Book Club Kits

Take your reading to the next level with Bklyn Book Club Kits! Each kit contains virtual resources that complement individual books, such as discussion questions, recipes, playlists and author content. The kits may be used in conjunction with a Brooklyn Public Library book club or on your own to help foster a deeper connection with authors, books and your community.


Upcoming Events

Teen Graphic Novel Book Club: Brownstone

Thu, May 1 4:00pm
McKinley Park Library

book club teen time

Join BKLYN librarian Jessi G's monthly virtual book club for teens. We will read and talk about graphic novels, both fiction and non-fiction. For our next meeting, we'll discuss Brownstone by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia"Almudena has always wondered about the dad she never met. Now, with her…

Book Discussion Group

Fri, May 2 12:15pm
Dyker Library

book club book discussion

Book Discussion Group: Join our book discussion group on Yellowface by R. F. KUANG. Share your thoughts on the book and get to know other readers in your community

Place your copy on hold with our online catalog or visit the branch to check it out. No need to finish the book beforehand.…

Adulting is Hard: Graphic Novel Book Club

Sat, May 3 4:00pm
Library for Arts & Culture

banned books book club book discussion

Greetings, Graphic Novel Crew! AiHGNBC is back for 2025 and we're now at the new Library for Arts and Culture. We'll be starting at 4pm, roughly 1 hour after the branch closes to the public so REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Call the branch if you have access issues the day of the event.

Whether…

Book Discussion: My Husband by Maud Ventura

Mon, May 5 12:00pm
Park Slope, Meeting Room

book club book discussion national library week

This month, the Park Slope Library's adult book discussion group is reading My Husband by Maud Ventura.Kirkus says, "Ventura’s first novel explores love’s darker alleyways through the eyes of a 40-year-old Frenchwoman who's obsessed with her husband... A modern Emma Bovary aiming her…

Quiet Reading Party - B.Y.O.B. Style

Tue, May 6 6:00pm
Windsor Terrace, Meeting Room

banned books book club book discussion

“B” is for Book—Bring One in Any Language or Format!…

LGBTQ+ Book Discussion: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

Tue, May 6 6:30pm
Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

book club book discussion humanities and art

Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? We meet the first Tuesday of every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work. For April, Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, by Andrea Lawlor. In the irreverent pages of this novel, a shapeshifter in 1993 gets a crash course in gender and sexuality by inhabiting both…

CBH Talk | Claire Hoffman and Eliza Griswold Discuss “Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson”

Tue, May 6 6:30pm
Center for Brooklyn History

author talks book discussion BPL Presents

On a spring day in 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson wandered into the Pacific Ocean and vanished. The nation’s most famous evangelist, Aimee was known as a sophisticated marketer who had used Hollywood magic and the newest technology to bring her message to the masses. Although Aimee’s Pentecostal…

Book Chat

Thu, May 8 6:00pm
New Utrecht, Auditorium

book club book discussion conversations

Join us for Book Chat, an informal gathering where we talk about what we’re reading—no assigned books, no pressure, just great conversation. Whether you’re a lifelong reader or newly excited about reading, this is a space to share recommendations, discover new…

BPL Book Prize Book Club: The Wild Fox of Yemen

Thu, May 8 6:00pm
Flatbush, Caribbean Literary & Cultural Center

book club book discussion BPL Book Prize

In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, we are celebrating all year-long with book clubs featuring past winners. This meeting, we will be discussing 2021 fiction/poetry winner The Wild Fox of Yemen: Poems by Threa Almontaser. 

By turns…

Join an existing book discussion

Our expert staff regularly host Book Discussion events throughout the borough (check our events calendar).