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Short Story Book Club
Mon, August 11, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
Room 131/132 in the Heim Center The Short Story Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month to discuss collections of short stories. June’s book will be Men Without Women by Haruki Murakam i.
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Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder...
Tue, August 12, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for our book club! As a genre, mysteries span countries, cultures, and historic periods, varying in tone, pace, and characterization. From the hardboiled to the cozy, from the plodding of a procedural to the twisty legal thriller, there are…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, August 12, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: I Will Die on This Hill
Tue, August 12, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Join us on Tuesdays in August from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We will be reading and discussing Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards' book I Will Die On This Hill as well as other issues surrounding raising autistic (and generally neurodiverse) kids. You do not need to attend all five dates.…
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Silent Book Club
Wed, August 13, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Need a recommendation to complete your Summer Reading Log? Don't hestitate to ask Librarian Kate for a good book and join other children in Silent Book Club for a chance to read a Summer Reading Prize!
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Bustleton Book Club: Tell Me Everything: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout
Thu, August 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Bustleton Library
Join us for a discussion of Tell me Everything . Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst; fall in love and yet choose to be apart; and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it:…
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Weekly Summer Read-a-Thon
Thu, August 14, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Read books and earn prizes all summer long. Each week at Cecil B. Moore, we’ll have our all- ages reading lounge set up. Come early and pick some lo-fi beats to set the moo. We’ll set a summer-long reading goal and compete together to see if we can read enough to get an ice cream…
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Horror Book Club
Mon, August 18, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Fishtown Community Library
Looking for folks who share a passion for quality literature that give you the creeps? Richmond Library's HORROR BOOK CLUB is temporarily happening at Fishtown Community Library! A select Monday every month. 18+ only. Space is limited, so please reach out to host Brandon…
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August Adult Book Club - The Night Watchman
Mon, August 18, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Whitman Library
*July Meeting Postponed to August* Join us for our Adult Book Club as we read and discuss The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. Limited library copies will be available at the librarian's desk for participants. Please come to the meeting ready for discussion! Meeting time 6-7:00pm.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, August 19, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Holmesburg Library Book Club
Tue, August 19, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library Book Club The Holmesburg Library's Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Join us for a lively discussion on some great books. For more information on how you can join and what book we are reading, please contact Adult/Teen Librarian David Koch…
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Rainbow Parent Book Club: I Will Die on This Hill
Tue, August 19, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Fox Chase Library
Join us on Tuesdays in August from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We will be reading and discussing Meghan Ashburn and Jules Edwards' book I Will Die On This Hill as well as other issues surrounding raising autistic (and generally neurodiverse) kids. You do not need to attend all five dates.…
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Trans By Trans Book Club | Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Tue, August 19, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month for a virtual citywide book club for trans and nonbinary adult readers. Each month, we will be reading books written by trans and nonbinary authors and discussing trans imagination, writing craft, the art of creating our lives, and more. Free paperback…
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Silent Book Club
Wed, August 20, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library
Need a recommendation to complete your Summer Reading Log? Don't hestitate to ask Librarian Kate for a good book and join other children in Silent Book Club for a chance to read a Summer Reading Prize!
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Silent Book Club
Wed, August 20, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Let's read to ourselves, together! Whether it's your prize book from joining Sumer of Wonder, assigned reading from a teacher, or something interesting you picked up on your way into the room, we'd love to read beside you! Early readers are welcome to join in the fun…
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Silent Book Club
Wed, August 20, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Children's Department
at
Parkway Central Library
Let's read to ourselves, together! Whether it's your prize book from joining Sumer of Wonder, assigned reading from a teacher, or something interesting you picked up on your way into the room, we'd love to read beside you! Early readers are welcome to join in the fun…
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Weekly Summer Read-a-Thon
Thu, August 21, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Read books and earn prizes all summer long. Each week at Cecil B. Moore, we’ll have our all- ages reading lounge set up. Come early and pick some lo-fi beats to set the moo. We’ll set a summer-long reading goal and compete together to see if we can read enough to get an ice cream…
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Confident Allies Reading Group
Sat, August 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Northeast Regional Library
CALLING ALL ALLIES! Please join us on the last Saturday of the month. Allies amplify LGBTQ+ voices, and challenge misconceptions that block full participation in community. Together, we will read, discuss, and support each other in doing the work of becoming effective allies. Selections will…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group
Tue, August 26, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the leading intellectuals of his era was a revolutionary and a visionary who challenged his contemporaries and the status quo with his thoughts on race, racial inequality, empowerment, civil rights, and more. Join the W.E.B. Du Bois Reading Group as we read, explore…
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Adult Summer Scares Book Club
Tue, August 26, 2025
5:00 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Horror stories aren’t just for Halloween! Join us to discuss the book “Reprieve” by James Han Mattson and hear a haunted history talk from the folks at Grim Philly. Attend without doing the reading, if you dare, but BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!!