Book Groups and Online Book Clubs
The Longmont Public Library offers residents books groups that engage thought-provoking discussions among participants. Whatever genre of book you’re interested in, our book groups welcome you!
New participants are always encouraged; come a few minutes early and we’ll get you introduced!
These programs are generously funded by the Friends of the Longmont Library.
Books in a Bag Collection
Have your own book group or thinking about starting one? The Library has done all the legwork for you! Use our Books in a Bag program to jump start organizing your book group or as resources for an existing book group.
In-Person Book Groups
Click on the tabs below to view more information about each book group and the reading list.
The First Thursdays Book Group meets starting at 2 pm in the Library Meeting Rooms, 409 4th Ave., on the first Thursday of each month, unless that day falls on a holiday. Please Ask A Librarian if you have questions.
First Thursdays Book Selections
January 8: The feather detective: mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourn by Chris Sweeney
February 5: Lovely One: a memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 5: The Way Out: A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies by Devon O’Neil
April 2: Adventures in opting out: a field guide to leading an intentional life by Cait Flanders
June 4: The broken ladder: how inequality affects the way we think, live, and die by Keith Payne
July 2: Listening to the law: reflections on the court and constitution by b Amy Coney Barrett
September 3: The gatekeepers: how the White House Chiefs of Staff define every presidency by Chris Whipple
November 5: Everything is tuberculosis: the history and persistence of our deadliest infection by John Green
December 3: Fascism: a warning by Madeleine Albright
The Second Mondays Book Group meets in-person in the Library Meeting Rooms starting at 6 pm on the second Monday of each month, unless that day falls on a holiday. Please Ask A Librarian if you have questions.
Second Mondays Book Selections
January 12: My Ántonia by Willa Cather
February 9: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
March 9: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Great Ideas Reading & Discussion Group meets in-person upstairs in the Unquiet Study Area of the Library, 409 4th Ave., starting at 3 pm on select Thursdays each month, unless that day falls on a holiday.
Online Book Groups
Click on the tabs below to view more information about each book group and the reading list.
This group meets monthly to discuss a classic short work of philosophy or an excerpt from a longer work.
Participants read the work prior to our meeting, and together we explore the meaning of the text and the value it offers us. All participants are welcome, including those who are unable to read the entire selection before the meeting.
Sessions are facilitated by Dawn Jacobs and other graduate students of the Philosophy Outreach Program of Colorado at CU Boulder (POPCO). Facilitators will focus on encouraging and guiding a group discussion/learning event rather than on teaching.
Do you prefer the online experience? Through one of our premium services, the Longmont Library is able to offer patrons access to 12 (that’s right, 12!) online book clubs, depending on what you like to read. Pick from:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Romance
- Good News
- Teen Club
- Business
- Audio Books
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- Pre-Publication
- Penguin Classics
Truly something for every reader! This premium service, available only with a Longmont Library card, also includes exclusive weekly interviews and pictures with authors and book giveaways.
Get your library card ready and head over to our virtual book club world to join the conversations!
