JUN
3
Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel.
June's Theme:
City Living...
JUN
5
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite
JUN
6
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Blush by Jamie Brenner
Please join us for a virtual discussion about Blush by Jamie Brenner. Zoom information will be emailed the day before the event.
About Blush:
From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel about...
Central Cookbook Club: Infusion Cooking
Join the Central Cookbook Club as we discuss creating herbal and aromatic infusions for baking and cooking.
Macon Library Book Club: Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie
Join fellow readers at Macon to discuss Katilyn Greenidge's acclaimed best-seller, Libertie, a tale of Black life in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn.
Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, has a...
LGBTQ+ Adult Book Club/Discussion: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? Join our discussion of Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. We meet every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work.
JUN
7
Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club
Join our Storyteen at the library for stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Exploring literacy, science and math through music, stories, art, and play will help you and your child get ready for...
JUN
10
Meet the Authors: Conversations with Chinese Writers in New York 对话纽约中文作家
The American Association of Chinese Writers (AACW), which has over 130 members across the U.S. and Canada, will be hosting a conversation series and Q&A with the Dyker Library patrons. On June 10, 2023, New York-based AACW Board...
JUN
13
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
JUN
14
Brighton Beach RSK Reading Club
Join our Storyteen at the library for stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning practices. Exploring literacy, science and math through music, stories, art, and play will help you and your child get ready for...
JUN
15
Flatbush Book Club: Libertie
Join Flatbush Library's monthly book club for a chance to meet your neighbors and dive into some great books. We read a variety of nonfiction and contemporary fiction.
For our June meeting, we'll be reading Libertie by...
JUN
20
Book Discussion
Please join us in discussing the book Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Comics Club
Discuss your favorite books every month with fellow comic book and manga fans and learn how to turn your own ideas into comics!
For ages 8-12. Meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Registration not required - drop-ins...
JUN
22
Book Discussion: Klara and the Sun
Leonard library @ Here Bk Coffee, will present a discussion on Klara and the Sun, the latest novel from Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro. For the first meeting on Thursday June 22nd, we will discuss the first fifty pages; then further sections...
Macon Library Book Club: Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth
Join fellow readers for a special meeting of the Macon Library Book Club to celebrate and discuss the history and meaning of Juneteenth, with Pulitzer Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed's essential text
Weaving together American history,...
JUN
23
Book Discussion of The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen.
Join us for a discussion of The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen.
In 1940s and 50s America where polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb, Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, and some of the world's greatest minds race against each other to find a...
JUN
24
Book Chat: What Are You Reading?
Reading anything good? Looking for a good recommendation? Come join our Book Chat! Bring a book you've enjoyed that you want to tell others about, and get ready to discover your next great read!
JUN
26
Diana Wynne Jones Book Discussion "Reflections: on the Magic of Writing" - Part II
Join the Diana Wynne Jones Adult Book Club as we discuss "Reflections: On the Art of Writing":
This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces chosen by Diana Wynne Jones before her death...
JUN
27
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Come join us as we discuss "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. You may pick up a copy of the book at the Bay Ridge Library. For more information call 718-748-5709.
Masks are encouraged and appreciated!
Book Synopsis:...
Adult Reading Club: Behold the Dreamers
Join us to discuss Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue!
Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the...
Adult Book Club/Discussion: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
We are holding our monthly book discussion in person! Join Claire from Brooklyn Heights in our Craft Room for this chat about Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison.
JUN
28
Unbanned Book Club
Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023. We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information.Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM
Flamer - July 26th 2PM
Not All...
JUN
29
Book Discussion: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Join us for a discussion of the novel The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One...
Adams Street Book Club: Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara
Meet with others to discuss Toni Cade Bambara's Gorilla, My Love.
In these fifteen superb stories, written in a style at once ineffable and immediately recognizable, this essential author of African American fiction gives us...
Sunset Park Book Discussion: Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Join us for a discussion of Laura Esquivel's beloved novel, Like Water For Chocolate, a tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico that blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes.
Beginning in...
JUL
3
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite
JUL
11
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve...
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
Poetry Circle/Book Club & Discussion with Ashley Mabbitt
Join Ashley's Poetry Circle/Book Club discussion of The Curious Thing by Sandra Lim. We meet every quarter to discuss a volume of poetry.
POET BIO
Sandra Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is the author of three poetry...
JUL
25
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
JUL
26
Unbanned Book Club
Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023. We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information. We will meet in person and online.Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM
...
JUL
28
Adult Book Discussion: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Come to join Dyker Library's book discussion, The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict. Everyone is welcome!
Please ask at the reference desk for a copy of the book.
AUG
7
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite
AUG
8
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan
The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.
***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection***
***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS...
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
AUG
22
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
AUG
30
Unbanned Book Club
Let's read and discuss the top banned books for 2023. We will discuss a different book each month--and focus on the importance of freedom of information. We will meet in person and online.Gender Queer - June 28th 2PM
...
SEP
2
Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel.
Themes: TBD
...
SEP
5
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
SEP
11
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite
SEP
12
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Brown Girl, Brownstones tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the rose-tinted nostalgia of her father. While Selina's mother strives diligently to save enough money to...
SEP
19
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
OCT
2
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite
OCT
3
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
OCT
7
Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel.
Themes: TBD
...
OCT
10
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: True Biz by Sara Nović
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her...
OCT
17
Mapleton's "No-Pressure" Book Club
Come join Mapleton library's "No-pressure" book club!
We have no assigned books and no stressful deadlines. Come join your fellow readers to talk about what you've been reading in a relaxed environment.
All are...
NOV
4
Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Once Monthly, come hang out at the Clinton Hill branch to commiserate on Adulthood's most confounding themes as heralded within the great modern epics of our time: the humble graphic novel.
Themes: TBD
...
NOV
6
Let's Read Banned Books!
Teens join us for a monthly book discussion on Discord!
Sign-up for the invite