Book and Screen Clubs
Please note that in response to COVID-19 all book and screen clubs have been cancelled until the end of April 2020.
The library offers a wide range of book clubs to suit diverse reading tastes. These clubs meet monthly and members decide on which books are read during the year.
The clubs provide a casual but structured discussion led by an experienced reader with questions and discussion points developed to assist and enrich your thinking about the author and the book.
Membership to any of the book clubs or screen club is free with your annual subscription.
BYO Book Club
No homework required for this book club, just rock up and tell us all what you've been reading this month.
WHEN: 4th Saturday each month
TIME: 12:00 pm
DURATION: 1 hour
Crime Fiction Book Club
Librarian and avid crime reader Rose Blustein is running a Crime fiction book club for our many fans of the genre. There has been strong interest in this club, so join now!
February 17 - The chestnut man by Soren Sveistrop
*March 23 - November Road by Lou Berney
April 20 - The hummingbird by Kati Hiekkapelto
May 18 - Scrublands by Chris Hammer
*June 22 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
July 20 - The plotters by Un-Su Kim
August 17 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
September 21 - The punishment she deserves by Elizabeth George
October 19 - My sister, the serial killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
*November 23 - The darkness by Ragnar Jonasson
December 21 - The promised land by Barry Maitland
WHEN: 3rd Monday each month (months noted with an asterisk are the 4th Monday due to library schedule)
TIME: 5:45 pm
DURATION: 1 hour
Friday Lunchtime Book Club
We read a new fiction book each month from a list selected by book club members. Please ask staff about joining as there are a limited number of places available.
February 14 - Brideshead revisited by Evelyn Waugh
March 13 - Boy swallows universe by Trent Dalton
April 17 - The art of the engine driver by Steven Carroll
May 8 - Too much lip by Melissa Lucashenko
June 12 - The last painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
July 10 - No friend but the mountains by Behrouz Boochani
August 14 - A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
September 11 - A different kind of daughter by Maria Toorpakai and Katharine Holstein
October 19 - The wife and the widow by Christian White
November 13 - A time of gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
December 11 - Act of grace by Anna Krien
WHEN: 2nd Friday each month
TIME: 12:00 pm
DURATION: 1 hour
Thursday Lunchtime Book Club
We read a new fiction book each month from a list selected by book club members. Please ask staff about joining as there are a limited number of places available.
January 30 - The wife and the widow by Christian White
February 20 - A time of gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
March 19 - Act of grace by Anna Krien
April 16 - Brideshead revisited by Evelyn Waugh
May 21 - Boy swallows universe by Trent Dalton
June 18 - The art of the engine driver by Steven Carroll
July 16 - Too much lip by Melissa Lucashenko
August 20 - The last painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
September 18 - No friend but the mountains by Behrouz Boochani
October 15 - A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
(November meeting held back until start of December)
December 3 - A different kind of daughter by Maria Toorpakai and Katharine Holstein
WHEN: 3rd Thursday each month
TIME: 12:00 pm
DURATION: 1 hour
Wednesday Lunchtime Book Club
We read a new fiction book each month from a list selected by book club members. Please ask staff about joining as there are a limited number of places available.
February 5 - No friend but the mountains by Behrouz Boochani
March 4 - A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
April 1 - A different kind of daughter by Maria Toorpakai and Katharine Holstein
May 6 - The wife and the widow by Christian White
June 3 - A time of gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
July 1 - Act of grace by Anna Krien
August 5 - Brideshead revisited by Evelyn Waugh
September 2 - Boy swallows universe by Trent Dalton
October 7 - The art of the engine driver by Steven Carroll
November 4 - Too much lip by Melissa Lucashenko
December 2 - The last painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
WHEN: 1st Wednesday each month
TIME: 12:00 pm
DURATION: 1 hour
Screen Club
This group enjoys lively discussions on a range of movie titles.
February 5 - Man of La Mancha
March 4 - I, Daniel Blake
April 1 - Tokyo Story
May 6 - Easy Rider
June 3 - Dr Stangelove
July 1 - The Shining
August 5 - Joker
September 2 - Meet Joe Black
October 7 - Bob Roberts
November 4 - The Machinist
December 2 - Miss Potter
WHEN: 1st Wednesday each month
TIME: 6:00 pm
DURATION: 1-1.5 hours
Second Screen Club
This group enjoys lively discussions on a range of movie titles.
February 19 - The Birdcage
March 18 - A quiet place
April 15 - Call me by your name
May 20 - The death of Stalin
June 17 - Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
July 15 - The pianist
August 19 - American animals
September 16 - A bigger splash
October 21 - The white crow
November 18 - Pavarotti
WHEN: 3rd Wednesday each month
TIME: 6:00 pm
DURATION: 1-1.5 hours
Photos by Peter Ittak