BHPL Book Groups

BHPL Book Groups

BHPL offers several book groups for adults: “Books Speak Volumes”, the Morning Book Group, and the Evening Book Group. Scroll down for more information about each book group. In addition there is also the Mayor’s Wellness Book Club, the Joy of Cookbooking Club , and a book group for teens, see the Teen Events page.
Check the event calendar for the exact date, time and meeting location.


“Books Speak Volumes” Book Group

The Books Speak Volumes group usually meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. Check the list of previous Books Speak Volumes reading selections here.

The next discussion meeting will be on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 pm to discuss A Fever in the Heartland: the Ku Klux Klan’s plot to take over America, and the woman who stopped them by Timothy Egan.

If you have any questions about the Books Speak Volumes book group, please email dgutch@bhplnj.org. Some print copies of Isaac’s Storm are available for checkout; stop by or contact the Circulation Desk at (908) 608-8603 x1.


Friday Morning Book Group

The Morning book group usually meets the first Friday of each month at 10:30 am. Check the list of previous morning book group reading selections here.

The October meeting will be on Friday, October 4 at 10:30 am to discuss Have You Seen Luis Velez by Catherine Ryan Hyde. 

If you have any questions or would like to join the Morning book group, please contact the Reference Department in person, by phone (908) 608-8603 x3, or email reference@bhplnj.org.


Tuesday Evening Book Group

The Evening book group usually meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Check the list of previous evening book group reading selections here.

The October meeting will be on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm to discuss Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler Breathing Lessons  is available on hoopla as an audiobook and may be available on Libby as an eBook.

If you have any questions or would like to join the Evening book group, please contact the Reference Department in person, by phone (908) 608-8603 x3, or email reference@bhplnj.org.


BHPL offers an online resource BookBrowse that has many useful features for book groups!