Book Clubs

October 2025 Book Club Selections!

• November Book - Smothermoss by Alisa Alering
• December Book- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (We will also be watching the 2025 film adaptation by Guillermo del Toro!)
• January Book - Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
• February Book - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• March Book - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Graphic Novel Book Club - 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month at 11am in-person and 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of the month virtual (see calendar for exact dates)

Virtual Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/qof-stpu-ftc

• October Book - Wytches by Scott Snyder
• November Book - Off Menu by Oliver Gerlach
• December Book- Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
• January Book - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath
• February Book - Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
• March Book - Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

Mystery Book Club - Second Wednesday of the Month at 1pm

• October Book - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
• November Book - The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
• December Book - The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson

Turn of the Page Book Club - Third Wednesday of the Month at 1pm

• October Book - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• November Book - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• December - No meeting

Building Community Book Club - Every OTHER MONTH on Third Tuesday at 6pm

• November Book - Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

Line by Line Book Club - 3rd or 4th Saturday of the month at 12:30pm (see calendar for exact dates)

• October Book - Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez
• November Book - Survival Takes A Wild Imagination by Fariha Róisín
• December Book - No meeting

All About Our Book Clubs!

Better Read Than Dead Book Club

In this book club, we will read and discuss books from the mystery, thriller, and horror genres. explore the haunts of ghosts, vampires, serial killers, murderers, and more!

Examples of books we have read include: A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson, Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, and The Lamb by Lucy Rose.

Graphic Novel Book Club

Join us as we discuss the art and storytelling in various graphic novels. Whether you read graphic novels all the time, or have never read them before, we hope you give it a try!

Examples of books we have read include: wytches by Scott Snyder; Lies My Teacher Told Me by Nate Powell; Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi; and Little Moons by Jen Storm.

Mystery Book Club

Are you a fan of all things creepy and curious? Join us as we read, share, and talk shop about the mystery books that intrigue us!

Examples of books we have read include: Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb, Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney, Root of All Evil by Liz Milliron, and Blacktop Wasteland by S.A.Cosby.

Building Community Book Club

Join us for a new kind of book club where we will read nonfiction titles together and discuss how their subject matter impacts the world and our community in particular. We will focus on titles that explore social justice, environmental justice, mutual aid, and so on. Our goal is to learn how to build community together!

Examples of books we have read include: Read This to Get Smarter by Blair Imani and Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Turn of the Page Book Club

Read buzz-worthy books with us across fiction and nonfiction alike!

Examples of books we have read include: The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, and The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.

Line by Line Book Club

Join us as we read and discuss poetry collections together! Whether you are new to poetry or are a poetry aficionado, we hope that you will join us.

Examples of books we have read include: Falling Back In Love With Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom; You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limón; Make Me Rain by Nikki Giovanni; and Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong.

Book Club FAQs

How do I join a book club?

All you have to do to be a part of our book clubs is read the monthly book and visit the library on the designated day to discuss it with others! If you miss a month, no worries! Come whenever you can.

How do I get the book?

You can put a copy on hold for yourself, but we also have a limited number of each book behind the front desk that you can request in-person!

Does it cost anything to join?

Nope! All of our book clubs are completely free to join, no registration required!