Book Clubs

Book Clubs

For kids of all ages, teens, and adults!

 

Early Readers Book Club

The cover of the book Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp

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 October the club will be reading Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp.

Check out our calendar for upcoming meetings!

Funding for this program is provided by the Bradford Youth Services Programming Endowment Fund.

 

Tween Book Club

The cover for the book The Vanquishers: Rise of the Wrecking Crew by Kaylynn Bayron

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 October, the club will continue its trip through The Vanquishers series by Kalynn Bayron by reading and discussing the third and final book in the series, Rise of the Wrecking Crew.

Check our calendar for upcoming book club dates!

 

4 Seasons Book Club: TCPL's Fiction Book Club

The cover for the book "A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping" by Sangu Mandanna. The image includes a pink sky background over a picturesque three story home. Two people are visible in the yard, each on different sides of a picket fence. The person closest to the viewer's perspective has a fox at their feet.

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.

For Autumn 2025 the group will be reading and discussing A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna.

Check our calendar to register for either the in-person discussion or the online Zoom session.

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club

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

The next read for the series will be announced shortly.

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

Break For Books Community Read

The cover for the book Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

If you've participated in Break for Books over the past several years (almost a decade now!) you know it's a great place to go to get reading recommendations from your reading community, near and far.

This fall, we're going to read a book together! Join us for a unique community read, as we tackle the classic gothic vampire tale Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and discuss virtually!

Visit our calendar listing for more information!

Special Community Book Discussion

The cover for the book The Preventorium by Susan Annah Currie

In November TCPL is hosting a special discussion of the book, The Preventorium, a memoir written by Interim Library Director Susan Currie about her time staying in a preventorium as a young child.

Currie will lead the discussion around the book, which was named the 2023 Best Memoir on Health/Adverse Childhood Experiences by Memoir Magazine.

Check our calendar listing to learn how to take part.

Upcoming Book Club Events

This event is in the "Kids" group

Tween Book Club

4:00pm–4:45pm
Kids
Full
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 October book will be The Vanquishers: Rise of the Wrecking Crew by Kalynn Bayron. 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
Full
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 Reader Book Club.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Zoom 4 Seasons Book Club Fall Discussion

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Tompkins County Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
About this event::

Join us on Zoom for the next 4 Seasons Book Club. We'll be talking about Sangu Mandanna's delightful fantasy novel, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping!

This event is in the "Adults" group

4 Seasons Book Club Fall Discussion

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Open
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 at rhe library for the next 4 Seasons Book Club. We'll be talking about Sangu Mandanna's delightful fantasy novel, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping!

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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there! 

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::

Please join author and Library Director Susan Currie, for a discussion of her memoir, The Preventorium.

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 Reader 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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there! 

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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there! 

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 – the second Tuesday of every month. We will read and discuss great books together, play games, eat snacks, and laugh a lot. Best for ages 8-12. We hope to see you there!