We love book clubs! The Library hosts 3 book clubs: Great Beginnings, Brown Bag, and Freed Between the Lines.
To join a book club just read the book and show up for the discussion. You can also email bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org) to join the email list for discussion questions and email reminders of the discussion.
Are you a member of a book club? Need multiple copies of a book? No problem. Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org).
Great Beginnings Book Club
The Great Beginnings Book Club reads one book a month with two discussion options. Starting in 2025 the two discussion times will change.
- Second Monday of the month at 1pm at the Oregon Area Senior Center located at 219 Park St.
- Second Monday of the month at 6 pm in the Oregon Public Library Conference Room.
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
Monday, March 10 - It's One of Us by J. T. Ellison
Monday, April 14 - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Monday, May 12 - The Other Family Doctor by Karen Fine
Monday, June 9 - The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
Brown Bag Book Club
The Brown Bag Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 11:30 am in the Oregon Public Library Conference Room.
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
- Wednesday, March 19 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Wednesday, April 16 - River of the Gods by Candice Millard
- Wednesday, May 21 - The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
- Wednesday, June 18 - This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Freed Between the Lines Book Club
The Freed Between the Lines Book Club meets quarterly and reads banned books. Discussions are held on Thursdays in the Conference Room at 6pm.
Books are available a month ahead of the discussion at the end of the holds shelf.
- Thursday, May 8 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Thursday, August 14 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- Thursday, November 13 The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Other Book Clubs!
Are you a member of a book club? Need multiple copies of a book? No problem. Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org).
Additionally, the Madison Public Library (MPL) provides book discussion kits. Go to the MPL website for more information: madisonpubliclibrary.org/book-club-kits.
Resources for Book Clubs
- Book Movement is the only resource of its kind. Book Movement is a free subscription website that lists popular book club books that are curated by their 48,000+ book clubs.
- Lit Lovers is a resource for book clubs with reading guides, book reviews, and lists of popular books.
- Reading Group Guides is a resource for book clubs with reading guides, book give-aways, and book recommendations.
- Reading Group Choices partners with publishers, independent bookstores, public libraries, and authors to develop resources to enhance the shared reading group experience.
Questions? Contact us at bookclub [at] oregonlibrary.org (bookclub[at]oregonlibrary[dot]org.)