Monthly reads, silent reading nights and genre-specific reading groups, including non-fiction and literary fiction. Some meet in pubs and cafes, some in libraries, some online.
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Monthly library book club that reads a different title each month across a wide range of genres and meets on a Thursday evening at 6:30 pm at the Burford branch. Registration required.
Free; registration required (series full, waiting list open)
First visit
Register first; the fall series is full, but you can join the waiting list, and registering signs you up for every date. The group reads one title a month across a wide range of genres and styles and meets in the fireplace seating area of the Burford branch.
Monthly club where members each cook a different recipe from the same cookbook, then meet on a Wednesday at 6:30 pm at the library's Main Branch to talk about what they made. Registration required.
Register through the library calendar before you go. Each member picks a different recipe from the same cookbook, makes it at home, then the group meets to talk about how they made it and what they learned. Food cannot be brought or shared at the meeting because of public health rules.
Monthly book club for reading whatever you like, with social time from 6 pm and then an hour of quiet reading on the third floor of the library's Main Branch on a Wednesday evening. Drop-ins welcome.
Just drop in to the third floor of the Main Branch with whatever you are reading; there is no assigned reading. 6:00 to 6:30 pm is social time and settling in, then quiet reading until 7:30 pm. Use the front entrance on Colborne Street, since the Wharfe Street back entrance is now closed for general use.
Monthly book club that discusses its pick during a gentle walk around Paris, meeting at the Paris branch library front desk at 2 pm on the last Tuesday of the month. Free, with registration required.
Free; registration required (series full, waiting list open)
First visit
Register first; the fall series is full, but there is a waiting list, and registering signs you up for every date. Meet by the front desk of the Paris branch for a gentle walk on flat ground around Paris, stopping to talk about the month's book, with an indoor option in bad weather. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes; water bottles are welcome.
This page lists 4 book clubs in Brantford that meet on a repeating schedule. Each listing links to the group's own page for joining details.
Are Brantford book clubs free to join?
Costs and joining rules vary. Check each group's own page for fees, registration and membership requirements before you go.
Which parts of Brantford do these book clubs meet in?
The listings on this page name Burford and Paris. The rest rotate venues or do not publish a fixed location, so check the group's own page before you go.
Do I need the Culdesac app to join Brantford book clubs?
No. This page is free to browse and every group links out to wherever it already organises. The app matters once a group runs its own chat and calendar on Culdesac.