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.


Upcoming Events

Book Discussion Group - Tabloid City

Fri, Jul 5 3:00pm
Sheepshead Bay, Meeting Room

book club book discussion

Step into the story of Tabloid City at Sheepshead Bay Library on July 5th, 2024, for an engaging book discussion!

 

This month, we're diving into “Tabloid City”

 

When a wealthy socialite and her secretary are found murdered in a stately West Village townhouse,…

Book Chat

Sat, Jul 6 11:00am
Sunset Park, Meeting Room 1

book club book discussion

Join us at Sunset Park for our first-ever Book Chat! Bring a book you've read recently that you'd like to tell other folks about, and hear what other people are reading. It's like a book club, except you can read whatever you want! 

Mill Basin Virtual Book Discussion: Deacon King Kong by James McBride

Tue, Jul 9 11:00am
Mill Basin Library

book club book discussion

The funny, sharp, and surprising story of the shooting of a Brooklyn drug dealer and the people who witnessed it—from James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird

In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known in the neighborhood as Sportcoat…

Reading Club for Adults: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Tue, Jul 9 6:00pm
Crown Heights Library

book club book discussion

Join us to discuss Yellowface by R.F. Kuang!

Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.

So when June witnesses Athena’s death in…

Teen Time : Book Lover's Group Online Book Club!

Wed, Jul 10 4:00pm
Park Slope Library

book club teen time

It's Summer@BPL!Book Lovers Group's are Online!

Busy schedule this summer? No time for meetings? Why not try meeting online!

We're hosting online book reviews and discussions on the Goodreads and Flipgrid platforms! 

During this hour, we will be online to read and post your…

Kensington Library Book Club

Thu, Jul 11 2:00am
Kensington Library

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!
 

Bring Your Own Book Club

Fri, Jul 12 4:00pm
Canarsie Library, Meeting Room

book club book discussion

Have you read a book recently? Have you started reading a book recently? Great! Come to our bring your own book club and talk to us about whatever book your nose has been in lately. You can bring anything that you have read or are currently reading. We are happy to hear about it!

Book Discussion: "Alternate Side" by Anna Quindlen

Mon, Jul 15 12:00pm
Park Slope, Meeting Room

book club book discussion summer reading

This month's book for Park Slope Library's book discussion is "Alternate Side" by Anna Quindlen

"Bestseller Quindlen’s provocative novel (after Miller’s Valley) is a New York City drama of fractured marriages and uncomfortable class distinctions.... Quindlen’s novel is an exceptional…

Book Discussion

Tue, Jul 16 2:00pm
Flatlands Library

book club book discussion

Please join us in discussing the book A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz.

New Utrecht Book Discussion-New Yorkers: A City, Its People in Our Time by Craig Taylor

Wed, Jul 17 3:30pm
New Utrecht, Auditorium

adult learning book club book discussion

"A symphony of contemporary New York through the magnificent words of its people-from the best-selling author of Londoners. In the first twenty years of the twenty-first century, New York City has been convulsed by terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, social injustice, and pandemic…

Join an existing book discussion

Our expert staff regularly host Book Discussion events throughout the borough (check our events calendar).