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Book Club Kits
Is your book club looking for a great book to discuss at your next book club meeting?
Check out our Book Club Kit collection! Book Club Kits contain 10 to 13 copies of a book, suggested discussion questions, an author biography, and a summary of the book, with all items provided in a convenient tote bag.
Book Club Kits can be requested online, picked up at your neighborhood branch, and checked out for six weeks. The borrower is responsible for ensuring that all items in the kit are returned in the tote bag to the Central Library's Check-Out Desk by the due date. Anaheim Public Library cardholders in good standing may borrow two kits at a time.
Find the Book Kits in the Library Catalog, and view the current list of titles available. Check back often, as new Book Club Kits are added regularly.
Canyon Hills Branch Book Club
The Canyon Hills Adult Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom. The Friends of the Canyon Hills Library provides multiple copies of the book discussion title each month.
If you would like to join, please call to register at (714) 765-6444.
2023 Book Selections
- "The Stone Diaries" by Carol Shields on January 19, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Ironweed" by William Kennedy on February 16, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom on March 16, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Crazy Rich Asians" by Kevin Kwan on April 20, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Lincoln in the Bardo" by George Saunders on May 18, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton on June 15, 2023, at 12 p.m.
Central Library Book Club
The Central Library Book Club meets on the second Thursday of each month from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Multipurpose Room #1 (located downstairs).
If you would like to join, please email Sarah Emmerson at SEmmerson@anaheim.net.
2023 Book Selections
- "The Buddha in the Attic" by Julie Otsuka on January 12, 2023, at 5 p.m.
- "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks on February 9, 2023, at 5 p.m.
- "The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman on March 9, 2023, at 5 p.m.
- "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros on April 13, 2023, at 5 p.m.
- "The Monster of Florence" by Douglas Preston on May 11, 2023, at 5 p.m.
- "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams on June 8, 2023, at 5 p.m.
East Anaheim Branch Book Club
The book club meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Each month features a new discussion book. The Friends of the Canyon Hills Branch provides multiple copies of the book discussion title each month.
If you would like to join, please call to register at (714) 765-3887.
2023 Book Selections
- "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer on January 10, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Dry" by Jane Harper on February 14, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver on March 14, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The One-in-a-Million Boy" by Monica Wood on April 11, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Japanese Lover" by Isabelle Allende on May 9, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig on June 13, 2023, at 12 p.m.
Euclid Branch Book Club
The Euclid Branch book club meets in person on the second Friday of each month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
If you have questions, please call (714) 765-3625.
2023 Book Selections
- "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman on January 13, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Children Act" by Ian McEwan on February 10, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "The Whistling Season" by Ivan Doig on March 10, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley on April 14, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng on May 12, 2023, at 12 p.m.
- "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt on June 9, 2023, at 12 p.m.
Haskett Branch Book Club
The Haskett Branch Adult Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Copies of the books to be discussed are available to borrow at the Circulation Desk after the meeting prior to the discussion of the book.
If you would like to join the Book Club at Haskett Branch or for more information, please email Barbie McConnell at BMcConnell@anaheim.net.
2023 Book Selections
- "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon on January 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "I've Got Your Number" by Sophie Kinsella on February 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "The Immortal of Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot on March 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by T.J. Klune on April 19, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein on May 17, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe" by Dawn Tripp on June 21, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
Sunkist Branch Book Club
The Sunkist Branch Adult Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in a hybrid format (both on Zoom and in-person). Copies of the books to be discussed are available to borrow at the Sunkist Check-Out Desk after the meeting prior to the discussion of the book.
If you would like to join the Book Club at Sunkist Branch or for more information, please email Barbie McConnell at BMcConnell@anaheim.net.
2023 Book Selections
- "Before We Were Young" by Lisa Wingate on January 4, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
- "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer on February 1, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
- "The Kitchen House" by Kathleen Grissom on March 1, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
- "A Dog's Purpose" by W. Bruce Cameron on April 5, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
- "A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding" by Jackie Copleton on May 3, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
- "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides on June 7, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.
Sleuths & Spies Book Club at Central
The Sleuths & Spies Book Club meets on the third Saturday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Copies of the books to be discussed are available to borrow at the Circulation Desk after the meeting prior to the discussion of the book.
If you would like to join the Sleuths & Spies at the Central Library or for more information, please email Sue Debus at SDebus@anaheim.net.
2023 Book Selections
- "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman on February 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "Magpie Murders" by Anthony Horowitz on March 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "Slow Horses" by Mick Herron on April 22, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
- "All the Devils are Here" by Louise Penny on May 20, 2023, at 1 p.m.
- "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by John le Carre on June 17, 2023, at 1 p.m.