Book clubs
Book clubs meet for 90 minute sessions to discuss a different book every month in an informal and relaxed setting.
Print copies of the books are available one month before each meeting. Ask Library staff if you need help with digital or accessible formats.
You can also borrow books from the Library to start your own book club.
Adult book club
Meets the last Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 26: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- October 31: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
- November 28: The Piano Maker by Kurt Palka
- January 30: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- February 27: Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
- March 26: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
- April 30: Normal People by Sally Rooney
- May 28: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- June 25: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Teen book club
Meets October to June on the last Monday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for ages 13 to 19.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- October 28: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- November 25: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
- January 27: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- February 24: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- March 30: Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
- April 27: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- May 25: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- June 29: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Meets the third Monday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 16: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
- October 21: 419 by Will Ferguson
- November 18: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
- December 16: My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
- January 20: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill
- February 10: The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene
- March 16: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
- April 20: The Perfect Nanny by Leila Silmani
- May 11: The Woman In the Window by A.J. Finn
- June 15: The Great Alone by Kristin Hanna
Adult book club
Meets the last Wednesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 25: The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate Quinn
- October 23: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- November 27: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
- January 22: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- February 26: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- March 25: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- April 22: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- May 27: The Break by Katherena Vermette
- June 24: Selection Party
Teen book club
Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for ages 13 to 19. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 18: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- October 16: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- November 20: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- January 15: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- February 19: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- March 18: Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
- April 15: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- May 20: Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance
- June 17: Selection Party
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 4: Animal Farm by George Orwell
- October 2: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- November 13: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- January 8: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- February 5: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
- March 11: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
- April 1: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
- May 13: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- June: Selection Party
Afternoon book club
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 25: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
- October 23: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
- November 27: The Great Alone by Kristin Hanna
- January 22: The Witch Elm by Tara French
- February 26: Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
- March 25: Educated by Tana Westover
- April 22: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- May 27: The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew
- June: Selection Meeting
Evening book club
Meets on the third Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 19: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
- October 17: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
- November 21: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- January 16: The Witch Elm by Tana French
- February 20: Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
- March 19: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- April 16: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- May 21: The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew
- June 18: Selection Meeting
Adult book club
Meets on the second Monday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 9: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- October 7: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- November 11: The House Girl by Tara Conklin
- December 9: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- January 13: Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
- February 10: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- March 9: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- April 13: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto
- May 11: Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
- June 8: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
Teen book club
In 2019 meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for ages 13 to 19. No meetings in September.
View the 2019 reading list:
- October 1: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- November 5: Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
- December 3: Gone by Michael Grant
Starting January 2020, the book club will change meeting day and time to Mondays from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
View the 2020 reading list:
- January 6: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
- February 3: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
- March 2: Always and Forever by Jenny Han
- April 6: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- May 4: Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
- June 1: Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Meets on the second Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 12: The Spy by Paulo Coelho
- October 10: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- November 14: The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate Quinn
- December 12: China Dolls by Lisa See
- January 9: Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
- February 13: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- March 12: Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
- April 9: The Break by Katherena Vermette
- May 14: The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
- June 11: The Little French Bistro by Nina George
Meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 10: Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
- October 8: Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
- November 12: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
- December 10: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
- January 7: The Whole Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg
- February 11: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- March 10: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- April 7: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
- May 12: Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
- June 9: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 4: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transform the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brené Brown
- October 2: The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
- November 6: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- December 4: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- January 8: Becoming by Michelle Obama
- February 5: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
- March 4: Full Disclosure by Beverley McLachlin
- April 1: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- May 6: His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay
- June 3: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
Fiction book club
Meets on the first Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No meeting in October.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 5: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- November 7: Deafening by Frances Itani
- December 5: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- January 2: Circling The Sun by Paula McLain
- February 6: The Great Alone by Kristin Hanna
- March 5: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- April 2: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
- May 7: The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate Quinn
- June 2: Selection Party
Non-fiction book club
Meets every two months on the third Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. No meetings in October, December, February or April.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 19: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- November 21: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- January 16: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto
- March 19: Hidden Figures by Morgot Lea Shetterly
- May 21: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brené Brown
- June 18: Selection Party
Teen graphic fiction book club
Meets on the second Friday of the month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 13: Introduction
- October 11: Ice Cream Man Vol. 1 by Maxwell Prince / Ripley’s Believe It or Not
- November 8: Justice League Vol. 1 by Scott Snyder / Avengers Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman
- January 10: Batman: Year One by Frank Miller
- February 14: Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson / Heart and Brain by The Awkward Yeti and Nick Seluk
- March 13: Ms Marvel by Marvel Comics / Wonder Woman Bombshells United by Marguerite Bennett
- April 17: Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
- May 15: Various non-fiction titles
- June 12: Selection Party
Social justice book club
Meets the third Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 17: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
- October 15: Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
- November 19: Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
- December 17: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- January 21: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- February 18: American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- March 17: The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
- April 21: Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
- May 19: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- June 16: Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
Meets the first Tuesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 3: Just Kids by Patti Smith
- October 1: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- November 5: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
- December 3: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- January 7: 1984 by George Orwell
- February 4: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- March 3: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
- April 7: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- May 5: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- June 2: Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. No meeting in January.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 4: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- October 2: Landing Gear by Kate Pillinger
- November 6: The Boat People by Sharon Bala
- December 4: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- February 5: The Green Road by Anne Enright
- March 4: Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
- April 1: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- May 6: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- June 3: The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew
- July 8: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- August 5: Dear life by Alice Munro
Day book club
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 25: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- October 30: Glass Houses by Louise Penny
- November 27: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
- January 29: The Boat People by Sharon Bala
- February 26: The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
- March 25: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- April 29: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
- May 27: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- June 24: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Evening book club
Meets on the last Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. No meeting in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 26: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
- October 31: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
- November 28: Belgravia by Julian Fellowes
- January 30: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- February 27: A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
- March 26: A Passage to India by E.M Forster
- April 30: Wenjack by Joseph Boyden
- May 28: City of Friends by Joanna Trollope
- June 25: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Meets the last Thursday of the month from 1:30 to 3 p.m. No meetings in December.
View the 2019 to 2020 reading list:
- September 26: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- October 31: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
- November 28: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
- January 30: The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
- February 27: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- March 26: Becoming by Michelle Obama
- April 30: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- May 28: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
- June 25: The Color Purple by Alice Walker