Farmington Community Library’s Book Discussions will take place online using Zoom web-conferencing or in person. Participating Farmington Community Library cardholders can check out each month’s book using the Library’s digital collection or physical copies as available. Registration is required for each virtual discussion. Please remember to include your email address so we can send you a Zoom invitation. We hope you will join us!
Visit our eLibrary page to get started with Hoopla and Libby. To register for book club discussions, visit our Event Calendar.
Interested in hosting your own book discussion? Check out our Books to Go Collection. Here you can find over 200 titles with multiple copies and discussion materials.
Costick Center Book Discussion
Thursday, June 1, 1:00 p.m.
The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson
William Costick Activities Center:
28600 W. 11 Mile Rd
Join us at the William Costick Activities Center, Wexford Room B to discuss and enjoy both fiction and non-fiction titles with like-minded readers from your community. Meets the first Thursday of the month.
Registration required; Register here.
GNU Discussion Group
Wednesday, May 24, 1:00 p.m.
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
FCL Farmington: Meeting Room
Calling all Geeks, Nerds, and U! Do you love getting lost in books about alternate universes? Space? Time travel? Anything science fiction related? Then this GNU Book Discussion is for U!
This month’s book is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Physical copies are available in our Books to Go collection, and ebook and eaudiobook copies are available through our Libby services.
GNU will meet in a hybrid mode until further notice.
May the fourth (Wednesday) be with US!
Registration is requested; register here.
ESL Book Discussion Group
Wednesdays, May 17, 24, 31, and June 7, 10:30 a.m.
FCL Farmington Hills: Conference Room A
We’ll be reading Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman over 4 weeks. You’ll read about 45 pages on your own at home and each Wednesday we’ll get together at the library to talk about what you read and to ask questions. This title is available for checkout at the Reference Desk at the Farmington Hills location. Please pick up the book and read the first 45 pages before the first meeting on May 17.
Top Shelf Reads
Monday, September 11, 7 p.m.
Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict
Join us virtually on Zoom for this book discussion! Physical copies of this title are available for checkout at FCL Farmington.
Registration is required; register here.
Books & Bites - For Grades 6-12
Thursday, June 8, 6:30 p.m.
The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
FCL Farmington: Meeting Room
Do you love books? Do you love snacks? Do you love books AND snacks? Join Miss Rebecca and bring your favorite snack along while we talk about a different book every month! Meet together with other readers to discuss some fun books! Check out the book, read it on your own, and then join the book discussion to share what you thought.
Registration required; register here.
Thursday, July 13, 6:30 p.m.
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
FCL Farmington: Meeting Room
Do you love books? Do you love snacks? Do you love books AND snacks? Join Miss Rebecca and bring your favorite snack along while we talk about a different book every month! Meet together with other readers to discuss some fun books! Check out the book, read it on your own, and then join the book discussion to share what you thought.
Registration required; register here.
Hooked on Books
