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Booksworms Welcome: St. Louis Book Clubs

There’s nothing like a good book—except maybe sharing your thoughts on a good book! StL bibliophiles have no shortage of ways to connect through book clubs focusing on a variety of topics.

Kirkwood Public Library
The library hosts several regular book discussion groups.

If a regular book club does not work with your schedule, look out for the library’s What Should I Read Next? events. They offer a chance to discuss what you are reading and watching with other people, without the commitment of a monthly meeting. The next is scheduled just in time for the winter holidays on Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

For more information on how to join, visit kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org.

Left Bank Books
The CWE bookstore hosts a variety of book discussion groups that are open to everyone. If you can’t meet in person, many of them also offer a virtual option to connect with the club through Zoom.

For more information on how to join, visit left-bank.com.

The Novel Neighbor
You’d be hard pressed to find a book club that doesn’t suit your interests at The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves. However, if for some reason you can’t, the bookstore also allows people to register their own book clubs for a 20% discount on their current reading selections.

For more information on how to join, visit thenovelneighbor.com.

St. Louis County Library
If you can’t find a book club that fits your interests, Book Discussion Kits from the St. Louis County library allow you to host your own. Each kit includes multiple copies of the book and a discussion guide. They can be checked out for up to eight weeks and reserved online to be picked up at any county library branch.

The library’s branches also offer a wide variety of unique book discussion groups. As well as general contemporary or classic fiction book clubs, you can find ones organized around banned or challenged books, queer literature, African American works, mysteries and thrillers, book-to-film adaptations, sci-fi and fantasy, and more.

For more information on how to join, visit slcl.org.

St. Louis Public Library
Interested in starting your own reading discussion group? SLPL has you covered with its Book Club in a Bag program. Each bag includes 15 copies of the same title, as well as a list of discussion questions, author information and suggested titles. With more than 200 titles available, you’re sure to find something that sparks your interest. You can reserve your bag months in advance to be delivered to the SLPL branch of your choice.

The library also offers a wide variety of discussion groups of its own at each of its branches. Topics covered include philosophy, mystery, historical fiction, comics and more. There also are partnerships with local businesses like Piper’s Tea & Coffee for the Meet Cute Book Club and Civil Life Brewing for the Uncanny Book Club.

For more information on how to join, visit slpl.org.

University City Public Library
The library hosts three themed monthly book groups that are free and open to all. They all meet in the evening at 7 p.m.

If you’re interested in organizing your own book club, the library offers resources. It has more than 100 book club kits that come with multiple copies of each title, as well as supplementary information like author biographies and interviews, discussion questions and reviews. Kits can be checked out for six-week periods.

For more information on how to join, visit ucitylibrary.org.

Webster Groves Public Library
The library has two book discussion groups. Both are free and open to anyone. The Saturday Afternoon Book Club meets on the first Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. The Evening Book Club meets several times throughout the year at 6 p.m.

For more information on how to join, visit wgpl.org.

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