Book Clubs

Whether you want to borrow items for your private book club or join one of ours, we can help you find something to read and discuss. Most of our book clubs are currently meeting online. Our staff are more than happy to help you with eBooks, using Zoom, or with reserving our book club kits for your private group. Please contact us if you would like some one-on-one help by phone or email.

Adult Book Club

Join us for our monthly librarian-led book discussion. Please register a month in advance for either the afternoon in-person or evening Zoom meeting. All registrants will receive an email confirmation and Zoom meeting details.

January 31: A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson
February 28: The Girl in the Middle by Anais Granofsky
March 28: The Plot by Jean Korelitz
April 25: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
May 30: We Measure the Earth with our Bodies by Tsering Yagzom Lama

When: Tuesday afternoons, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Where: In-person in the Multi-purpose Room
When: Tuesday evenings, 7:00 to 8:00 pm Where: Zoom
Ages: 18+

To register: please register on the next Adult Book Club event on our online calendar.

Non-fiction Book Club

We’re taking on timely topics and titles at our new Non-fiction book club. Each month, we’ll send out a list of suggested titles for you to consider reading, then at the meeting, we’ll discuss what we’ve read.

Suggested titles will include titles in our physical and digital collections - available on a first come, first served basis.

Starting in March, we'll all be reading the same book, just like we do with our regular Adult Book Club.

January: How to be better - Self-improvement for a New Year
February: Black Lives Matter - Black History Month
March 21: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (book available starting February 21)
April 18:Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
May 23:The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

When: Tuesday evenings, 7:00 to 8:00 pm Where: Multipurpose Room
When: Thursday mornings, 9:30 to 10:30 am Where: Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre
Ages: 18+ (until December only)

To register: please register once on the next available meeting date in our online calendar.

Teen Book Club

Love reading? Join us once a month for a lively discussion with other book-lovers over snacks! Pick up this month’s YA novel at our main Check-out Desk (or download the eBook on Hoopla or CloudLibrary), read it, then come tell us what you think!

November 29: Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
December 20: Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
January 24: Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
February 21: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

When: Tuesday afternoons, 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: Multipurpose Room
Ages: 13 to 18

To register: please register once on the next available meeting date in our online calendar.

Tween Book Club

Each month we meet at the Library for some fun and lively discussions around our monthly book club title. This is a terrific opportunity to discover new genres, series and authors while making new friends.

October 20: The Graveyard Bookby Neil Gaiman
November 17: War Storiesby Gordon Korman
December 15: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
January: Best of 2022 and setting reading goals for 2023
February 16: Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

When: One Thursday each month, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Story Corner
Ages: 9 to 12

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Book Club in a Bag

You can borrow multiple copies of the same title for your book club. Each Book Club in a Bag contains 10 copies of the same book that you may borrow for up to 7 weeks. We have around 70 titles available in the Book Club in a Bag kits.

Visit KitKeeper to see what's available and to make a reservation. We do need 72 hours notice, and it's best to reserve in advance to be sure to get the titles you prefer. If you need helping choosing titles, please reach out to our Information staff at 705-745-5382 x 2340 and we'll be happy to recommend titles specifically for your book club.