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Bustleton Book Club: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
Thu, March 13, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Bustleton Library
Join us for a discussion of Breakfast at Tiffany's. In this wistful masterpiece, Capote created a woman whose name has entered the American idiom and whose style is a part of the literary landscape--her poignancy, wit, and naivete continue to charm. Reading the book beforehand is encouraged…
Holmesburg Library Book Club
Tue, March 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch…
Trans By Trans Book Club | Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Tue, March 18, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free paperback copies…
Meet the Author: Curtis Chin 陳國材| Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Mon, March 24, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Independence Library
Cost: FREE
A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write comedy for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at…
Horror Book Club
Mon, March 24, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Looking for folks who share a passion for quality literature that give you the creeps? Richmond Library's HORROR BOOK CLUB is temporarily happening at Fishtown Community Library! The last Monday of every month. 18+ only. Space is limited, so please reach out to host Brandon…
Roxborough Book Club
Tue, March 25, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Join the Roxborough Book Club for our monthly meeting and discussion on this month's book selection, which is Love and Saffron: a Novel of Friendship , by Kim Faye (20220. Book is chosen via facebook group poll.
Nature Book Club
Thu, March 27, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about The Man Who Planted Trees by Jim Robbins. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be provided. We will be meeting at the Wissahickon…
Entrepreneur Book Club
Sat, March 29, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
at
Parkway Central Library
Most CEOs read 4 - 5 books a month - join their ranks! The Entrepreneur Book Club will read books that focus on starting, running, and enhancing business success, as well as titles that speak to the entrepreneurial mindset. We will meet in the BRIC on the fourth Saturday of the month. Join us in…
Falls Book Club
Mon, March 31, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join the Falls Book Club - one of the Free Library's longest running programs. The book selection for this month will be Enemies: a Love Story, by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. Our Book Club meets generally on the last Monday of…
Monthly Book Club
Wed, April 2, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us to discuss books and life and eat snacks! This book club is ideal for fourth through sixth graders. This month we will be discussing The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.
Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, April 8, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal thriller, there are…
April Book Club: Clap When You Land
Tue, April 8, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Bushrod Library
Book Club: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo In this novel, written in verse, two sisters - one in New York, the other in the Dominican Republic, learn of the other's existence after their father is killed in a plane crash.
Short Story Book Club
Mon, April 14, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
The Short Story Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month in Philbrick Hall to discuss collections of short stories. April's book will be Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.
Holmesburg Library Book Club
Tue, April 15, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch…
Trans By Trans Book Club
Tue, April 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary readers aged 25–45. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free…
Nature Book Club
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Andorra Library
Join us for a monthly book discussion. This month we will be talking about The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer. A limited number of copies will be available at the library; please call before picking up your copy. Tea will be…
Entrepreneur Book Club
Sat, April 26, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Business Resource and Innovation Center
at
Parkway Central Library
Most CEOs read 4 - 5 books a month - join their ranks! The Entrepreneur Book Club will read books that focus on starting, running, and enhancing business success, as well as titles that speak to the entrepreneurial mindset. We will meet in the BRIC on the fourth Saturday of the month. Join us in…
Falls Book Club
Mon, April 28, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
Join the Falls Book Club - one of the Free Library's longest running programs. The book selection for this month will be the 2025 One Book, One Philadelphia title. The group is open to all and new members are welcome. Our Book Club meets generally on the last Monday of the month,…
Monthly Book Club
Wed, May 7, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Join us to discuss books and life and eat snacks! This book club is ideal for fourth through sixth graders. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.
Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, May 13, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal thriller, there are…