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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
July 27: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
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.
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.
August 12: The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
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.
August 11 (Tuesday): Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
September 2: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann