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Book Clubs

Book Clubs

Do you enjoy talking about books, exploring new authors and genres, or learning what others have been reading? Join one of our book clubs, or check out a book club kit to start your own club!

Featured Book Clubs

Connect Through Books

Library staff hosts Connect Through Books, a once a month general “let’s talk about whatever you’re reading” zoom book club. It’s fun to see each other and discover ideas to expand your reading. Check out book lists from previous meetings here.

Mystery Book Club

Mystery Book Club meets monthly, typically on Wednesdays. Each member talks about the book they’ve read that ties into the monthly theme and gives the book a rating out of 5. For exact dates and topics, look in the event calendar. View monthly picks and readers’ book ratings here

Romance Book Club

Our newest book club is for all things romance! All ages, genders, and reading interests are welcome. For exact dates and themes for meetings, look in the event calendar. To check out what the club has read and enjoyed in the past, browse our book lists here.

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Book Club Kits

Part of another book club? Book Club Kits, containing 10 copies of a book a discussion guide, are available for checkout. Check the library online catalog for all book club kits and their current availability or to place holds. Kits may be checked out for a total of 6 weeks. Click for full list of Stillwater and Washington County kits.

Book Clubs at Valley Bookseller

Need more options for book clubs? Valley Bookseller works with a number of book clubs.

Club Book

Welcome to the book club where the size is just right, the books aren’t too long, and you never need to host. That’s our job. Club Book brings best-selling and award-winning national and regional authors to library communities throughout the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan region. A program of Metropolitan Library Service Agency and coordinated by Library Strategies, Club Book is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.