Book Clubs

We can help with your book discussion group. The Library has multiple copies of many great selections and award winning books, and can provide titles in various formats.  Book discussion groups can also get extended loans.

We also provide book discussion guides to help you lead your discussion.  Be sure to register your book group with us to get advance notice about special author events.  Senior residences are welcome too.  Contact amarrocolla@fergusonlibrary.org to register or for other information.

Need help choosing a title? Fill out this form and we can make suggestions.

Adult Book Discussion Collection

Helpful Links for Book Groups

BookBrowse - Discover top picks for book clubs, with author read-alikes and practical advise on how to lead a successful discussion.

Reading Group Choices – Advice on how to start a reading group, with top book group favorites and commentaries.

Reading Group Guides – Recommended new releases for book groups, and insightful discussion guides.

Books in Print – Includes thousands of book reviews, excerpts from books, and a new reader’s advisory tool, “Fiction Connection.”

Lit Lovers – Reviews and reading guides, with a list of the most popular book club titles.

Novelist Plus – Contains reviews of both fiction and nonfiction, plot summaries, and book discussion guides.

Upcoming Book Discussions

Book Donation Day

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Donation Day at the Harry Bennett Branch! Support the library by bringing your gently used books to the Friends Book Shop. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Weed Memorial & Hollander Book Discussion via Zoom: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans, the lon...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Club Kickoff

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Calling all Wimpy Kid fans! We will launch a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Club series with a discussion of your favorite Wimpy Kid stories and characters. Bring a copy of your favorite book or borrow one of ours. Grades 3 to 8. Registration requir...

Spanish Book Discussion: La luz negra de María Gainza

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
La luz negra de María Gainza Esta es una novela sobre falsificadores y falsarios, con personajes reales que parecen de ficción. La narradora, una crítica de arte que trabajó para una tasadora por cuyas manos pasaban obras falsificadas, relata una ...

Silent Book Club Meeting

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for our very own chapter of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world who gather in person or online to read together in quiet camaraderie. Often with traditional book clubs there'...