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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Library book club that meets monthly on Wednesday afternoons at the Hespeler branch of Cambridge Public Library, reading Indigenous authors from around the world this season, with books given out a meeting ahead.
For adults 18 and over. Register online first (the October 14 meeting had 4 seats left). This season reads Indigenous authors, and you can come to every meeting or only the titles that interest you. Books are handed out at the meeting before; if you miss it, ask at the Member Services desk at Hespeler.
Cambridge Public Library book club for adults that meets monthly on Friday mornings at 10 am to discuss a set title. Venues have moved this fall, with November at the Preston library's Fireside Area. Free, with registration required.
When and where
Fourth Friday morning book club
Fourth Friday of the month at 10:00 AM
Preston library, Fireside Area (fall 2026 meetings have moved between venues), 435 King Street East, Cambridge, ON, N3H 3N1
Cost
Free; registration required
First visit
For adults 18 and over. Register online for each meeting (seats are limited) and check that month's event page for the venue: October 23 is at the Allan Reuter Centre, 507 King St E, and November 27 is in the Fireside Area of the Preston library. Coming up: The Cure for Drowning (Oct) and What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (Nov).
Cambridge Public Library book club that meets the first Wednesday evening of each month at the Queen's Square branch to discuss a set title, with copies handed out at the meeting before. Free, registration required.
Register online for each meeting; seats are limited. You get the next book at the meeting before, and if you could not attend you can ask for a copy at the Member Services desk at Queen's Square. Coming up: The Other Black Girl (Nov 4) and The Paris Library (Dec 2).
Cambridge Public Library book club with no assigned book that meets monthly on Tuesday evenings at a different Cambridge restaurant to talk about what members are reading, watching or listening to. Free to join.
When and where
Third Tuesday restaurant meetup
Third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM
A different Cambridge restaurant each month (Oct 20: My Thai; Nov 17: Tuscan Wolf Pizzeria)
Cost
Free; buy your own food and drink; registration required
First visit
Ages 19 and over. Register online first; spots are few (the October 20 meeting had 1 seat left). There is no set book: you meet new people and chat about what you have been reading, watching or listening to. It meets at a different Cambridge restaurant each time: My Thai, 44 Grand Ave S (Oct 20) and Tuscan Wolf Pizzeria, 52 Main St (Nov 17).
This page lists 4 book clubs in Cambridge that meet on a repeating schedule. Each listing links to the group's own page for joining details.
Are Cambridge 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 Cambridge do these book clubs meet in?
The listings on this page name Hespeler and Preston. 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 Cambridge 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.