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.
Adult Book Clubs
Just a Taste
First Thursdays | 7 PM
Explore different genres every month.
November 5: Red Paint: Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha La Pointe (Autobiography)
December 3: Thistlefoot by Genarose Nethercott (Fantasy)
January 7: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeymi (Young Adult)
February 4: The North Woods by Daniel Mason (Literary Fiction)
March 4: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Mystery)
April 8: Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Historical Fiction)
May 6: Weyward by Emilia Hart (Historical Fiction)
June 3: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmer (Non-Fiction)
July 1: Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (Science Fiction)
August 5: Educated by Tara Westover (Memoir)
September 2: The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister (Horror)
October 7: Land by Maggie O'Farrel (Literary Fiction)
November 4: Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Fantasy)
December 2: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (Humor)
No Shelf Control
First Mondays | 11 AM
For readers who love Monday mornings, can’t get enough books, and have eclectic reading habits.
November 2: Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
December 7: Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams
January 4: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
February 1: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
March 1: Land by Maggie O'Farrell
April 5: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
May 3: Whistler by Ann Patchett
June 7: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
July 5: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
August 2: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
September 6: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
October 4: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
November 1: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
December 6: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Thursday Morning
Second Thursdays | 11 AM
For popular fiction lovers.
November 9: Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini
December 10: The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
January 14: Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Bachman
February 11: Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
March 11: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
April 8: The Thursday Morning Murder Club by Richard Osman
May 13: Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
June 10: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
July 8: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
August 12: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
September 9: Whistler by Ann Patchett
October 14: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
November 11: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
December 9: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Read the Classics
Third Tuesdays | 7 PM
Read and share classical and award-winning literature.
November 17: The Annotated [Ralph Waldo] Emerson edited by David Mikics
December 15: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
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.
Fiction to Film
Fourth Mondays | 7 PM
Read books that have led to or were adapted for the screen.
November 23: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
December 28: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
January 25: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
February 22: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
March 22: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
April 26: Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
May 24: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
June 28: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
July 26: Redwall by Brian Jacques
August 23: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
September 27: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
October 25: Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
November 22: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
December 27: Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
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.
November 11: The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
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.
November 4: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak