Book Clubs
Want to host your own book discussion? Our "Instant Book Club" kits are just for you. Each kit contains 10 copies of one title, discussion questions about the title, information about the author, and more. A kit is checked out to a single group member who is responsible for all of the materials. The group may keep the kit for 6 weeks.
List of Instant Book Club kits
Man Up & Read Book Club
Meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 19 - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- October 17 - Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy
- November 21 - Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- December 19 - Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Selections for 2017
- January 16 - Rabbit, Run by John Updike
- February 20 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- March 20 - The Shining by Stephen King
- April 17 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Third Tuesday Book Club
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 20 - The Florist's Daughter by Patricia Hampl
- October 18 - The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
- November 15 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- December 20 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Third Thursday Book Club
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 15 - The Martian by Andy Weir
- October 20 - After Alice by Gregory Maguire
- November 17 - The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
- December 15 - The Girl in the Spider's Web by Stieg Larsson
Babes Reading Books Book Club
The Babes Reading Books Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Babes Reading Books is on GoodReads.
Selections for 2016
- September 21 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- October 19 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- November 16 - Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
- December 21 - Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
Daytime Book Club
The Daytime Book Club meets from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 14 - Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- October 12 - Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
Men's Book Club
Men's Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2016
- October 5 - A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
- November 2 - Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr
- December 7 - Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination that Changed America by Wil Haygood
Minnesota Book Club
The Minnesota Book Club meets to discuss books by Minnesota authors and books that take place in Minnesota. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 20 - Darkness in Paradise by Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
- October 18 - The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen
- November 15 - Girls in Ice Houses by Linda Morganstein
- December 20 - A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley
Mystery Book Club
Mystery Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Oakdale Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 28 - Rigged for Murder by Jennifer LeClair
- October 26 - Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
- November 23 - West 57 by Brian Freeman
- December 28 - Jade Mountain Dragon by Elsa Hart
Middle School Book Club
The Middle School Book Club is for young people in grades 6-8. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at Oakdale Library. Registration required. Register at the library or call 651-730-0504.
Selections for 2016
- October 12 - Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa de los Santos
- November 9 – Freakling by Lana Krumwiede
Teen Book Club
The Teen Book Club is for young people in grades 9-10. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month, from 4-5:15 p.m. at Oakdale Library. Registration required. Sign up at the library or call 651-730-0504.
Selections for 2016
- October 19 - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- November 16 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Park Grove Library Book Club
The Park Grove Library Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Park Grove Library. Read the club's blog!Selections for 2016
- September 27 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- October 25 - Wintering by Peter Geye
- November 1 - Book Club Special Edition with guest author Peter Geye discussing his new book, Wintering
- November 15 - The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Mills
- December 13 - Still Life by Louise Penny
Selections for 2017
- January 24 - Lucky Us by Amy Bloom
- February 28 - Home Fires: The Story of Women’s Institute in the Second World War by Julie Summers
- March 28 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- April 25 - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- May 23 - The Legends of Sheba by Tosca Lee
Park Grove Library Daytime Book Club
The Park Grove Library Daytime Book Club meets at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Park Grove Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 14 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
- October 12 - Still Life by Louise Penny
- November 9 - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters
- December 14 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Selections for 2017
- January 11 - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
- February 8 - Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride
- March 8 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
- April 12 - Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett
- May 10 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- June 14 - Room by Emma Donoghue
R.H. Stafford Library Book Club
The R.H. Stafford Library Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. Here's a list of the R.H. Stafford Book Club selections, past and present (PDF).
Selections for 2016
- October 4 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- November 1 - The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- December 6 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandal
Selections for 2017
- January 3 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Valley Library Book Club
Meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. at Valley Library. All are welcome! No advance signup necessary. Stop by Valley Library to pick up a copy of the book.
Book club selections for 2016
- September 22 - The Late Homecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
- October 27 - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
- November - No meeting due to Thanksgiving
- December 1 - TBD
Wildwood Library Book Club
Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. at Wildwood Library.
Selections for 2016
- September 14 - Sins of Our Fathers by Shawn Otto
- October 12 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
- November 9 - All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg