​This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Library’s Conference Room (located in the Young Adult Center).

For additional information, please contact Kristine at [email protected] or (516) 637-1242.

Titles for February to October 2025.

• February – The Women by Kristin Hannah
• March – The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
• April – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• May – Defending Britta Stein by Ronald H. Balson
• June – The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
• July – The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush
• August – One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
• September – Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
• October – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

​Thursday Evening Book Club (now meeting in person)

This group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room (Young Adult Center).

For additional information, please contact Steve at [email protected] or (805) 482-8509.

Titles for January to November 2025.

• January – The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
• February – Violeta by Isabel Allende
• March – The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
• April – Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson
• May – The Mother’s Recompense by Edith Wharton
• June – Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
• July– Papa Hemingway by A.E. Hotchner
• August– Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
• September– Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service edited by Michael Lewis
• October– The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
• November– The Overstory by Richard Powers

Silent Book Club meets on the first Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. in the Library’s Conference Room (located in the Young Adult Center).

Do you love the idea of a book club but hate being told what book to read? Then this is the book club for you. Bring whatever book you want and enjoy quietly reading with fellow book lovers. Everyone will have the chance to share what they are reading.

 Ever wanted to do a book club, but there’s just too many schedules to work out? We’ve created the Bestie Book Club bags so that you and a friend, co-worker, neighbor, relative, or whoever can enjoy a paired read of a national bestseller together. Two copies of each book and a discussion guide are included in every bag. Check yours out today and get to bonding!

• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (YA FIC)
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA SF)
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA FIC)
• The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (YA/AS FIC)
• Spare by Prince Harry (BIO)
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (AS FIC)
• The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (AS FIC)
• The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (AS FIC)
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (AS FIC)
• The Storied Life of A.J. Firky by Gabrielle Zevin (AS FIC)
• Minimal: How to Simplify Your Life and Live Sustainably by Madeleine Olivia (AS NF)
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (AS FIC)

Calling all romance readers! Come join the Romance Reads Book Club and meet other romance readers in the community, chat about your favorite romances and discuss this month’s theme/trope. Romance Reads Book Club meets on the third Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. in the Library’s Conference Room (located in the Young Adult Center).

• March – Slow burn
• May – Mystery
• June – Workplace romance
• July – Second chance romance
• August – Forced proximity
• September – Historical romance
• October – Dystopian
• November – Rivals to lovers
• December – Holiday romance