Book Clubs

Parma Public Library has several book clubs focusing on a variety of interests! Check them out below to see to see some more information about upcoming or past reads.

Coming in 2025

Bestsellers Book Club

In bestsellers book club, we discuss newer and popular titles of all genres and interests. Titles are selected at the beginning of each calendar year, and copies for readers are made available at the circulation desk a month in advance. Adult book clubs are open to ages 18+.  

Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month at the library

2025 Selections:
January - Disappearing Earth, Julia Phillips
February - Razorablade Tears, S.A. Cosby 
March - The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue
April - The Lion Women of Tehran, Marjan Kamali
May - Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
June - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai
July - The Women, Kristin Hannah
August - The Spectacular, Fiona Davis
September - The Seventh Veil of Salome, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
October - The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Katherine Arden 
November - The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich
December - By Any Other Name, Jodi Picoult 

So Little Time & Tots Book Club

This book club is geared towards parents with young kids who are looking for an easy going way to be in book club. Meetings are held at Mamaste Cafe (1235 Hilton Parma Corners Rd, Hilton, NY 14468). Coffee and play area coupons are provided by Mamaste Cafe for this book club.  Enjoy a laid back book discussion while kids play in the play area.  Copies of the book are made available for readers to pick up at the information desk a month in advance.

Meetings: 3rd Thursday of each month at 2:00pm

2025 Selections: Selections for this group are made on a monthly basis - we know life moves a mile a minute with young children, and we like to decide what we're in the mood for! Check our events calendar to see what we've picked for the upcoming month!

Non-Fiction Book Club

This club is for those who want to expand their horizons and knowledge through non-fiction books. Selections cover a variety of topics, interests, and historical periods, but we're always learning something new! Copies of the books are made available at the circulation desk a month in advance. Adult book clubs are open to ages 18+.   

Meetings: Quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday (March, June, September, December)

2025 Selections:
March - There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes that Changed History, Rory Carroll
June - Master, Slave, Husband, Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom, Ilyon Woo
September - All the Living and the Dead, Hayley Campbell
December - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May

Sweet & Spicy: Romance Book Club

This book club is for adults (ages 18+) who enjoy all types of romance. Selections will range in content and genre, but are sure to be sweet, spicy, and everything in between. Copies of the book are made available for readers to pickup at the circulation desk a month in advance.  Please register online.

Meetings: the 3rd Wednesday of every other month (February, April, June, August, October, December)

2025 Selections: Selections for this book club are made on a monthly basis to ensure we are getting you the freshest material - can't have that spice level waning over time! Check the events calendar to see what we're reading this month! 

Only Murders in the Library Book Club

Mysteries of all types (cozy mysteries, procedural mysteries, thriller mysteries, and true crime non-fiction) can be found at our Only Murders book club - you'll be on the edge of your seat with these chilling reads AND the riveting conversation to follow! Copies of the book are made available at the circulation desk a month in advance. Adult book clubs are open to ages 18+.  

Meetings: the last Wednesday of every month 

2025 Selections: Selections for this book club are made on a monthly basis, but you can always find them on our events calendar.  

Enchanted Pages Book Club

A new book club for lovers of fantastic worlds, myth, magic, romance, and more! We'll read fantasy/romantasy and discuss bi-monthly here at the library. Copies of the book are made available at the circulation desk a month in advance! Adult book clubs are open to ages 18+.  

Meetings: Rotating Mondays every other month (February, April, June, August, October, December)

2025 Selections:
February - One Dark Window, Rachel Gillig
April - A Fate Inked in Blood, Danielle L. Jensen
June - A Marvellous Light, Freya Markse
August - A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross  
October -  Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies, Heather Fawcett
December - The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden

This Book Club Is Gay!

Our newest book club, centered around LGBTQIA+ characters and stories! We'll discuss bi-monthly here at the library. Copies of the book are made available at the circulation desk a month in advance! Adult book clubs are open to ages 18+.  

Meetings: Tentatively, the last Thursday every other month (starting in March of 2025)


2025 Selections: Selections for this book club will be made on a bi-monthly basis with input from group members. Check our event calendar to see what our upcoming selection is. To get started, we'll read:

March - Love and Other Disasters, Anita Kelly