Book Groups

Beach Book Club

Join us in-person at the Clearwater Main Library or from the comfort of your own home on Zoom for monthly book discussions at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.

2025 Book List

• Jan. 8 - There Are Rivers by Elif Shafek
• Feb. 5 - Shark Heart by Emily Habe
• Mar. 4 - The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony by Annabelle Tometich
• Apr. 2 - Behind You is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj
• May 7 - Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung
• Jun. 4 - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
• Jul. 2 - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
• Aug. 6 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
• Sep. 3 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky
• Oct. 1 - The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck
• Nov. 5 - Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
• Dec. 3 - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Book Lover's Bistro @ Main

Meets in the Main Library's first-floor Conference Room on the first Tuesday of each month at noon, between October and May. Books are available at the Main Library's first-floor Circulation Desk.

2025 Book List

• Jan. 7 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
• Feb. 4 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie 
• Mar. 4 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
• Apr. 1 - Real Americans by Rachel Khong
• May 6 - Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Jackson Brown

Círculo de Lectura @ Main

Círculo de Lectura ocurre el cuarto miércoles de cada mes, de 1 a 3 p.m. Los libros están disponibles en el Mostrador de Referencia ubicado en el tercer piso de la Biblioteca Principal (Main Library).

2025 Lista de libros

• Ene. 22 - El viento conoce mi nombre de Isabel Allende
• Feb. 26 - Le dedico mi silencio de Mario Vargas Llosa
• Mar. 26 - En agosto nos vemos de Gabriel García Márquez
• Abr. 23 y May. 21 - El valle de los arcángeles de Rafael Tarradas Bultó

Countryside Collective Book Club

Meets at the Countryside Library on the second Tuesday of each month from 2-3 p.m. Books are available at the Information Desk.

• Jan. 14 - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
• Feb. 11 - The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
• Mar. 11 - The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
• Apr. 8 - The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
• May 13 - The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers

Ebony Book Talk @ North Greenwood

Join us in-person at the Clearwater North Greenwood Library or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom to discuss literary works by African American authors, monthly on the second Saturday of each month.

2025 Book List:

• Jan. 11 - The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight
• Feb. 8 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• Mar. 8 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
• Apr. 12 - The Trees by Percival Everett

Virtual participants will need access to the Internet, a microphone, and preferably a webcam. Online registration is required to receive the Zoom meeting ID and password. 

In the Margins Book Club

Meets of the first Saturday of the month at Starbucks in Downtown Clearwater - 433 Cleveland St., Clearwater, FL 33755. Books are available at the Reference Desk located on the third floor of the Main Library.

2025 Book List:

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Killer Reads Book Club

Meets the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Starbucks - 2833 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33759. Enjoy some Killer Reads in this book club! Books are available at the Reference Desk located on the third floor of the Main Library.

2025 Book List:

• Jan. 7 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
• Feb. 4 - Love and Death in the Sunshine State by Cutter Wood
• Mar. 4 - A Talent for Murder by Matthew Booth
• Apr. 1 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Page Turners Book Club at the East Community Library @ St. Petersburg College

Meets online and in person the first Thursday of each month from 5-6 p.m. Books are available at the East Community Library's Information Desk.

2025 Book List:

• Jan. 2 - Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
• Feb. 6 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt