HPL has a variety of Book Clubs for all reading interests. Please check the Events Calendar or contact your neighborhood library for more information about its Book Clubs. Please check Kids, Tweens, and Teens Book Clubs if you're looking for something for younger readers.

HPL Reads Online Book Club

• We are currently reading Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward; join us today! Read more in our blogpost.

Bracewell Neighborhood Library

• Book Club
  Join us for a lively discussion! Call 832-393-2580 for further information.
   
• Book Club (Not Your Mama's Book Club)
  Join in a lively book discussion. Book Title to be announced. Call 832-393-2580 for further information.
  • July 18, 2019 | 6 PM - 7:45 PM
    In the time of butterflies by Julia Alvarez
  • August 15, 2019 | 6 PM - 7:45 PM
    Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
  • September 19, 2019 | 6 PM - 7:45 PM
    Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Suie Halpern
  • October 17, 2019 | 6 PM - 7:45 PM
    The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
  • November 14, 2019 | 6 PM - 7:45 PM

Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center For Learning

• Book Club
  Discuss books with others.

Central Library

• Classic Literature Book Club
  Do your reading tendencies lean toward the classics? If you enjoy reading and discussing classic literature, please join us.
   
  • August 13, 2019 | 12 PM - 1 PM
    Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
  • September 10, 2019 | 12 PM - 1 PM
     
• 11 Blowout Books
  Join us to learn more about green themes including the environmental, social and economic approaches to sustainability.  Held the second Thursday of the month at Noon; Led by Steve Stelzer, Program Director, Houston Green Building Resource Center.

Collier Regional Library

• Collier Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed during the month.​​
   
  • July 18, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • September 19, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • August 15, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
     
• Collier Book Club
  ​Join in a lively book discussion. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed during the month.

Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library

• Montrose Great Books Group
  Do your reading tendencies lean toward works of great literature? If so, please join this lively discussion group, presented in partnership with the Houston Great Books Council.
   
  • First Thursday of every month | 6 PM - 7:45 PM
  • First Friday of every month | 6 PM - 7:45 PM

Heights Neighborhood Library

• Heights Great Books (Great Books Council)
  Join in a lively book discussion.
   
  • August 10, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
    Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
  • September 14, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
    The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
  • October 12, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
     Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. & The Emancipation of the West Indies by R.W. Emerson
  • November 9, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
    A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
  • December 14, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
    Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
  • January 11, 2020 | 2 PM - 4 PM
     
• Heights Library Readers Group
  Join the Heights Library Readers Group for a lively book discussion.
   
  • August 5, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
    Celine by Peter Heller
  • October 17, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
    The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
  • November 4, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
    The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
  • December 2, 2019 |  6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
    Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
     
• Mystery on the Boulevard
   Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Join us for a lively discussion.
   
  • July 20, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • August 17, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM 
    Blackout by David Rosenfelt
  • September 21, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • October 19, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • November 16, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • December 21, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
     
• SciFi Book Club
  Join the SciFi book club for a lively book discussion.
   
  • August 3, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • September 7, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • October 5, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • November 2, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
  • December 17, 2019 | 2 PM - 4 PM
     
• History and Non-fiction Book Club
  Join the History and Non-fiction book club for a lively book discussion.
  • August 12, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
  • September 9, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
  • October 14, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
  • December 9, 2019 | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
     

HPL Express Discovery Green

Open hours for programming only.

• Mystery Book Club
  Are you a fan of mysteries? Whether you like cozy, thriller or historical we have something for your tastes. Join us at Discovery Green for Murder at Midday, if you want to find out whodunit!
  • July 23, 2019 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Houston Noir part of the Akashic Books regional mystery series.
  • July 24, 2019 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    The Satapour Moonstone by Sujata Massey
  • August 27, 2019 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

Kendall Neighborhood Library

This location currently closed due to Hurricane Harvey damage. 

Alternate location while Kendall is closed:
Robinson Neighborhood Library

• Kendall Book Club
  ​Join us the fourth Tuesday of every month for a lively book discussion.
   
• Kendall Mystery Book Club
  ​Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Join us the first Thurday of every month for a lively discussion.

Looscan Neighborhood Library

• Looscan Book Lovers
  Join us in a lively discussion for adults!
   
  • July 18, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
    The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
  • August 15, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
    The Round House by Louise Erdich
  • September 19, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
    The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  • October 17, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
    Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  • November 21, 2019 | 2 PM - 3:30 PM
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  • Third Thursday of every month | 2 PM - 3:30 PM

McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library

This location currently closed due to Hurricane Harvey damage. 
 

Meyer Neighborhood Library

This location currently closed due to Hurricane Harvey damage. 
 

Morris Frank Library an HPL Express Location

• Morris Frank Express Book Club
  Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Join us for a lively discussion. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed this month.
   
  • First Wednesday of every month | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
  • August 7, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
    We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
  • September 4, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
  • October 2 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
  • November 6, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
  • December 4, 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
     
• Mystery Book Club
  Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Join us for a lively discussion with the Meyer Mystery Book Club (hosted by Frank). Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed this month.
   
  • Third Thursday of every month | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • July 18, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
    Home by Harlan Coben
  • August 15, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
    One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline
  • September 19, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • October 17, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • November 21, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • December 19, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM

Oak Forest Neighborhood Library

• Urban Fiction Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion on various urban fiction titles. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed during the month.
   

  • ​Third Saturday of every month | 2 PM - 3 PM

• Oak Forest Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion. Please call the library to get details on the book being discussed during the month.
   
  • First Saturday of every month | 12 PM - 1 PM

Ring Neighborhood Library

• Mystery Book Club
  Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Join us for a lively discussion with the Ring Mystery Book Club. Contact your library for more details.
   
  • September 12, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
    She Lies in Wait by Bytha Lodge
  • October 10, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • November 14, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM
  • December 12, 2019 | 1 PM - 2 PM

Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library

• Mystery Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion with the Robinson-Westchase Book Club.
   
  • August 1, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
  • September 5, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna Andrews
  • September 19, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
  • October 3, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
  • November 7, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear
     
• Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion.
   
  • ​July 23, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
  • August 27, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
  • June 25, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    Join us at the yearly meeting to select books for 2020
  • May 28, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  • April 23, 2019 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM
    The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

Shepard-Acres Homes Neighborhood Library

• 44 Book Club
  Join the Shepard - Acres Homes Library 44 Book Club for a lively book discussion. 

Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library

• Mystery Book Club
  Join in our lively discussion with the Stimley-Blue Ridge Mystery Book Club.
   
• Stimley-Blue Ridge Book Club
  Join in a lively discussion.

Young Neighborhood Library

• Book Club
  Join in a lively book discussion.
   
• Mystery Book Club
  Join us for a lively discussion with the Young Mystery Book Club. 
   
  • Fourth Thursday of every month | 1 PM - 2 PM

Book Club Resources

• NoveList Plus: Use your MY Link Library Card to access this resource. A complete readers resource with information on well over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Includes book discussion guides and book talks for several titles.
• Barnes & Noble Reading Group Favorites: Choose from among these popular book club selections to get started with your own book club.
• Book Spot: An easy acess point to some of the top book-related sites, including information on awards and suggested reading.
• MFAH Book Tours: Use these resources to start your own book club to coincide with exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
• MASTERPIECE Book Club: Use these resources to create and manage your own MASTERPIECE book and film club to coincide with the programming on your local PBS station.
• Oprah's Book Club: Read the books Oprah features on her television show and access discussion resources for your own book club.
• Reader's Circle: Find or start a book club in your local area.
• Reading Group Choices: Book lists and discussion guides for reading groups.
• Reading Group Guides: Presents tips for starting and holding your own book club, including discussion guides.
• SparkNotes: Leading a book discussion, but have no idea where to start? Book club meets tomorrow and you haven't even cracked open the book? Use this online resource to get some basic information about the book, including possible discussion questions.