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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

Port Credit Library (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 5 | International Holiday Dishes

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

Port Credit Library (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 5 | Banel & Adama: Banel e Adama (Kanopy)

2025

Port Credit Library (Ages 20+) | 7 p.m.
January 9 | Title TBD
February 6 | Title TBD
March 6 | Title TBD

Hazel McCallion Central Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 17 | Lady Tan’s circle of women by Lisa See

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

Book Club: Let’s Talk Non-Fiction (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
January 7
February 11
March 11

Book Club: Let’s Talk Books (Ages 13-19) | 6 p.m.
January 7
February 4
March 4

Book Club: Let’s Talk Pride (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
January 21
February 18
March 18

Burnhamthorpe Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 10 a.m.
December 16 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 10 a.m.
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

Churchill Meadows Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 9-12) | 6 p.m.
November 27

Book Club (Ages 13-19) | 11 a.m.
November 29

2025

Book Club: Let’s Talk Books (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
January 15
February 19
March 19

Book Club (Ages 9-12) | 6 p.m.
January 22
February 26
March 26

Clarkson Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 4 | The future by Catherine Leroux

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

Frank McKechnie Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 10 | Daughters of the deer by Danielle Daniel

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

Erin Meadows Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 2 p.m.
December 30 | Minor detail by Adania Shibli

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 12 | A darker shade of blue: a police officer’s memoir by Keith Merith

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 2 p.m.
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

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

Lakeview Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 2 p.m.
December 5 | The Heaven and Earth grocery store by James McBride

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 2 p.m.

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

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 12 | The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

Book Club: Let’s Talk Manga (Ages 13-19) | 3 p.m.
March 26

Meadowvale Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 19 | Butter: A novel of food and murder by Asako Yuzuki

Book Club: Let’s Talk Books (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 5

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
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

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 17 | My government means to kill me by Rasheed Newson

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
January 7 | Hello beautiful by Ann Napolitano
February 4 | Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
March 4 | The diamond eye by Kate Quinn
April 1 | And then she fell by Alicia Elliot
May 6 | Birnam wood by Eleanor Catton
June 3 | The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Port Credit Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 10 a.m.
December 17 | Have you eaten yet? Stories from Chinese restaurants around the world by Cheuk Kwan

Book Club: Let’s Talk Books (Ages 9-12) | 3:30 p.m.
December 10

Cookbook Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 5 | International Holiday Dishes

Movie Discussion Club (Ages 18+) | 7 p.m.
December 5 | Banel & Adama: Banel e Adama (Kanopy)

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 10 a.m.
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

Movie Discussion Club (Ages 20+) | 7 p.m.
January 9 | Title TBD
February 6 | Title TBD
March 6 | Title TBD

Sheridan Library

2024

Book Club | 10 a.m.
December 4 | The violin conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

2025

Book Club | 10 a.m.
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

Streetsville Library

2024

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 1:30 p.m.
November 28 | Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes

2025

Book Club (Ages 18+) | 1:30 p.m.
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

Woodlands Library

2025

Book Club: Let’s Talk Manga (Ages 13-19) | 3 p.m.
January 17
February 21
March 21