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Library Book Clubs & Discussion Groups

Join us for lively book discussions at your nearest library. Contact the library to obtain copies of upcoming books.

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Great Books Discussion Group

More than fifty years ago two educators at the University of Chicago launched the Great Books movement. Today there are more than 850 groups meeting in homes and libraries across the country, with thousands of adult participants. Visit the Great Books blog to find out more about Nashville Public Library's group.

2nd Wednesday Book Club

Join us for lively exchange about thought provoking contemporary and classic titles. Bring your lunch! Visit the 2nd Wednesday Book Club Blog for a list of titles and points to ponder for upcoming reads.

  • Location: Main Library, 3rd Floor Program Room
  • Second Wednesdays, Noon.

Shakespeare Allowed

If you’ve ever wanted to say “yeah, I’ve read all of Shakespeare’s plays,” here's your chance to achieve that lofty goal! Nashville Public Library and the Nashville Shakespeare Festival invite you to read Shakespeare out loud in a reading circle! There will be 12 chairs in a circle and whoever wants to participate will take a seat. Additional seating available for anyone who wants to read along silently. All voices, all dialects welcomed! This is light and fun-so bring your sense of humor - and bring your own copy. More information at NashvilleShakes.org.

  • Location: 3rd Floor West Reading Room
  • First Saturdays, 1:00 PM
  • Upcoming Events

Bellevue

Adult Fiction Reading Group

Join Linda Brooks each month for a lively discussion of adult fiction. She will introduce readers to very good but less well known contemporary fiction authors.

Donelson

Feast for the Mind

Join us as we feed our minds with great book discussions. No meeting in December.

Edmondson Pike

First Thursday Book Club

Where lively, good-natured discussions always occur.

Third Thursday Book Club

Shakespeare Reading Group

Each month the Shakespeare Reading Group meets for a lively discussion of one of the Bard’s masterpieces. 

The Paranormal Book Club for Teens

Read and discuss anything that features the supernatural: vampires, werewolves, zombies, monsters, etc. Contact the Edmondson Pike Young Adult area to find out each month’s selection.

Goodlettsville

Page Turners Book Club

Join us for lively book discussions. The Page Turners meet the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM except for June, July, and December. Call 862-5862 for book selections.

Green Hills 

Current Events Discussion Group

Join us for an orderly and courteous forum expressing views about current events, news, and issues. This discussion is free and open to the pubic.

Hermitage

Hermitage Adult Book Club

Old Hickory

Old Hickory Book Club

Join us for friendly, informal book discussions. Please call 862-5869 for monthly book selections.

  • Third Tuesdays (no meetings June, July, or August), 6:30 PM
  • Upcoming Events

Richland Park

WNBA & Richland Park Library Book Discussion Group

For over fifty years, the Nashville Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association has brought together professional women and men who share an interest in books and reading.  

Book Club in a Bag

Host your own book discussion group with our prepared book club kits.

We now offer a selection of over 50 book club titles, and the list will grow over time. The book bags are available in several genres: Southern fiction, Sci-Fi, Romance, African American fiction, Mysteries, Contemporary Christian fiction - a little something for everyone. View all Book Club in a Bag titles

Email Book Clubs

Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading. Brought to you by the Friends of the Library and Dearreader.com.