You can pick up a copy of each group's book at the downtown library's Information & Reference Desk.
If you'd like your copy delivered to a branch library, call the Reference Desk at (541) 882-8894 ext. 18.
- Real Reads Book Group
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First Saturday of every month at 3pm
The group tackles a variety of current social issues – race, gender, immigration, poverty, criminal justice, and more – with nonfiction and memoir titles.
Upcoming Discussions:
June 6 Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society and Capture American Politics by Elle Reeve
TBD East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by Philippe Sands
TBD The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America by Emily Galvin Almanza
TBD Open Borders: the Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan, illustrated by Zach Weinersmith
TBD The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger
TBD When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America by Kevin F. Adler
- Fiction Book Club
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Third Thursday of every month at noon
Now reading more than just mysteries! Join us for discussion of a variety of fiction titles.
Upcoming Discussions:
June 18 (at 4pm) Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
July 16 Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
August 20 The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
September 17 Playground by Richard Powers
October 15 James by Percival Everet
November 19 Real Americans by Rachel Khong
December 17 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
- Banned Books Club
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One Friday a month at 3:30pm
Read the titles "they" don't want you to! All books read by this group have been banned from a school or public library somewhere in America.
Upcoming Discussions:
The Banned Books Club is taking the month of June off. But if you want to read a banned book in June, pick up a copy of They Called Us Enemy by George Takei! We'll be discussing it as part of the Oregon-California-Washington book club "One Book, One Coast" on Wednesday, June 10th at 5:30pm!
- Books Available for Local Book Clubs
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The library has a collection that local book clubs and organizations can use. We have 5-10 copies of each title and can provide you with background and discussion questions.
Adult Book Club Titles (updated 9/02/2025)
Youth and Teen Book Club Titles
Contact Amanda for more information about availability and reservations at (541)882-8894 ext. 29 or interlibraryloan@klamathlibrary.org.