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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…
Bibliophiles Reading Group
Wed, April 2, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library
The Oak Lane Bibliophiles is our adult book club that meets at the library to enjoy snacks and lively discussion. The Biblios will be discussing Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do , by Jennifer Eberhardt. A limited number of copies will be…
Monthly Book Club
Wed, April 2, 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. 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
at
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.
Art Book Club
Tue, April 15, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Art Department
at
Parkway Central Library
We call it a "club" but this recurring event is simply an opportunity for anyone to stop by and page through rare and special items from the Art Department's vault, archival collections, closed reference shelves and offsite stacks, to discover the wide…
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 | Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada
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…
Book Club for Adults
Wed, April 16, 2025
12:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk about what you are reading? If you do, please consider joining our book group.Today, we will talk about Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to Yourself, by A'ja Wilson.
Book Club
Thu, April 17, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk about what you are reading? Then join our book club. Today we will be talking about Philadelphia's One Book, One Philadelphia selection The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are , by Tariq Trotter.
Horror Book Club
Mon, April 21, 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…
April Adult Book Club
Mon, April 21, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
Join us for our April Adult Book Club as we read and discuss Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants. Please come to the meeting ready for discussion!
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,…
Chat-n-Chew Book Club
Tue, April 29, 2025
12:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk about what you are reading? If you do, please consider joining the West Oak Lane Library's book group. We will meet approximately monthly. Today, we'll have a special guest speaker, Menika Dirkson, who will give…
Roxborough Book Club
Tue, April 29, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Join the Roxborough Book Club for our monthly meeting and discussion on this month's book selection. Book is chosen via facebook group poll.
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. This month we'll be discussing Peace Maker by Joseph Bruchac. Copies of each book will be available to check out at the reference desk.
Short Story Book Club
Mon, May 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
at
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. May's book will be Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. Ficciones can also be found in Borges’s Collected Fictions .