We offer a few separate book discussion groups each month.
New members are always welcome. Come once or as many times as you wish.
Discussion titles are available at the Checkout Desk. They may also be available on CD, or as an audiobook or eBook via OverDrive or hoopla. Search our catalog, or ask our Reference staff for assistance.
Main Library LGBTQ Book Group
Held on the third Monday of the month from
7-8:30 PM
Questions? Contact Ona Ridenour.
Interested in past LGBTQ book group titles? We’ve got a list of our picks.
August 19: After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
September 16: My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
October 21: Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
November 18: Finna by Nino Cipri
December 16: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Main Library Tuesday Evening Book Group
Held on the third Tuesday of the month from 7:30-8:45 PM
Questions? Contact Matthew Martens.
August 20: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
September 17: Aftermath by Harald Jähner
October 15: Watership Down by Richard Adams
November 19: The Exceptions by Kate Zernike
December 17: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Main Library Sci-fi & Fantasy Book Group
Held on the third Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30 PM
Questions? Contact Graham Goss.
August 21: His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
September 18: The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
October 16: Translation State by Ann Leckie
November 20: Sabriel by Garth Nix
December 18: The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
Books & Brews
Held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8 PM
Registration required. Must be 21+
Questions? Contact Kerri MacLaury.
July 24: Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
August 28: Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland
September 25: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
October 23: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
November 20: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
December 18: Being Henry by Henry Winkler
Main Library Business Lunch Book Club
Held quarterly on the second Thursday of the month at 1 PM
Registration required.
Questions? Contact Kerri MacLaury.
October 10: Alive at Work by Daniel M. Cable
January 9: Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott
April 9: Optimal by Daniel Golema & Cary Cherniss
July 9: Move Fast and Fix Things by Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
Farms Branch Evening Book Group
Held on the third Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 PM
Questions? Contact Dorothea Lam.
August 15: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
September 19: The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder by David Grann
October 17: The Women by Kristin Hannah
November 21: A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
December 19: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Kids & Teens
We have a variety of book groups for Kids and Teens. Check our calendar.