Read BIPOC Book Club

Join librarians virtually to discuss books by authors who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.

Meets the last Tuesday of the month (January through November) at 6PM. New members are always welcome!

Registration Required

To register, call your local library or register here.

Borrow Book Sets for your own Book Club

These titles used in our past book discussions are available to local book clubs, with an extended checkout period of six weeks. Please call your Library branch to inquire about availability, dates, and quantities for each title.

2026 Discussion Titles*

• January 27 - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• February 24 - James by Percival Everett
• March 24 ** - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xocitl Gonzalez
• April 28 - The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hishan Matar
• May 26 - Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls
• June 30 - Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
• July 28 - Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
• August 25 - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
• September 29 - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
• October 27 - Malas by Marcela Fuentes
• November 24 - Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

* Book Club titles and dates are subject to change.
** alternate date for March 31 Cesar Chavez Day closure

2025 Discussion Titles

• Giovanni's Room by Baldwin, James
• Fifty Words for Rain by Lemmie, Asha
• How to Say Babylon by Sinclair, Safiya
• The Thirty Names of Night by Joukhadar, Zeyn
• Now You See Us by Jaswal, Balli Kaur
• The Prophets by Jones, Jr., Robert
• The Unfortunates by Chukwu, J K
• Time's Undoing by Head, Cheryl A
• The Great Divide by Henríquez, Cristina
• The Death of Vivek Oji by Emezi, Akwaeke
• The Berry Pickers by Peters, Amanda