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Book Clubs

  • Central
  • Country Hills
    • May 27 - Adult Book Club
      May - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
      June - Paris Wife by Paula McLain
  • Crowfoot
    • May 27 - Adult Book Club
      May - Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
      June - The 500 by Matthew Quirk
      July - Ragged Company by Richard
      Wagamese
      August - The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay
    • May 28 - Modern Classics Book Club
      May - Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
      June - Why Shoot the Teacher by Max Braithwaite
      July - Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
      August - The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Nose Hill
    • May 27 - Adult Book Club
      May - Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
    • May 27 - Adult Book Club
      May - The Boy in the Moon by Ian Brown
      June - Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb
  • Shawnessy
    • May 30 - Adult Book Club
      May - Canada by Richard Ford
      June - The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
      July - Night by Elie Wiesel
      August - Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
  • Signal Hill
  • Southwood
    • May 21 - Adult Book Club
      May - Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
      June - Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Hot Book Club Titles

  • The Best Laid Plans
    The Best Laid Plans
    The best laid plans : a novel
    Fallis, Terry.
    Pub.Year: 2007
    ISBN: 9780771047589
    Call #: FICTION FAL
    The Best Laid Plans - by Terry Fallis
  • Room
    Room
    Room : a novel
    Donoghue, Emma, 1969-
    Pub.Year: 2010
    ISBN: 9781554688319
    Call #: FICTION DON
    Room - by Emma Donoghue
  • Half-blood Blues
    Half-blood Blues
    Half-blood blues : a novel
    Edugyan, Esi.
    Pub.Year: 2011
    ISBN: 9780887627415
    Call #: FICTION EDU
    Half-blood Blues - by Esi Edugyan
  • The Prague Cemetery
    The Prague Cemetery
    The Prague cemetery : [a novel]
    Eco, Umberto.
    Pub.Year: 2011
    ISBN: 9780547577531
    Call #: FICTION ECO
    The Prague Cemetery - by Umberto Eco

What is a Book Club Bag?

A Book Club Bag is an all-in-one set of 10 copies of a popular title for your book club. The bags also contain sample reviews and information on how to read a book for discussion, how to lead a book discussion and sample discussion questions. The loan is for 6 weeks with no renewals, and you can have up to two sets out at any time.

What titles are available?

There are over 110 titles in this collection, ranging from the latest "must read" literary fiction titles to popular nonfiction and memoir.

Find them in the catalogue

Where can I pick up books for my club?

Place a hold on these titles just as you would for a regular item, then pick up at the library location that's most convenient for you! If you'd prefer to browse through the bags in person, you can find collections at the following locations:

  • Central

    • 616 Macleod Trail SE - T2G 2M2

  • Crowfoot

    • 8665 Nose Hill Drive - T3G 5T3

 

 

When you're finished, please be sure to check that all items are in the bag, and return it to staff at any location. Note that the Book Club Bags do not fit in the book return chutes.