Book Club Kits

Take your reading to the next level with Bklyn Book Club Kits! Each kit contains virtual resources that complement individual books, such as discussion questions, recipes, playlists and author content. The kits may be used in conjunction with a Brooklyn Public Library book club or on your own to help foster a deeper connection with authors, books and your community.

Download **Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Martyr!** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **How to Say Babylon** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Lessons on Survival** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Shark Heart** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Biography of X** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Calling for a Blanket Dance** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Under The Skin : The Hidden Toll Of Racism On American Lives And On The Health Of Our Nation** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Your Emergency Contact has Experienced an Emergency** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Yellowface** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Olga Dies Dreaming** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **¡Hola Papi! : How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **The Trayvon Generation** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Warmth : Coming Of Age At The End Of The World** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **What Storm, What Thunder** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **A Psalm For The Wild-Built** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **The Disordered Cosmos : A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, And Dreams Deferred** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **The Wild Fox Of Yemen : Poems** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Pedro's Theory : Reimagining the Promised Land** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **New Yorkers : a City and Its People in Our Time** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **How We Show Up : Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Detransition, Baby** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Libertie** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **This Is How You Lose the Time War** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **The Deep**
Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **Race After Technology** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Download **On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous** Book Club Kit (pdf)

Upcoming Events

Teen Time: Unbanned Book Club--1984 by George Orwell

Wed, Oct 30 4:00pm

Brooklyn Heights Library

banned books book club book discussion

We will discuss the ground-breaking book,1984, where George Orwell ponders truth and facts within societies and the ways they can be manipulated. No need to have read the book! We will discuss the plot and important points and freedom of information. SNACKS PROVIDED!

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Teen Book Club: Spooky Edition

Wed, Oct 30 4:00pm

Sunset Park Library

book club book discussion halloween

Read your favorite spooky/horror book and come chat with us about it! Costumes are welcomed.

Teen Time : Book Lover's Group Freedom to Read Day!

Thu, Oct 31 10:00am

Park Slope Library

banned books book club teen time

Book Lovers Group!

Celebrate the Freedom to Read!Win a free copy of a banned or challenged book!

Find out how to join Goodreads to share and discuss summer reads!

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Eastern Parkway Book Discussion

Thu, Oct 31 2:00pm

Eastern Parkway Library, Meeting Room

book club book discussion

Come discuss your latest reads in a relaxed environment with our “No-Pressure” book club! This means no required reading, and no deadlines!

All are welcome! For more information call 718.953.4225.

Sunset Park Book Discussion: The Last House on Needless Street

Thu, Oct 31 6:00pm

Sunset Park Library

adult learning book club book discussion

Join the Sunset Park Library the last Thursday of every month for a chance to discuss great books and meet your neighbors. We read a variety of English nonfiction and fiction.

Embrace the spirit of Halloween with a discussion of Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street…

Readers' Advisory

Fri, Nov 1 11:00am

New Utrecht Library

book club reading is fundamental

Visit the Readers' Advisory table in the Lobby for book recommendations from your librarian.

Book Discussion: "Matrix" by Lauren Groff

Mon, Nov 4 12:00pm

Park Slope, Meeting Room

book club book discussion

This month, the Park Slope Library's adult book discussion group is reading "Matrix" by Lauren Groff.

Named Top Ten book of 2021 by the Washington Post and a best book of the year by over two dozen newspapers and magazines, including TIME, The Guardian, The Financial Times, the Spectator,…

Cover of book titled "Matrix." Gold cover with abstrict silver and yellow squiggly lines emerging from the center.

LGBTQ+ Book Discussion: In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

Tue, Nov 5 6:30pm

Brooklyn Heights Library, Craft Room

book club book discussion humanities and art

Looking to meet other LGBTQ+ folks? Join our discussion of In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. We meet the first Tuesday of every month to discuss an LGBTQ+ work.

Please register to attend this event.

Readers' Advisory

Fri, Nov 8 11:00am

New Utrecht Library

book club reading is fundamental

Visit the Readers' Advisory table in the Lobby for book recommendations from your librarian.

Comics Club

Tue, Nov 12 3:15pm

Walt Whitman Library

after school anime and manga book club

Discuss your favorite books every month with fellow comic book and manga fans and learn how to turn your own ideas into comics!

For ages 8-12. Meets the last Tuesday of each month.

Registration not required - drop-ins welcome!