Book Clubs

Book clubs are alive and well at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library! Groups meet monthly at several of our branch libraries to discuss selected books. Readers interested in joining an existing library book club or starting a new one may call their library for assistance. These clubs are free and open to any adult interested in attending. You may join more than one book club. The selections for the Book Clubs are listed in the Source each month. Call to reserve the title of your choice and start reading! Then attend the meeting and join the discussion.

Baker Branch Library - Book clubs meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. & the second Monday of each month at 10:30 A.M. Some of their previous selections include: The Purpose Driven Life by Richard Warren, Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander, God of the Small Things by Arundhat Roy, In My Father's House by Ernest Gaines, Red River by Lalita Tademy, and Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Please call (225) 778-5940 for more information.

Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library - The book club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. Among the books discussed are: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz. Please call (225) 763-2250 for more information.

Central Branch Library - The Central Book Club meets the last Thursday of each month. The club reads a variety of genres: general fiction, Southern writers, Oprah books, mysteries, Louisiana authors, and at least one classic a year. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley, Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik, and Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton are some of their recent selections. Please call (225) 262-2250 for more information.

Eden Park Branch Library - Eden Park Book Club meets every third Saturday at 10:00 a.m.. Previous books discussed have been The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom, Gonna Lay Down My Burdens by Mary Monroe, Left to Tell by Immaculee llibagiza, Reaching Back by Nea Anna Simone, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage, Crossing the Line by Laura Castoro, So You Call Yourself a Man by Carl Weber. Please call (225) 231-3240 for more information.

Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library - The Eclectic Book Club meets the third Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Members can bring whatever he/she happens to be reading at the moment. Please call (225) 274-4440 for more information.

Jones Creek Regional Branch Library - The Jones Creek Book Club meets every third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. Some of the books discussed in recent months are The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett, and Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo. Please call (225) 756-1140 for more information.

Main Library - Main Library's Mystery Lover's Book Club meets every second Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and join the discussion. The Mystery Lover's Book Club generally reads books from a series by an author rather than a specific title. Some of the mystery writers discussed include: Nevada Barr, Donald Westlake, Earlene Fowler, and Ed McBain. Please call (225) 231-3740 for more information.

The Main Library's Anarchists' Book Club, meets the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Anarchy reigns as each month the group shares discussion of new fictions titles selected by a librarian. Participants also share descriptions of books that they are currently reading. Please call (225) 231-3740 for more information.

Zachary Branch Library - The Zachary Book Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Some of their recent selections include The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty, When Did We Lose Harriet by Patricia Sprinkle and Wild Mountain Thyme by Rosamunde Pilcher. Please call (225) 658-1840 for more information.