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 Conference Room, 409 4th Ave., on the first Thursday of each month, unless that day falls on a holiday. Please email Josie Brockmann with questions.
First Thursdays Book Selections (2024)
Jan. 4: Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters by Chesley Sullenberger
Feb. 1: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo
March 7: Doc Susie: The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado Rockies by Virginia Cornell
April 4: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
May 2: Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse
June 6: Eat A Peach: A Memoir by David Chang
July 11: Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes
Aug. 1: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann
Sept. 5: The Water is Wide: A Memoir by Pat Conroy
Oct. 3: The Great Typo Hunt: Changing the World One Correction at a Time by Jeff Deck
Nov. 7: Chief Left Hand, Southern Arapaho by Margaret Coel
Dec. 5: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder
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 email Josie Brockman with questions.
Second Mondays Book Selections (2024)
Jan. 8: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
Feb. 12: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
March 11: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
April 8: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
May 13: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
June 13: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
July 8: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Aug. 12: The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernin
Sept. 9: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Oct. 14: Replay by Ken Grimwood
Nov. 11: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
Dec. 9: The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
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.
- 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!
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