Book Clubs
Davenport Public Library offers a variety of book clubs for adults.
Between the Lines Book Club (2024)
The Between The Lines Book Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Eastern Branch to discuss recently published adult fiction and nonfiction titles. Books can be signed out from the Eastern Branch on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here for more information.
July 10th: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
August 14th: The Mothers by Brit Bennett
September 11th: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
October 9th: The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
November 13th: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
December 11th: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Big/Little Book Club (2024)
Big/Little Book Club meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at the Eastern Branch. Littles (kids in 3rd through 5th grade) and their Bigs (adults or older siblings) read a book together and will discuss the book and do some book-related crafts and activities each event. Registration is required. Click here for more information.
Brown Bag Book Club (2024)
The Brown Bag Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm at the Eastern Branch to discuss recently published adult fiction and nonfiction titles. Books can be signed out from the Eastern Branch on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click here for more information.
July 24th: The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
August 28th: Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
September 25th: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Club by Mary Ann Shaffer
October 23rd: The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
November 27th: The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook
Online Reading Challenge (2024)
The Online Reading Challenge is runs through the Info Cafe blog and the Beanstack app. Each month we read books centered around a theme. Each year is a little different, but the unchanging main principle of this book club is: No Pressure! There is no sign-up, no meetings to attend (although you're welcome to add any comments to the blog posts), no shame in not finishing a book, or skipping a month (or two). You can read one of the suggested titles or something different or none at all! Read at your own pace, read what interests you, try something out of your usual reading zone or stick with what you like best. In other words, create a personalized book club with a bit of encouragement from the Online Reading Challenge! The theme for 2024 is Decades! Click or tap here for more information.
July: Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman (1980s)
August: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart (1990s)
September: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (2000s to Present)
October: Klara and the Sun by Kasuo Ishiguro (Future)
November: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Spanning Decades/Time)
December: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (Dual Timelines)
Overbooked (2024)
Do you love to read and wish you could talk to other people about what you read? Then join Overbooked! The club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. A new book will be provided to you at each meeting. A variety of fiction, young adult fiction and non-fiction books will be read. Registration is required. Click here for more information.
July 18: The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz
August 15: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
September 19: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
October 17: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
November 21: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
December 19: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
QCL Book Club (2024)
Join Morgan Ottier and Brittany Peacock monthly for QCL Book Club live on KWQC Channel 6 during Quad Cities today at 3pm. For more information about the books discussed. Click here for more information.
August 14: Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodwin Confino
September 3: White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
October 1: Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
November 4: The Girls in Navy Blue by Alix Rickloff
December 3: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Read With Pride (2024)
July: Call Me By Your Name
August: Giovanni's Room
See YA (2024)
Join the adult book club with a teen book twist. See why so many teen books are being turned into movies and are taking over the bestseller lists. Registration is not required. Books are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Eastern Branch. The club meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Eastern Branch at 6:30pm. Click here for more information.
Shorts & Sweets (2024)
West End Book Club (2024)
The West End Book Club reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction books. The club meets at the Fairmount Branch on the second Tuesday of each month. Registration is required. Click here for more information.
July 9: Emma by Jane Austen
August 13: How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
September 10: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
October 8: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
November 12: The Hidden Child by Louise Fein
December 10: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
For more information, call (563) 326-7832.