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 the 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:
NOV 7 How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr
DEC 5 Do you have a favorite nonfiction or memoir title that you think we'd love? Bring it and tell us about it! (If you can't come to the meeting, email apayne@klamathlibrary.org with the title so we can make a display of everyone's picks.)
TBD Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble
TBD Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
TBD East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by Philippe Sands
TBD Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow
TBD I Won't Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: Life in Iran During the 12-Days War by The Cartoonist Collective in Tehran
TBD No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder
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 Unpaid: The Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft by Matthew Cole
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 the month at noon
Now reading more than just mysteries! Join us for discussion of a variety of fiction titles.
Upcoming Discussions:
October 15 James by Percival Everett
November 19 Real Americans by Rachel Khong
December 17 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
- Banned Books Club
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Third Friday of the 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:
Oct 16 Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- 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.