Book Lovers' Cafe: Library Book Club

We will be meeting upstairs in the Carnegie Reading Room. 

Everyone is welcome to join this library sponsored book group, made possible through the Friends of the Library. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 2:00pm in person to discuss fun variety of fiction and nonfiction books. The library purchases extra copies that may be requested from the catalog. 

Please note: titles are subject to availability and may change and each kit only has a limited number of copies. Members may need to share copies or procure a copy for themselves.

2025 Reading List 

January 2 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray 

February 6 A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

March  6 Big in Sweden by Sally Franson

April 3 The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

May 1 My Antonia by Willa Cather 

June 5 No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister 

July 3 Crying in H Mart : a memoir by Michelle Zauner

August 7 How to be an antiracist by  Ibram X Kendi

September 4 The seed keeper by Diane Wilson

October 2  The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

November 6 Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

December 4 Holiday party and book exchange (no assigned book)

2026 Reading List

January: The Women by Kristin Hannah

February: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

March: Community Read, to be announced...

April: What you are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

May: Group Living and Other Recipes by Lola Milholland

June: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

July: Freedom reader's month, in which we all bring a title to share

August: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

September: The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens by Barbara Sjoholm

October: Polite Calamities by Jennifer Gold

November: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

December: Holiday party and white elephant book exchange

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Port Townsend Library. Learn more about them at https://www.friendsofptlibrary.org.