Book Clubs
The Elk Rapids District Library has a variety of Book Clubs to suit you interests.
Check out the choices below.
The Pages of Adventure Jr. Book Club
The Island House Readers
Meets monthly the first Wednesday at noon at the Elk Rapids District Library
Foodie Cookbook Club
Meets monthly on Wednesday evenings at the Elk Rapids District Library
Books on Tap
Meets monthly the second Tuesday evening at different locations
The Island House Readers is a traditional book club that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12:00 p.m. at The Elk Rapids District Library to discuss group-selected titles.
The club is open to the public and newcomers are always welcome.
A limited amount of books are available at the library or you can arrange to order them through the Mel system
Contact the library for more information
2022-2023 Book Club Titles
December 7 The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
January 4 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
February 1 Horse by Geraldine Brooks
March 1 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
April 5 Dancing in the Mosque by Homeira Qaderi
May 3 Conundrum by Jan Morris
June 7 Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
July 5 The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
August 2 The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
September 6 The Library Book by Susan Orlean
October 4 I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
November 1 Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark
2023-2024 Book Club Titles
December 6 Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
January 3 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
February 7 The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar
March 6 The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott
April 3 The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
May 1 The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik
June 5 The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
July 3 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
August 7 I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
September 4 The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer
October 2 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Storeby James McBride
November 6 1776 by David McCullough