Book Clubs
Book Clubs
Davenport Public Library has lots of book clubs! Find one that fits your reading style and schedule.
📚 Big/Little Book Club
- For kids in grades 3–5 and their grown-ups or older siblings
- Meets: 2nd Thursday at 6:30 PM at Eastern Branch
- Read together, talk about the book, and do fun crafts
- Registration required
💕 Book Lovers
- For fans of romance books
- Meets: 1st Thursday at 6:30 PM at Eastern Branch
- Talk about favorite love stories and characters
- A limited number of copies of the book will be available on a first-come, first-served basis
- Registration appreciated, but not required
🥪 Brown Bag Book Club
- Casual lunchtime book talk
- Meets: 4th Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Eastern Branch
- Reads new fiction, nonfiction, and sometimes classics
- Books available at Eastern Branch on a first-come, first-served basis
🌐 Online Reading Challenge (2025)
- Read a different genre each month. Read the suggested title for the month, or choose one on your own. This reading challenge is low-pressure and ideal for someone who wants to read more.
- Runs all year: January 1 – December 31
- Use Beanstack or a bookmark log to track your reading
- For ages 18+
📖 Overbooked
- Talk about books with other readers
- Meets: 3rd Thursday at 6:30 PM
- A new book is given at each meeting
- Reads fiction, YA, and nonfiction
- Registration required
Upcoming books:
- October: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
- November: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
- December: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
📺 QCL Book Club
- Watch book talks on KWQC Channel 6
- Hosted by Morgan Ottier and Brittany Peacock
🌈 Read With Pride
- Celebrate LGBTQ+ stories and authors
- Reads fiction and nonfiction titles by queer authors or featuring queer characters
- Meets: 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 PM at Fairmount Branch
- Books available at Fairmount Branch
- Registration required
📚 See YA
- Adult book club that reads teen books
- Meets: 1st Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Eastern Branch
- Books available at Eastern Branch
- No registration needed
Upcoming books:
- October: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
- November: Rez Ball
- December: Uglies
🍩 Shorts & Sweets
- Talk about a short story each month
- Meets: 2nd Monday at 10:00 AM at Fairmount Branch
- Registration not required
Upcoming stories:
- October: “The Mezzotint” by Lisa Tuttle and "Riding the Nightmare" by Lisa Tuttle
- November: “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges and "In the stacks : short stories about libraries and librarians" edited by Michael Cart
- December: “The Christmas Dance” by James McBride and "Five-Carat Soul" by James McBride
📘 West End Book Club
- Reads fiction and nonfiction
- Meets: 2nd Tuesday at Fairmount Branch
- Registration required
Upcoming books:
- October: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
- December: Distant Sons by Tim Johnston
☕ Works Cited
- Talk about scholarly topics and current events
- Meets in a coffee shop setting
- Use your Library card to access articles
Upcoming articles:
- October: A Laboratory Evaluation of the Effects of Empathy Training on Racial Bias. The Psychological Record, 74, 271-289.
- November: Quantum Proof Secrets. Scientific American, 330(2), 36–43
- December: TBA
Questions? Call The Library at (563) 326-7832