SEP
29
Short Stories Discussion Group
Please join us on September 29, at 3:00pm, in person, in the Trustees Room, to participate in the Short Stories Discussion Group. As Dhumketu said: “The short story is that which, like a flash of lightning, pierces right through...
SEP
30
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!
OCT
2
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Join us at Sheepshead Bay Library on October 2, 2023 for our book discussion group!
This month’s pick is Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
“A few years ago...
Book Discussion: Banned Book Club for Teens
From October-May, we will be meeting 2-3 times per month to read and discuss books that have faced banning challenges. Recommended for middle school and high school students.
Snacks will be provided at least for the October sessions...
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
5
Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog
Please join us selected Thursday afternoons @ 1 at the lovely HereBk cafe as we discuss the great Andre Debus lll's novel House of Sand and Fog.
Flatbush Book Club: Empire of Wild
Join Flatbush Library’s monthly book discussion group for a chance to meet your neighbors and read some great books. We read a variety of contemporary fiction and nonfiction.
For October, we’ll be reading Empire of Wild by Cherie...
OCT
6
BYOB Banned Book Club
Bring Your Own Book (manga and graphic novels count!) to our book club in honor of Banned Books Week. We'll be discussing whether your book has been banned and why, and what you think about potential censorship of the title.
OCT
10
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...
Poetry Circle/Book Club & Discussion with Ashley Mabbitt
Join Ashley's Poetry Circle/Book Club discussion of This Strange Garment by Nicole Callahan. We meet every quarter to discuss a volume of poetry.
In addition to our usual discussion, we are very fortunate this time to be joined by...
Adult Book Club/Discussion: We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White
We are holding our monthly book discussion in person. Join Claire from Brooklyn Heights in our Craft Room for this chat about We Are a Haunting by Tyriek White. This novel has been selected as part of the 2023 Brooklyn Public Library...
OCT
12
Author Talk: Candace Iloh
Join us in conversation with Candace Iloh, author of Salt the Water, Break This House, and Every Body Looking. They will be joined by fellow National Book Award finalist, Ibi Zoboi. Please register thought Event Brite at...
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.
This week...
Kings Bay In Person Adult Book Discussion: The Librarianist
Join us in person at Kings Bay Library on Monday October 17 from 2 to 3 PM for an adult book discussion pmPatrick deWitt's "The Librarianist".
From Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Librarianist-Novel-Patrick-deWitt/dp/...
Book Discussion
Please join us in discussing the book Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.
Author Talk: E. L. Shen
Join E. L. Shen for a reading and discussion of her Queens-based teen novel: The Queens of New York! We will meet in the Teen Zone for the discussion and there will be books available for purchase from Books Are Magic!
E. L....
OCT
19
Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog
Please join us selected Thursday afternoons @ 1 at the lovely HereBk cafe as we discuss the great Andre Debus lll's novel House of Sand and Fog.
Book Discussion: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Join us for a discussion of the classic novel Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison, the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner, transfigures the coming-of-age story with this brilliantly imagined novel. Milkman Dead was born...
OCT
21
Adulting is Hard: A Graphic Novel Book Club
Adulting is Hard: Graphic Novel Book Club Right on time for Spooky Season: Fantasy and Dark Realism Graphic NovelsTexts Selected from a Brooklyn BookMatch List
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia Butler/Damian...
OCT
23
Gerritsen Beach Talks Books: The Invisible Hour
Do you love talking about books? Join us as we discuss:
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
Monday, Oct 23, at 2PM
@Gerritsen Beach Library
This program will be going hybrid. If you'd like to join us on zoom...
Diana Wynne Jones Book Discussion Club "The Thief" by Megan Whalen Turner
Join the Diana Wynne Jones Book Discussion Club as we discuss a book written by an author whose literary career was aided by DWJ. The October book is "The Thief" by Megan Whalen Turner, a 1997 Newbery Honor medal winner:
New York Times-...
OCT
24
Central Cookbook Club: Preserved
Join the Central Cookbook Club as we slice and dice preserved foods, some by traditional methods, and those preserved in an ultra-processed fashion.
Bay Ridge Book Club/Discussion: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Come join us as we discuss "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett. You may pick up a copy of the book at the Bay Ridge Library. For more information call 718-748-5709.
Book Synopsis:
The Vignes twin sisters will always...
LGBTQ+ Adult Book Club/Discussion: Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? Join our discussion of Biography of X by Catherine Lacey. We meet every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work.
This book is on the 2023 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize longlist for fiction. See...
Book Discussion
Paul Kalanithi is a neurosurgeon diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Kalanithi embarks on a journey questioning the meaning of life. Through the perspective of a doctor and a patient himself.
OCT
25
Unbanned Book Club--This Book is Gay
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.Maus: a survivor's tale by...
OCT
26
Teen Time: Book Lovers Group!
Join the Park Slope Book Lovers Group!The book group is a great way to meet other people that enjoy reading!.
This session:
Let's see who the winners are for the Teen Top 10 Vote! Discoer the BPL Teen Book Match Best Books...
Tanisha C. Ford on Our Secret Society, with Kaitlyn Greenidge
Join Tanisha C. Ford at Brooklyn Heights Library as she discusses her new book Our Secret Society with Kaitlyn Greenidge. Books will be available for purchase from The Center for Fiction. In partnership with Literacy...
Adams Street Book Club: Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home by Ana Castillo
Meet with others to discuss Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home by Ana Castillo!
Literary legend Ana Castillo explores the secrets that are kept within households and the women they impact the most in this breakout collection of short stories that...
Books and Brews: Hotel Cuba
Do you like beer and talking about books? Join us as we discuss:
Hotel Cuba by Aaron Hamburger
Thursday, Oct 26, at 6:30PM
@The Gather Inn Again
2718 Gerritsen Ave.
Books are available at the Gerritsen...
OCT
27
Adult Book Discussion: The Bookbinder by: Pip Williams
Come to join Dyker Library's book discussion, The Bookbinder, by Pip Williams. Everyone is welcome!
Please ask at the reference desk for a copy of the book.
Short Stories Discussion Group
Please join us on October 27, at 3:00pm, in person, in the Trustees Room, to participate in the Short Stories Discussion Group. As Dhumketu said: “The short story is that which, like a flash of lightning, pierces right through...
OCT
28
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!
OCT
30
Love Is A Revolution by Renée Watson. Book Discussion Event
Join us at Sheepshead Bay Library on October 30, 2023 for our book discussion group!
This month’s pick is Love Is A Revolution by Renée Watson.
“When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-...
Book Discussion: Banned Book Club for Teens
From October-May, we will be meeting 2-3 times per month to read and discuss books that have faced banning challenges. Recommended for middle school and high school students.
Snacks will be provided at least for the October sessions...
OCT
31
Writing Workship with Author: E. L. Shen
Join E. L. Shen for a Writing Workshop. Learn the basics of developing a story and prepare to start your great novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
E. L. Shen is a writer and editor living in New York City....
NOV
2
Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog
Please join us selected Thursday afternoons @ 1 at the lovely HereBk cafe as we discuss the great Andre Debus lll's novel House of Sand and Fog.
NOV
7
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
14
Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The first Pulitzer Prize for literature awarded to a woman was for The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton's elegant portrait of desire and betrayal in Old New York.
In the highest circle of New York social life during the 1870s, Newland...
NOV
15
Teen Reading Club
Come to the library to hangout and talk about what you're reading! If you're not reading anything, come talk about what you've read or listened to recently and enjoyed! This is the place to come and chat books and get and give recommendations to...
NOV
16
Leonard Library Book Discussion @ HereBk, House of Sand & Fog
Please join us selected Thursday afternoons @ 1 at the lovely HereBk cafe as we discuss the great Andre Debus lll's novel House of Sand and Fog.
Flatbush Library Book Club: An Immense World
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 November, we'll dive into the world of animal senses with Ed...
NOV
17
Adult Book Discussion: Interpreter of Maladies by: Jhumpa Lahiri
Come to join Dyker Library's book discussion, Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri. Everyone is welcome!
Book Discussion: The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
"On the day of Cora's twelfth birthday, Quinn leaves a box on her doorstep with a note. She has decided that the only way to fix things is to go back in time to the moment before her brother changed all their lives forever--and stop...
NOV
21
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.
This...
NOV
27
Gerritsen Beach Talks Books: Under the skin
Do you love talking about books? Join us as we discuss:
Under the skin: the hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation by Linda Villarosa
Monday, Nov 27, at 2PM
@Gerritsen Beach Library....
NOV
29
Unbanned Book Club--Sold
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.Maus: a survivor's tale by...
NOV
30
Teen Time: Book Lovers Group!
Join the Park Slope Book Lovers Group!The book group is a great way to meet other people that enjoy reading!.
This session:
Let's see who the winners are for the Teen Top 10 Vote! Discoer the BPL Teen Book Match Best Books...
Books and Brews: Somewhere Sisters
Do you like beer and talking about books? Join us as we discuss:
Somewhere Sisters: A story of adoption, identity, and the meaning of family by Erika Hayasaki
Thursday, Nov 30, at 6:30PM
@The Gather Inn Again...
DEC
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...