Find your perfect book club!

If reading matters to you, the Library’s book clubs give you the perfect opportunity to discover new books and authors. Then have fun discussing all you have discovered with fellow book lovers. Join any club or clubs that look fun to you – we can’t wait to meet you!

Combee Harriet Tubman, Combahee River Raid, and Black Freed

(Tu) February 24 | 6:30 — 7:30 p.m. | Kent

A discussion group dedicated to readings from the Library's Art Tatum African American Resource Center.

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Rental House by Weike Wang

(W) December 17 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Maumee Bay Brewing Company, located at 27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604. 21 and over only.

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Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker

(W) January 21 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Maumee Bay Brewing Company, located at 27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604. 21 and over only.

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Books on Tap - The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis

(W) February 18 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Patron Saints Brewery, located at 4730 W. Bancroft Street #8, Toledo, OH 43615. 21 and over only.

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Books on Tap - The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Jones

(W) March 18 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Patron Saints Brewery, located at 4730 W. Bancroft Street #8, Toledo, OH 43515. 21 and over only.

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Sandwich by Catherine Newman

(W) April 15 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Patron Saints Brewery, located at 4730 W Bancroft St #8, Toledo, OH 43615. 21 and over only.

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The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

(W) May 20 | 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. | Library in the Community

Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one at Patron Saints Brewery, located at 4730 W Bancroft St #8, Toledo, OH 43615. 21 and over only.

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The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue

(Th) December 11 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join some fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

(Tu) January 13 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

(Tu) February 10 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

(Tu) March 10 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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Flashlight by Susan Choi

(Tu) April 14 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

(Tu) May 12 | 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. | Library in the Community

Take some time to join fellow readers in talking books over coffee at Plate 21, located at 3664 Rugby Drive in Toledo.

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BYOC: Bring Your Own Comic

(Th) December 18 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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Here's to You, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz

(Th) January 15 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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DC Power: A Celebration

(Th) February 19 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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M.O.M.: Mother of Madness by Emilia Clarke

(Th) March 19 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä

(Th) April 16 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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Dementia 21 Vol. 1 by Kago

(Th) May 21 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

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Horror Book Club

Boys in the Valley by Phillip Fracassi

(W) December 10 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

From eerie classics to pulse-pounding new releases, embrace the thrill of chilling tales with fellow readers of all things macabre.

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Horror Book Club

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

(W) January 14 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

From eerie classics to pulse-pounding new releases, embrace the thrill of chilling tales with fellow readers of all things macabre.

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Horror Book Club

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

(W) February 11 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

From eerie classics to pulse-pounding new releases, embrace the thrill of chilling tales with fellow readers of all things macabre.

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Horror Book Club

Locking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

(W) March 11 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

From eerie classics to pulse-pounding new releases, embrace the thrill of chilling tales with fellow readers of all things macabre.

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Horror Book Club

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

(W) April 8 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

From eerie classics to pulse-pounding new releases, embrace the thrill of chilling tales with fellow readers of all things macabre.

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Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

(W) January 28 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon

(W) February 25 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance by Kate Robb

(W) March 25 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi

(W) May 27 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne

(W) June 24 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young

(W) July 22 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

(W) September 23 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Are you sick of being shamed for loving romance? Join our Online Romance Book Club! From enemies-to-lovers to regency era, fantasy to fake-relationship, we'll read and chat across the romance genre!

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Still Alice by Lisa Genova

(M) January 5 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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In Search of Our Mother's Gardens by Alice Walker

(Th) February 5 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

(Th) March 5 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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Too Soon by Betty Shamieh

(Th) April 2 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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The Farm by Joanne Ramos

(Th) May 7 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

(Th) June 4 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

(Th) July 9 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

(Th) August 6 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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Tías and Primas by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

(Th) September 3 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

(Th) October 1 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Sanger

A discussion group dedicated to feminist reading from the Library's Steinem Sisters Collection.

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Secrets of Adulthood by Gretchen Rubin

(W) December 10 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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Addiction Alumni by Matt Bell

(W) January 14 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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I Don't Believe in Astrology by Debra Silverman

(W) February 11 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

(W) March 11 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

(W) April 8 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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Good conversation, friendly faces, and great books—that’s what book club is all about. We’re looking forward to seeing you at our lively and engaging book discussion.

Upcoming events

Addiction Alumni by Matt Bell

(W) January 14 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Join us for a virtual book discussion devoted to self-discovery and fulfillment.

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