The Library offers a variety of book clubs and kits:

For information on how to join the book clubs contact libraryinfo@meaford.ca or desk staff at
519-538-3500. Click on the accordion below to check out upcoming book titles.
We have a number of book club kits for loan. Place a hold here.
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Rainbow Reads Book Club 2026 Selections
Meets the last Thursday of the month in the FOML Board Room at 6:30 pm.

Are you: - A member of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community? - Interesting in joining a community-based book club? - Living in the Grey-Bruce area? If so, the Rainbow Reads Book Club might be right for you!

Hosted by Meaford Public Library Board Trustee Elgin Pecjak. Free of charge.

November 27 - Reader's Choice

December, 2025 - Gender: A Graphic Guide. Author: Meg-John Barker (they/their), Illustrator: Jules Scheele (they/their) 

January 29, 2026 - Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju (she/her)

February 26, 2026 - We Want it All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics by Andrea Abi-Karam (they/them) & Kay Gabriel (she/her) 

March 26, 2026 - Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal (she/her) 

April 30, 2026 - Pageboy by Elliot Page (he/him) 

May 28, 2026 - Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (she/her)

June 25, 2026 - Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist (she/her)

July 30, 2026 - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (they/them)

Early August - Red, White & Royal Blue Viewing Party 

August 27, 2026 - Kim Reaper: Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley

 

Meaford Reads Book Club 2026 Selections and Information

Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 1 to 2 pm in the Friends of the Meaford Library Room. Free of charge.

Wednesday, January 21 - “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi

Wednesday, February 18 - “1984” by George Orwell

Wednesday, March 11*- “The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit” by Michael Finkel

Wednesday, April 15 - “The Flame: Poems and Selections from Notebooks” by Leonard Cohen

Wednesday, May 20 - “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wednesday, June 17 - “I'm Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy

Wednesday, July 15 - “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” by Salman Rushdie

Wednesday, August 19 - “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom

Wednesday, September 16 - Georgian Bay Reads nominee

Wednesday, October 21 - “The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro

Wednesday, November 18 - “Rock Star: My Life on and Off the Ice” by Jennifer Jones à Harder to get

Wednesday, December 16 - “Wreck the Halls" by Tessa Bailey 

Brown Bag Book Club 2026 Selections and Information

Looking for some company at lunchtime? Enjoy a casual book discussion. Meetings are held monthly the last Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2. The library will provide a new book each month. Free of charge.

December 17, 2025 -  “The Women” by Kristin Hannah

Wednesday, January 28 -Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Wednesday, February 25 - Looking for Alaska by John Green

Wednesday, March 25 - 
The Right to be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet by Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Wednesday, April 29 -Goldenrod by Maggie Smith

Wednesday, May 27 - The Teacher by Freida McFadden

Wednesday, June 24 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Wednesday, July 29 - Mona Parsons by Andria Hill

Wednesday, August 26 - Circe by Madeline Miller

Wednesday, September 30 - A Reporter's Life by Walter Cronkite

Wednesday, October 28 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Wednesday, November 25 - Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Wednesday, December 16 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Travelling Book Club (formally Leeky Book Club) 2026 Selections and Information

A fun book club that used to meet at the Leeky Canoe Pub (hence the name!)
Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Leeky Canoe Pub in downtown Meaford. 

Tuesday, January 27 - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Tuesday, February 24 - It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

Tuesday, March 31 - Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Tuesday, April 28 - Higher Loyalty by James Comey

Tuesday, May 26 - Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson

Tuesday, June 30 - A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley

Tuesday, August 25 - The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Tuesday, September 29 - A Sudden Light by Garth Stein

Tuesday, October 27 - The Children Act by Ian MacEwan

Tuesday, November 24 - Red Notice by Bill Browder

Be-Tween the Pages Youth Book Club

A Club for Ages 9-12. Just drop in. Meet friends, play games, discover new books, and have fun! 
Each month we will feature a book to discuss.

Check the Kids' and Teen Programs webpages for the next title

 
Book Club Resources:
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