Book Groups and KCL's Book Club Collection

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

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

Third Thursday of every month at 4pm

Now reading more than just mysteries! Join us for discussion of a variety of fiction titles.

Upcoming Discussions:

May 21 When All Is Said and Done by Anne Griffin

June 18 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

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:

May 22 1984 by George Orwell

Books Available for Local Book Clubs

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.