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
Book Discussion: Between the World and Me
Join us for a book discussion hosted by Walt Whitman Library with librarian Kesha!
The group will be discussing "Between the World and Me", by Ta-Nehisi Coates. "Between the World and Me" is a powerful, epistolary work, written as a letter to Coates’ son, exploring the realities of…
BPL Book Prize Book Club: Her Body and Other Parties
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 2018 fiction winner short story collection Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado.
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Sunset Park Book Discussion: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Join us for a discussion of Oscar Hokeah's Calling for a Blanket Dance, "a moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young native American man struggling to find strength in his familial identity."
Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever…
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…
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.…
Highbrow/Low Commitment Book Club: On the Clock by Claire Baglin
A bimonthly book club for the busy literature lovers featuring titles around 200 pages or less.
In August we are reading On the Clock by Claire Baglin, translated from the French by Jordan Stump (99 pages). A tender and painful portrait of French working-class life that finds shards…
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard - Book Discussion
Join our Book Discussion Group - Meet new people in your community!
The book we will be reading is "The Bird Hotel " by Joyce Maynard.
The discussion will take place at Temple Beth El-Manhattan Beach on 111 West End Avenue.
You can borrow a copy of the…
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…
