Book clubs

Meet and connect in person and virtually with other book lovers, discuss your favourite books and discover your next great read.  All in person book clubs are drop in, enrollment is not required. Some programs may require enrollment.

Check our catalogue for print copies or visit our OverDrive site for eBook copies. You can also borrow eBooks from Hamilton Public Library, Burlington Public Library, London Public Library, Kingston Frontenac Public Library and Ottawa Public Library on OverDrive.

Book clubs

2024

Cooksville Library | 7 pm
July 25
August 29

Malton Library | 2 pm
August 12

Calling all film lovers! Watch at home and come to the library to discuss a different film each month. All movies are available via Hoopla or Kanopy, found on Movies and TV.

2024

Sheridan Library | 12 pm
August 14 | Dial M for Murder

Hazel McCallion Central Library

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 24 | Rental person who does nothing by Shoji Morimoto
October 22 | A darker shade of blue: a police officer’s memoir by Keith Merith
November 26 | The lost bookshop by Evie Woods
December 17 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See

2025

January 28 | What my bones know by Stephanie Foo
February 25 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli
March 25 | Woman, life, freedom by Marjane Satrapi
April 22 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
May 27 | Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes
June 24 | Butter: A novel of food and murder Asako Yuzuki

Burnhamthorpe Library

Book Club | 10 am

2024

September 23 | The Fraud by Zadie Smith
October 28 | By her own design by Piper Huguley
November 25 | All the beauty in the world by Patrick Bringley
December 17 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

2025

January 27 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
February 24 | The personal librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria C Murray
March 24 | The lost bookshop by Evie Woods
April 28 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
May 26 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See
June 23 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

Clarkson Library

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 4 | Woman, life, freedom by Marjane Satrapi
October 2 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See
November 6 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
December 4 | The future by Catherine Leroux

2025

January 8 | Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
February 5 | A darker shade of blue: a police officer’s memoir by Keith Merith
March 5 | The great divide by Cristina Henriquez
April 2 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel
May 7 | The fraud by Zadie Smith
June 4 | All the beauty in the world: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and me by Patrick Bringley

Erin Meadows Library

Book Club | 2 pm

2024

September 23 | The personal librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria C Murray
October 28 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
November 25 | The great divide by Cristina Henriquez
December 30 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli

2025

January 27 | All the beauty in the world: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and me by Patrick Bringley
February 24 | The future by Catherine Leroux
March 24 | By her own design by Piper Huguley
April 28 | The sleeping car porter by Suzette Mayr
May 26 | Have you eaten yet? Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world by Cheuk Kwan
June 30 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 12 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
October 10 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel
November 14 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
December 12 | A darker shade of blue: a police officer’s memoir by Keith Merith

2025

January 9 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot
February 13 | The Heaven and Earth grocery store by James McBride
March 13 | The fraud by Zadie Smith
April 10 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
May 8 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
June 12 | The personal librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria C Murray

Frank McKechnie Library

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 10 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
October 8 | The future by Catherine Leroux
November 12 | Woman, life, freedom by Marjane Satrapi
December 10 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel

2025

January 14 | The fraud by Zadie Smith
February 11 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See
March 11 | Have you eaten yet? Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world by Cheuk Kwan
April 8 | A darker shade of blue: a police officer’s memoir by Keith Merith
May 13 | The great divide by Cristina Henriquez
June 10 | Rental person who does nothing by Shoji Morimoto

Lakeview Library

Book Club | 2 pm

2024

September 5 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot
October 3 | Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes
November 7 | Agatha Christie: an elusive woman by Lucy Worsley
December 5 | The Heaven and Earth grocery store by James McBride

2025

January 9 | Woman, life, freedom by Marjane Satrapi
February 6 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel
March 6 | Birnam wood by Eleanor Catton
April 3 | Butter: A novel of food and murder by Asako Yuzuki
May 1 | My government means to kill me by Rasheed Newson
June 5 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli

Lorne Park Library

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 12 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
October 10 | The Heaven and Earth grocery store by James McBride
November 14 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
December 12 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

2025

January 9 | The sleeping car porter by Suzette Mayr
February 13 | Butter: A novel of food and murder by Asako Yuzuki
March 13 | The violin conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
April 10 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See
May 8 | Woman, life, freedom by Marjane Satrapi
June 12 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel

Meadowvale Library

Book Club | 7 pm

2024

September 19 | What my bones know by Stephanie Foo
October 17 | Have you eaten yet? Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world by Cheuk Kwan
November 21 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot
December 19 | Butter: A novel of food and murder by Asako Yuzuki

2025

January 16 | Rental person who does nothing by Shoji Morimoto
February 20 | My government means to kill me by Rasheed Newson
March 20 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
April 17 | Ducks by Kate Beaton
May 15 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
June 19 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Mississauga Valley Library

Book Club | 6:30 pm

2024

September 24 | The lost bookshop by Evie Woods
October 29 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli
November 26 | What my bones know by Stephanie Foo
December 17 | My government means to kill me by Rasheed Newson

2025

January 28 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
February 25 | Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
March 25 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
April 29 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot
May 27 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
June 24 | Birnam wood by Eleanor Catton

Port Credit Library

Book Club | 10 am

2024

September 17 | All the beauty in the world: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and me by Patrick Bringley
October 15 | Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki
November 19 | The fraud by Zadie Smith
December 17 | Have you eaten yet? Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world by Cheuk Kwan

2025

January 21 | The great divide by Cristina Henriquez
February 18 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
March 18 | Rental person who does nothing by Shoji Morimoto
April 15 | | The personal librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria C Murray
May 20 | The lost bookshop by Evie Woods
June 17 | Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Sheridan Library

Book Club | 10 am

2024

September 4 | The readers’ room by Antoine Laurain
October 2 | The sleeping car porter by Suzette Mayr
November 6 | The bandit queens by Parini Shroff
December 4 | The violin conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

2025

January 8 | Our missing hearts by Celeste Ng
February 5 | The golden doves by Martha Hall Kelly
March 5 | Agatha Christie: an elusive woman by Lucy Worsley
April 2 | The librarian of burned books by Brianna Labuskes
May 7 | Women talking by Miriam Toews
June 4 | The dictionary of lost words by Pip Williams

Book Club | 6 pm

2024

September 24 | My government means to kill me by Rasheed Newson
October 22 | Lessons in chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
November 26 | The personal librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria C Murray

2025

January 28 | Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes
February 25 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
March 25 | What my bones know by Stephanie Foo
April 22 | The Heaven and Earth grocery store by James McBride
May 27 | The future by Catherine Leroux
June 24 | Ducks: Two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton

Streetsville Library

Book Club | 1:30 pm

2024

September 26 | The great divide by Cristina Henriquez
October 31 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
November 28 | Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes

2025

January 30 | The lost bookshop by Evie Woods
February 27 | Horse by Geraldine Brooks
March 27 | All the beauty in the world: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and me by Patrick Bringley
April 24 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli
May 29 | Portrait of a thief by Grace D Li
June 26 | Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi