We love book clubs! The Library hosts 3 book clubs: Great Beginnings, Brown Bag, and Freed Between the Lines.
To join a book club just read the book and show up for the discussion. You can also email bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org) to join the email list for discussion questions and email reminders of the discussion.
Are you a member of a book club? Need multiple copies of a book? No problem. Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org).
Great Beginnings Book Club
The Great Beginnings Book Club reads one book a month with two discussion options.
- Second Monday of the month at 1pm at the Oregon Area Senior Center located at 219 Park St. Go to the Calendar Event
- Second Monday of the month at 6 pm in the Oregon Public Library Conference Room. Go to the Calendar Event
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
- Monday, June 9 - The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine
- Monday, July 14 - Freezing Order by Bill Browder
- Monday, August 11 - No Time like the Future by Michael J. Fox
- Monday, September 8 - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
- Monday, October 13 - In Love by Amy Bloom
- Monday, November 10 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
- Monday, December 8 - Happiness is a Choice You Make by John Leland
Brown Bag Book Club
The Brown Bag Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 11:30 am in the Oregon Public Library Conference Room.
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
- Wednesday, May 21 - The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
- Wednesday, June 18 - This Other Eden by Paul Harding
- Wednesday, July 16 - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- Wednesday, August 20 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- Wednesday, September 17 - Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
- Wednesday, October 15 - The Conditions of Love by Dale Kushner
- Wednesday, November 19 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- Wednesday, December 17 - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- Wednesday, January 21 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Freed Between the Lines Book Club
The Freed Between the Lines Book Club meets quarterly and reads banned books. Discussions are held on Thursdays in the Conference Room at 6pm.
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
- Thursday, May 8 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Thursday, August 14 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- Thursday, November 20 The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Other Book Clubs!
Are you a member of a book club? Need multiple copies of a book? No problem. Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org).
Additionally, the Madison Public Library (MPL) provides book discussion kits. Go to the MPL website for more information: madisonpubliclibrary.org/book-club-kits.
Resources for Book Clubs
- Book Movement is the only resource of its kind. Book Movement is a free subscription website that lists popular book club books that are curated by their 48,000+ book clubs.
- Lit Lovers is a resource for book clubs with reading guides, book reviews, and lists of popular books.
- Reading Group Guides is a resource for book clubs with reading guides, book give-aways, and book recommendations.
- Reading Group Choices partners with publishers, independent bookstores, public libraries, and authors to develop resources to enhance the shared reading group experience.
Questions? Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org.)