Book Clubs

Book Clubs

For kids of all ages, teens, and adults!

 

Early Readers Book Club

The cover of the book Fergus and Zeke. It shows two cartoon mice happily running past what appears to be a giant skeleton of a creature.

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club!

This monthly program is meant to introduce excellent emerging reader books to children who have "graduated" from storytime and are being introduced to more formal "learn-to-read" techniques in school.

Registration is required, but participants will get a free copy of the book.

For April we'll be reading Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner, Illustrated by Heather Ross.

Check out our calendar for upcoming meetings!

 

Teen Book Club

Teen Book Club meets once a month!

To join, register online; participants will get a free copy of the book. 

Check out our calendar for more information.

 

Tween Book Club

Cover of the book Max in the House of Spies. It shows a cartoon of a young boy looking over his shoulder, as Big Ben and the Tower of London loom in the background.

Children ages 8-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club offered once a month.

Registration is required, but free!. You're welcome to bring suggestions for future books to read together! 

For May, the club will read and discuss Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz.

Check our calendar for upcoming book club dates!

 

4 Seasons Book Club: TCPL's Fiction Book Club

The cover for the book "Mothers and Sons" by Adam Haslett. It is a dark pink and orange cover, with silhouettes representing the titular mother and son

The 4 Seasons Book Club highlights notable works of fiction.

Club participants choose one title from a pre-selected field of 4 or 5 books chosen by a TCPL librarian and book club members on a related theme.

The Spring 2025 theme is “Family,” and the book chosen is Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett.

Check our calendar for book club dates!

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

The cover for the graphic novel "The Library Mule of Cordoba" by Wilfrid Lupano. The cover is dark blue, with scenes that appear to be at night. At the top is a comic image of a mule, using its teeth to pull something from a stack of books. at the bottom are silhouettes of three people leading the mule, through an archway. The mule has a stack of what appear to be books on its back.

Adults are welcome to join us to discuss graphic novels in this bi-monthly book club. 

In May, we will be reading The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfrid Lupano.

For more information and to register, check our upcoming events. If you have any questions, you can email Sophia at smckissick@tcpl.org. 

 

Nonfiction Book Club

The Nonfiction book club will choose its next book soon.

Visit our calendar for more information!

Upcoming Book Club Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us to discuss The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfrid Lupano:

Here’s the story of what happens when saving the world’s knowledge from destruction depends on the worst mule in history!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for a discussion of Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett!

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Tween Book Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our May book will be Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz. We hope to see you there! 

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Early Reader Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Tween Book Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us for monthly meetings of the TCPL Tween Book Club. We will read and discuss great books together every month. Our June book will be The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers. We hope to see you there! 

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Early Reader Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

This event is in the "Families" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.