BPL Loves Book Clubs!
Gathering people around the shared experience of a book is central to our mission. Reading as a social activity prompts a deeper relationship with the books we love.
Community Book Clubs
If you're not part of a book club already, BPL regularly hosts book discussion programming for all ages.
- When selecting your next book club pick, make sure the library has what you need! While BPL cannot buy or reserve titles for specific community book clubs, you can use our catalog to help you select your next book club read by checking the availability of certain titles and formats.
- Look in the catalog record for the number of copies currently available for checkout. You can also sort materials by the highest number of copies, in combination with other catalog filters (audience, subject, language, publication date and more).
- Ask our experienced staff for help choosing your next book club read! Visit your local library or use our free BookMatch service.
Upcoming Events
Quiet Reading Party - B.Y.O.B. Style
“B” is for Book—Bring One in Any Language or Format!…
Romance Readers (not) Anonymous Book Club
Whether you're a proud genre enthusiast, a secret fan, or just curious—this is the book club for you! Join a supportive group of readers to discuss the many facets of romance in a shame-free space.…
BPL Book Prize Book Club: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
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 2020 fiction winner On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.
On Earth We’re Briefly…
BYOB "Bring Your Own Book" Quiet Reading Party
Come read with us and stick around to chat books, tv, movies, art, and more! Bring your own book to quietly read for 45 minutes, and then have the option to engage in conversation for 45 minutes with other book lovers.
For more information or to view other parties in your area, visit the…
Book Chat
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…
Book Chat
Join us at Brooklyn Heights for our monthly Book Chat! Bring a book you've read recently that you'd like to tell other folks about, and hear what other people are reading. It's like a book club, except you can read whatever you want!
Highbrow/Low Commitment Book Club: Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga
A bimonthly book club for the busy literature lovers featuring titles around 200 pages or less.
For June, we are reading Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti (135 pages). A sharp and playful critique of colonialism from the leading…
Adulting is Hard: Graphic Novel Book Club
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.
Whether you only read Graphic Novels or haven't picked up a…
Kings Highway Book Discussion: Happy Place
Are you excited for summer? How about a quick summer getaway by reading a book! Join us on Tuesday, June 17th at 2 PM as we discuss Happy Place by Emily Henry!
About the book:
A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual…
Adult Book Club: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Join Claire from Brooklyn Heights in our Craft Room for this chat. We are discussing James McBride's novel The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.
Please register for this event on this page.
