Book Clubs

Book Clubs

For kids of all ages, teens, and adults!

 

Early Readers Book Club

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. 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

Children ages 8-12 are welcome to join our Tween Book Club offered once a month. Registration is required. You're welcome to bring suggestions for future books to read together!  Check our calendar for upcoming book club dates!

 

4 Seasons Book Club: TCPL's Fiction Book Club

Image of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Monday, October 28
6:00 to 7:00 pm in BorgWarner West

The Scarlet Letter is re-imagined from the point of view of a woman who might have inspired Hester Prynne. This well-researched novel examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down. Check our event calendar for more information!

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

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

Image of Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy

Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy
Thursday, November 14
6:00 to 7:00 pm in BorgWarner East

Visit our calendar for more information!

Upcoming Book Club Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.

4 Seasons Adult Fiction Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner West
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About this event::

The Four Seasons Fiction Book Club returns this Fall to discuss one book on the theme of "Witches" as selected by book club participants.

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

Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
About this event::

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Digital Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
About this event::

Teens ages 13 to 18 are invited to join the Teen Book Club. For November we will be reading Michael L.Printz award winning novel Gather by Kenneth Cadow.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: BorgWarner East
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
About this event::

​​Join us for a discussion of Raising Lazarus by Beth Macy, in which she chronicles the work frontline heroes are doing in the face of America’s opioid crisis.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Tompkins Trust Company Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
About this event::

Join us to discuss Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia:

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Tween Book Club

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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 November book will be Troublemaker by John Cho. I hope to see you there! 

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

Early Readers Book Club

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Families, Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Thaler/Howell Programming Room
Age Group: Families, Kids
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About this event::

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