Books may be available to borrow at the Checkout Desk. Some titles may be available to download. Audiobooks and eAudiobooks may also be available to borrow. Join a book club any time. Previous book club participation is not required. Register on the Event Calendar for Youth & Teen Book Clubs; Adult Book Clubs do not require registration.
Youth & Teen Book Clubs
Tween Book Club
Wednesdays | 7 PM
Entering grades 3 - 5
Join us for a book discussion, enjoy a snack, do an activity. Caregivers are welcome to read and join in the discussion. Registration required.
June 10: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
July 8: TBD
August 12: TBD
Read Together Book Group
Wednesdays | 7 PM
Entering grades 6 - 12
Prior to each meeting, participants read one books, selected by the group members the month prior. Caregivers are welcome to read and join in the discussion. Registration required.
June 2: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
July 1: Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
August 11 (Tuesday): Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
September 2: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Adult Book Clubs
Just a Taste
First Thursdays | 7 PM
Explore different genres every month.
June 4: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Classic, Literary Fiction)
July 2: Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Mystery)
August 6: Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Historical Fiction)
September 3: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Science Fiction)
October 1: Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Classic, Horror)
November 5: Red Paint: Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha La Pointe (Autobiography)
December 3: Thistlefoot by Genarose Nethercott (Fantasy)
No Shelf Control
First Mondays | 11 AM
For readers who love Monday mornings, can’t get enough books, and have eclectic reading habits.
June 1: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
July 6: Kindred by Octavia Butler
August 3: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
September 14: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
October 5: Show, Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
November 2: Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
December 7: Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams
Thursday Morning
Second Thursdays | 11 AM
For popular fiction lovers.
June 11: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
July 9: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Eskstrom Courage
August 13: The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
September 10: Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen
October 8: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
November 9: Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini
December 10: The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
Read the Classics
Third Tuesdays | 7 PM
Read and share classical and award-winning literature.
June 16: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
July 21: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
August 18: The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton
September 15: I Sing the Body Electric and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury
October 20: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
November 17: The Annotated [Ralph Waldo] Emerson edited by David Mikics
December 15: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Fiction to Film
Fourth Mondays | 7 PM
Read books that have led to or were adapted for the screen.
June 22: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
July 27: Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice
August 24: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
September 28: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
October 26: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
November 23: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
December 28: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Novel Brews
Third Thursdays | 2 PM
Enjoy coffee and gather some book recommendations. Chat about what you're reading, pick out an Advanced Readers' Copy, or simply settle in with a good read among other book lovers.