year. His former beauty queen wife. Their two sons on the fast track to success. But it was all a façade.

The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. The killing of José and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverly Hills didn’t make the cover of People magazine until the arrest of their sons seven months later, when the case developed an intense cult following. By the time the first Menendez trial began in July 1993, the public was convinced that Lyle and Erik were a pair of greedy rich kids who had killed loving, devoted parents.

The real story remained buried beneath years of dark secrets.

A culmination of more than 30 years of journalist Robert Rand’s relentless reporting, this updated edition of The Menendez Murders shares these intimate, breakthrough findings, including a deeply disturbing history of child abuse and sexual molestation in the Menendez family going back generations, as well as exclusive new revelations linking the 1980s boy band Menudo and the Menendez family, a first-hand account of the emotional reunion between Erik and Lyle Menendez, and surprising insights into how the Menendez brothers remain resilient and live with purpose despite a life sentence without parole." (Amazon)

June 2025 Title - TBD

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19 and up) |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Authors, & Writing |

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Tower Road Branch

Phone: 352-333-2840
Branch manager
Carolyn Wallace

Hours
We're closed Monday May 26 due to Memorial Day Holiday
Mon, May 26 Closed
(Memorial Day Holiday)
Tue, May 27 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, May 28 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, May 29 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, May 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 31 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 01 12:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The Tower Road Branch Library provides access to resources and services in Southwest Gainesville and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

Sun, Jun 01, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.

Sun, Jun 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true... more
Do you love a good who-dun-it? Join others with a similar interest in true crime at our book club. Each month we will all read one true crime title and discuss it.

Mon, Jun 02, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.

Tue, Jun 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your little ones!

Tue, Jun 03, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs &... more
HealthStreet is a community engagement program from the University of Florida that focuses on research, outreach, and community needs & services.

Tue, Jun 03, 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Space
Join us in this fun-filled session as we play a one-shot in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to... more
Join us in this fun-filled session as we play a one-shot in the world of D&D! Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are welcome to join the fun.
This event is full

Wed, Jun 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Join us in the meeting room for a fun hour of arts and crafts! We'll teach you how to use magazines to make collage art, perfect for... more
Join us in the meeting room for a fun hour of arts and crafts! We'll teach you how to use magazines to make collage art, perfect for vision boards or home decoration.

Wed, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Tissue paper transfer art aka bleeding tissue paper technique will be used to create a colorful watercolor effect on photo paper.

Wed, Jun 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
An opportunity for teens to make a difference in their library and advise library staff on teen programming, resources, and books.

Thu, Jun 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.

Thu, Jun 05, 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Meeting Room
Do you enjoy solving mysteries, and saving the world from zombies? Come learn new board games and play classic ones in the meeting room!... more
Do you enjoy solving mysteries, and saving the world from zombies? Come learn new board games and play classic ones in the meeting room! You are welcome to come alone or in a group.

Sat, Jun 07, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Children's Space,Meeting Room,Outdoor Program Area,Study Room A,Study Room B,Study Room C,Teen Space
Join the Library and our community partners to celebrate the start of Summer at the Library!

Sun, Jun 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join the Gainesville Rose Society for their monthly meeting at the Tower Road Branch this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Mon, Jun 09, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.

Tue, Jun 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Drums, shakers, and Boomwhackers! Oh my! Join an interactive and hands-on drumming experience at the library.

Tue, Jun 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children's Space
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.

Tue, Jun 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space
Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are invited to join us for the monthly meeting of our Lorcana League. Don't know how to play... more
Teenaged players, of all experience levels, are invited to join us for the monthly meeting of our Lorcana League. Don't know how to play this card game? We will teach you!

Tue, Jun 10, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room
Do you like puzzles and enjoy friendly competition? Join us for a puzzle competition and put your skills to the test! You are welcome to... more
Do you like puzzles and enjoy friendly competition? Join us for a puzzle competition and put your skills to the test! You are welcome to come alone or in a group.

Wed, Jun 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room
Have you ever wanted to learn about pottery making? Join us in the meeting room and watch Chris Gallup demonstrate how to create... more
Have you ever wanted to learn about pottery making? Join us in the meeting room and watch Chris Gallup demonstrate how to create beautiful pieces of stoneware pottery.

Thu, Jun 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.

Thu, Jun 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Visit with real, live bats and flying foxes from the Lubee Bat Conservancy! 

Thu, Jun 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Space
Join us in the children’s area every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for our Read with a Dog program.

Thu, Jun 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
Challenge your friends and test your skills! Enjoy friendly competition and exciting adventures playing video games.

Thu, Jun 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.

Fri, Jun 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Calling all dragon trainers! Join us at the library for an afternoon of crafts and a screening of the original animated "How to Train... more
Calling all dragon trainers! Join us at the library for an afternoon of crafts and a screening of the original animated "How to Train Your Dragon" movie. All supplies will be provided.

Sat, Jun 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Are you a first-time home buyer or need a refresher course on home buying? Join us for a presentation from Matchmaker Realty that covers... more
Are you a first-time home buyer or need a refresher course on home buying? Join us for a presentation from Matchmaker Realty that covers the home buying process from financing, to insurance, & more.