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5 Reasons to Join a RHPL Book Club

  • Jackie Hay
  • 5 days ago
  • 2 min read
A group of smiling people sit on a couch holding a book, tablet, and coffee.

There are many reasons to join an RHPL book club! At Rochester Hills Public Library, our Adult Services team hosts 3 Book Clubs! So why should you join a RHPL Book Discussion? 


Here are 5 Reasons to Join a RHPL Book Club:


  1. Read books you normally wouldn’t read or pick up

Many of our patrons say that the librarians pick books for each book club they normally wouldn’t pick out to read. This helps book club attendees to broaden their horizons, to read and educate themselves on topics or genres readers wouldn’t typically read or discuss. 


  1. Available copies available at the Library when you register and it's free!

For all of our RHPL Book Clubs, RHPL provides patrons to check out titles once they have registered for the Book Discussion. There are other options to check out the book club titles in other formats as well, such as: eBooks and eAudiobooks that are either in Libby or Hoopla! This is FREE and unlike other book clubs through bookstores, you don’t have to pay for the book or a fee to join! 


  1. Meet New People

When you join a Book Club through RHPL, you meet different people in the community that enjoy reading and discussing books. Each book club has something that entices every bookworm! Between the Lines meets once a month on the third Tuesday at 2:00 PM that reads a variety of different genres including popular book club picks (Such as Read with Jenna and Reese Witherspoon Book Club) and book prize winners and nominated books. Books on Tap meets every other month on Monday at 7:00 at Main Street Billiards- you can discuss the book and pair it with a drink if you’d like. Reading Rainbow meets at the end of the month on a Monday at 7 PM to discuss a variety of genres that reflect the diversity of the queer experience.


  1. Discussions contain different perspectives

 Each person gives insight or a different perspective on the book titles. And who knows, maybe you’ll make a lifelong friend! It is a great way to meet new people and be a part of a community that is interested in reading and discussing books. 

RHPL Librarians pick a variety of different genres and topics- which brings different perspectives for each individual and the group itself. Past Book picks for the book club, Between the Lines were Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Reading Rainbow All systems red : the Murderbot diaries by Martha Wells and Books on Tap- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. 


  1. Getting back into reading

RHPL book clubs are a great way to get back into reading! Is it your goal to join RHPL’s 50 Books in a year? Or to read and discuss books within a community? RHPL’s Book Clubs are a great way to keep you accountable with your reading goals and be a part of a community! 


Future Book Club Discussions:


Books on Tap: January 12th at 7:00 PM at Main Street Billiards -  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 

Between the Lines: January 20th at 2 PM- Raising Hare: A Memoir by  Chloe Dalton

Reading Rainbow: January 26th at 7 PM- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir


Today’s blog post was written by Jackie Hay, librarian at RHPL.


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