Our Library hosts a number of monthly and bi-monthly book clubs. You can register online, or we can help you register in-person. To borrow a copy of the book, you must have a library card in good standing. Pick up a copy at the Information Desk. Certain titles will also be available to Guilderland cardholders on Libby. Happy reading!
You can view a list of all our upcoming books here: List of upcoming books
Hopeless Romantics is a romance book club that meets the third Wednesday of every month to discuss swoon-worthy romance titles. The book club covers a wide variety of subgenres from contemporary to historical to paranormal romance!
The latest Hopeless Romantics title selections and dates can be found here!
Have a book suggestion? Recommend romance books for the book club.
Want more romance books? Check out romance books suggested by our readers and past books we have read in the Hopeless Romantics Book Club!
Register for upcoming meetings of the Hopeless Romantics book club by visiting our Events calendar. Registration and book pickup begins approximately one month before the meeting date.
Rainbow Reads is a book club that meets bi-monthly on Tuesday evenings to discuss LGBTQIA+ focused literature in a variety of genres.
The latest Rainbow Reads title selections and dates can be found here!
Have a title suggestion? Click here to recommend a title for the book club.
Check out the past books we have read in the Rainbow Reads Book Club! Click here for previously read titles
Register for upcoming meetings of the Rainbow Reads book club by visiting our Events calendar. Registration and book pickup begins approximately one month before the meeting date.
Read It & Eat is a hands-on book club! Every two months we will choose recipes from a cookbook and then gather as a group the following month to share what we have learned and made. One lucky patron will win a copy of the featured cookbook.
Check the Library’s calendar of events for future titles and dates.
Registration is in-person at the Information Desk. You will have an opportunity to flip through the book, choose a recipe, and get a photocopy of the recipe. Ages 18 and older are encouraged to participate.
Realm Explorers is a new book club that meets on Saturday mornings to discuss various science fiction and fantasy novels. Titles include Adult/Young Adult science fiction and fantasy books as well as graphic novels
The latest Realm Explorers title selections and dates can be found here!
Have a title suggestion? Click here to recommend a science fiction or fantasy book for the book club.
Check out all of the past books we have read in the Realm Explorers Book Club!
Register for upcoming meetings of the Realm Explorers book club by visiting our Events calendar. Registration and book pickup begins two months before the meeting date. Ages 16 and older can participate.
This group is so popular that it now has two seatings. Night Owls meets Monday evenings to read the most talked-about titles in both fiction and nonfiction. Day Larks reads the same selection of books but meets at 2pm on the following Thursday.
The latest Night Owls/ Day Larks book selections and dates can be found here! If you want Night Owls/Day Larks news delivered right to your inbox, don’t forget to sign up for the e-news blast, too.
Register for upcoming online sessions of Night Owls/Day Larks by visiting our Events calendar.
Do you have what it takes to crack the case? Find out at the Whodunit Mystery Book Club! We will meet on the second Thursday of every month and read a variety of mystery books, from cozy to noir.
The latest Whodunit Mystery title selections and dates can be found here!
Have a book suggestion? Recommend mystery books for the book club.
Want more mystery books? Check out mystery books suggested by our readers and past books we have read in the Whodunit Mystery Book Club!
Register for upcoming meetings of the Whodunit Mystery book club by visiting
our Events calendar.
Registration and book pickup begins approximately one month before the
meeting date.
For those with a taste for the macabre, Fright Club reads today’s best Horror and Thrillers and meets the last Tuesday of the month.
The latest Fright Club book selections and dates can be found here! If you want Fright Club news delivered right to your inbox, don’t forget to sign up for the e-news blast, too.
Register for upcoming online sessions of Fright Club by visiting our Events calendar.
*Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to read*
Silent Book club is 75 minutes of quiet reading and 15 minutes of chatting about books! Bring your e-reader, physical book or audio (with headphones) and take time for yourself. Snacks and beverages are welcome also! Please see the Events Calendar for upcoming dates.
We’re excited to unveil an ongoing series of outstanding live author talks online, to add to the book discussion groups that the Library currently offers! Each talk features the opportunity to participate in an author Q&A. There are typically between 2-3 bestselling author events each month! Books and authors selected will cover a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres including historical fiction, contemporary fiction, romance, OwnVoices, poetry, business, personal growth, social justice, history, art, culture and more. Click here to register for an upcoming session, or to choose from dozens of past recordings that you can view anytime. This initiative is funded in part by the Guilderland Library Foundation.
Nature, health and the environment are on a lot of people’s minds these days. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of material on the subject, both written and visual. Debuting in early December, our group will meet every other month to discuss either a book or a movie, both fiction and nonfiction, on a wide variety of topics in this genre. We hope you’ll want to be part of the Green Reads experience, a collaboration between the Library and the Albany Guardian Society!
Register for upcoming online sessions of Green Reads by visiting our Events calendar. Green Reads will meet every other month, starting December 2021, and alternating with Memoirs in the Morning. Don’t see any dates listed? Check the next month!
The latest Green Reads title selections and dates can be found here!