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Book Clubs

In person book club meetings have resumed and new members are always welcome! Click the book club tabs below for details.

Join your friends and neighbours in informal yet stimulating conversations by sharing your thoughts on our book club selections. Your library’s book clubs continue to grow in popularity and are constantly adding fresh and engaging titles to their rosters.

Click the book title to view the item in the library catalogue – place a hold or borrow a copy today!

If the book is available in digital formats, click either (eBook) or (eAudiobook) to download now!

For information on how to enjoy digital formats of books from Haldimand County Public Library visit the Get Started Page for OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks or try our new service CloudLibrary.

Please note: Due to the changing nature of pandemic restrictions, program schedules are subject to change without notice. We appreciate your understanding. 

B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Book Club)

Adults, age 14 and up, are invited to join the Haldimand County Public Library’s new virtual book club. Unlike other book clubs where everyone reads the same title at B.Y.O.B. Club you pick the titles you want to read. Each month based on the theme (mystery, banned books, bestsellers, etc.)  YOU choose a title to read and discuss at the meeting. Titles read can be in print, digital (e-books) or audio formats.

Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm via Zoom. All sessions will be hosted by Library staff who will not only help with discussions but will also guide the readers towards their next choices. Email kkrupicz@haldimandcounty.on.ca to register and receive the Zoom link.

In-Person Book Clubs

Caledonia Book Club

Caledonia Book Club

Meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Caledonia Library

Upcoming selections:

June 8th – “Two Trees Make a Forest” by Jessica J. Lee (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

July 13th – “Hench” by Natalie Zina Walschots (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

August 10th – “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

September 14th –  “Fifty Words For Rain” by Asha Lemmie (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

October 12th – “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

November 9th – “All The Children Are Home” by Patry Francis (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

December 14th – “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

2023

January 11th – “The Giver of Stars”  by Jojo Moyes (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

February 8th –  “The Mother-In-Law” by Sally Hepworth (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

March 8th – “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

April 12th – “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

May 10th – “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson (Movie) (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

June 14th – “Born a Crime” by Trever Noah (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

Dunnville Readers Club

Dunnville Readers Club

Meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30p.m.at the Dunnville Library.

Upcoming selections:

June 15th – “The Historians” by Cecilia Ekback (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

July 20th –  “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

August 17th – “The Story of Arthur Truluv” by Elizabeth Berg (eBook – Libby)  (eBook – CloudLibrary)

September 21st –  “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson (Movie) (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

October 19th – “Grown Ups” by Marian Keys (eBook – Libby)

November 16th  – “Born a Crime” by Trever Noah (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

December 21st – “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

2023

January 18th – “Still Life” by Louise Penny (eBook – Libby)

February 15th  – “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

March 15th – “The Forgotten Daughter” by  Joanna Goodman (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

April 19th  – “Beach Read” by Emily Henry (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

May 17th– “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

June 21st  –  “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

July  19th – “Braving the Wilderness” by Brené Brown (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

Grace Book Club (Caledonia)

Grace Book Club (Caledonia)

Meetings on the last Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Caledonia Library.

Upcoming selections:

May 30th  – “Born a Crime” by Trever Noah (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

June 27th – “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jonemerica  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

July 25th  –  “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

August 29th – “The Guest List” by Lucy Foley  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

September 26th  – “My Year of Living Spiritually” by Anne Bokma  (eBook – CloudLibrary)

October 31st – “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

November 28th – “Our House”  by Louise Candish  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)  (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

December 19th – “Confessions on the 7:45” by Lisa Unger (date change due to Christmas Holiday)  (eBook – Libby)

2023

January 30th  – “Talking to Canadians” by Rick Mercer  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

February 27th – Classics- Pick your own classic to read and talk about

March 27th – “The Four Winds” by Kristan Hannah  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

April 24th – “The Power of the Dog” by Thomas Savage  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

May 29th – “The Good Father”  by Wayne Grady  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

Jarvis Book Club

Jarvis Book Club

Meetings on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Jarvis Library.

Upcoming selections:

September 12th               “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moye (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

*October 3rd                 “The Dutch House” by Anne Patchett  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

November 14th                “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Adam Shoalts (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

Decemeber 12th            “Born a Crime” by Trever Noah (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

January 9th                Annual Christmas Party

February 13th                “Taste: My Life Through Food” by Stanely Tucci (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

March 13th                “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

*April 3th                “The Liar’s Dictionary” by Eley Williams (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

May 8th                “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

June 12th                “Looking for Jane” by Heather Marshall  (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

*Dates are the first Monday instead of the 2nd due to holidays.

Selkirk Book Club

Selkirk Book Club

Meetings on the last Monday of the month at 1:00p.m. at the Selkirk Library.

Upcoming selections:

February 27       “The Sound of Glass” by Karen White (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

March 27           “Superbugs” by Dr. McCarthy

April 24             “The Wish” by Nicholas Sparks (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

May 29              “The It Girl” by Ruth Ware (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)

June 26             “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham  (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary) (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

July 24              “Looking for Jane” by Heather Marshall (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)

August 28       “Where You End and I Begin” by Leah McLaren (eBook – Libby) (eAudiobook – Libby)  (eBook – CloudLibrary)  (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

September 25  “Run Rose, Run” by Dolly Parton and James Patterson (eBook – Libby) (eBook – CloudLibrary)  (eAudiobook – CloudLibrary)

October 30      “Where the Sky Begins” by Rhyse Bowen

Start Your Own Book Club!

Are you interested in starting up a book club at your local library branch? If so, we would love to hear from you. Book clubs receive support in selecting and acquiring their books as well as monthly access to our meeting rooms for meeting. All clubs must be open to the public. If you are interested in starting a book club, please contact our Community Outrech Coordinator at kkrupicz@haldimandcounty.on.ca

There are more opportunities to learn something new and connect other community members on our Adult Programs page.

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