Cover of the Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

Join the discussion, connect with new people, and pick up suggestions for your next great read! See below for information about Library Book Clubs and how to join! If you're interested in joining a book club or getting on a waitlist, please contact us at events@ajaxlibrary.ca.

Find Book Clubs in our program calendar!

2SLGBTQ Virtual Book Club

Last Monday of each month; advanced registration required. 
See our Events calendar for more information.

Each month has a special theme or genre to read within, you choose the title! The group will meet and discuss the books they finished (or didn't) and their recommendations. If you love books and want to discover new works and authors, please connect with us!

September 23: "Back to School": Children's and Young Adult Fiction and Non-fiction

October 28: "This is Halloween": Horror and Paranormal Fiction

November 25: "Sleuths on the Loose": Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller Fiction

Book Chat

Monthly on Fridays at Main Branch, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

September 6: The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

October 4: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

November 1: The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose

December 6: The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont

Tea & Books - FULL

Monthly on Wednesdays at Main Branch, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

September 11: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

October 9: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

November 13: Cul de Sac by Joy Fielding

December 11: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Novel Bunch

Monthly on Thursdays at Main Branch, 7–8 p.m.

September 5: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

October 3: Spare by Prince Harry

November 7: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

December 5: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Pageturners - FULL

Monthly on Wednesdays at Audley Branch, 7–8 p.m.

September 18: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

October 16: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

November 20: A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

December 18: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

Aud Readers Book Club - FULL

Monthly on Thursdays at Audley Branch, 7–8 p.m.

September 26: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

October 24: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

November 28: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien

December 19: The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Shelf Indulgence - FULL

Monthly on Tuesdays at Main Branch, 7–8 p.m.

September 17: Orientation Meeting

October 15: The Maid by Nita Prose

November 19: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

December 17: The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory

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