Don't you agree that the next best thing to reading a good book is talking about it? The Library offers several options for you to share favorite books with friends.
Read This! is an ongoing video series where Orange County Library System librarians and staff members give you a look at what they're reading and what they think about it.
Book Clubs at the Library
Browse the list below to find a book club meeting or author event, or make a selection using the location and date range options.
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Cuatro Gatos, Spanish Book Club
Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Tertulia en espanol "Cuatro gatos" Spanish Book Club. Note book club meets alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please check schedule for meeting dates at www.ocls.info.
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Transformers Group Book Club
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Ms. Jones and her book club will discus books that can tranform your life. This month's book: Life's Healing Choices: Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits by John Baker and Rick Warren (Aug 21, 2007)
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Spanish Book Club and Tertulia en espanol "Cuatro gatos"
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at South Creek Branch
Read and discuss books in Spanish.
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Cuatro Gatos, Spanish Book Club
Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Tertulia en espanol "Cuatro gatos" Spanish Book Club. Note book club meets alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please check schedule for meeting dates at www.ocls.info.
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Transformers Group Book Club
Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Ms. Jones and her book club will discus books that can tranform your life. This month's book: Life's Healing Choices: Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits by John Baker and Rick Warren (Aug 21, 2007)
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Comic Book Club
Saturday, June 29, 2013 at West Oaks Branch
Drop by and hang with us! Read and discuss some great graphic novels from the past and present. We'll talk all things "Comic" at the West Oaks Comic Book Club!
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Brown Bag Book Club
Tuesday, July 02, 2013 at Orlando Public Library
Join us the first Tuesday of every month at 12:15 for a lively lunchtime discussion. For July we are celebrating Viva Florida 500! Read a book of your choice that is about or takes place in Florida, and then share it with the group.
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Spanish Book Club and Tertulia en espanol "Cuatro gatos"
Wednesday, July 03, 2013 at South Creek Branch
Read and discuss books in Spanish.
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Transformers Group Book Club
Saturday, July 06, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Ms. Jones and her book club will discus books that can tranform your life. This month's book: Life's Healing Choices: Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits by John Baker and Rick Warren (Aug 21, 2007)
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Southeast Book Club
Monday, July 08, 2013 at Southeast Branch
Join the Southeast Book Club. This month we're discussing "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver.
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Book Club Resources
Book Bundles
Browse through the Book Bundles titles to find the right book for your group. We've provided a brief synopsis of each title for your convenience. Where available, we've also provided links to the author's website, reading group material or Novelist Plus.
We have set aside copies of these titles for your book club. You will find the total number of copies available next to the title. You may check out as many of these as you need for your group. Just use this form to request the books for your group!
Browse Book Bundles by title:
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Freading
The Freading eBook collection is a great option for book club selections. The titles are always available, so every member can check the same book out at once!
New Book Alerts
Read descriptions and reviews of the latest books added to the OCLS collection. Subscribe via email or RSS to receive a weekly alert on what's new!
Novelist Plus
Get great ideas on the books to read in your club from NoveList Plus!
What Our Leaders Read
Discover recommended books from leaders in our community.
LitLovers
Not sure how to create a book club? Explore ideas for a successful book club with LitLovers.
Get Connected!
Mayor Buddy's Book Club
Each book, a new horizon! Mayor Buddy’s Book Club brings books to life for 5th-8th grade students in the City of Orlando. By encouraging leisure time reading and creative expression, this initiative will improve literacy throughout our community by making reading fun and increasing leisure reading.
Join Our Email Book Clubs
Each day we'll email you a 5-minute portion of a book. During the week you can read 2-3 chapters and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading.
LibraryThing
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth.
Shelfari
An interactive social media site for book lovers! Using Shelfari, you can create a personal shelf of your books, see what your friends are reading, get and give recommendations for what to read next, create book lists, and even share your opinion on a book with friends or the growing Shelfari community.
