Books may be available to borrow at the Checkout Desk. Some titles may be available to download. Audiobooks and eAudiobooks may also be available to borrow. Join a book club any time. Previous book club participation is not required. The following book clubs are intended for adults ages 18+. No registration is required.
Just a Taste
First Thursdays | 6:30 PM
Explore different genres every month.
May 1: The Awakening by Kate Chopin (Classic)
June 5: Babel by R. F. Kuang (Historical Fantasy)
July 7: Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
August 4: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
September 8: The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
October 6: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 3: Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright
December 1: The Matrix by Lauren Groff
No Shelf Control
First Mondays | 11 AM
For readers who love Monday mornings, can’t get enough books, and have eclectic reading habits.
May 5: The Women by Kristin Hannah
June 2: Sociopath by Patric Gagne (non-fiction)
July 7: Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
August 4: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
September 8: The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
October 6: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 3: Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright
December 1: The Matrix by Lauren Groff
Thursday Morning
Second Thursdays | 11 AM
For popular fiction lovers.
May 8: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnson
June 12: Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
July 10: The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
August 14: Swift River by Essie J. Chambers
September 11: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
October 9: How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
November 13: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
December 11: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Read the Classics
Third Tuesdays | 7 PM
Read and share classical and award-winning literature.
April 15: Drums along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds
May 20: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin
June 17: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
July 15: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
August 19: The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
September 16: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
October 21: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
November 18: King Lear by William Shakespeare
December 16: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Kent Silent Book Club
Meets at The Cleveland Bagel Café, 436 E. Main St in Kent
Third Thursdays | 2 PM
Silent Book Club, or book club for introverts, brings people together. There’s no required reading or homework – just bring a good book and read in silence. After an hour of quiet reading, stay and socialize, get and share reading recommendations, or be on your way. Registration is requested, but drop-ins are always welcome.
Fiction to Film
Fourth Mondays | 7 PM
Read books that have led to or were adapted for the screen.
April 28: Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
May 26: Carol by Patricia Highsmith (also published under the title The Price of Salt)
June 23: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
July 28: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
August 25: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
September 22: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
October 27: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
November 24: Mary Poppins by Pamela Lyndon Travers
December 22: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie