PUBLIC BOOK CLUBS
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Roanoke Valley Chapter Book Club, third Tuesday, 25 attendees
- Bent Mountain Library Book Club, third Friday, 2:30 PM
- Book No Further – Newcomers Book Club (requires purchase)
- Book No Further – Read, Think, Chat Book Club (requires purchase)
- Glenvar Library Book Club: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM
- New Connections Book Club on civil discourse: no regular time, room for more! click the link.
- Jackson Park Library Sweet on You Romance Book Club, Second Saturday, 11 AM
- Raleigh Court Library Book Club, 8 members, last Friday, 1PM, Podcast
- Salem Public Library Book Club: last Tuesday, 1 PM
- South County Library first Tuesday Book Club, 7 PM, average of 9 attendees
- South County Library fourth Tuesday Book Club, 10 AM
- Vinton Library Book Club, first Thursday, 2 PM
- As the Page Turns, Vinton Library, second Wednesday 2 PM
- Vinton Library Bite Book Club (paranormal romance, adults), second Tuesday, 7 PM
- Williamson Road Library Adult Book Club, second Wednesday, 6-7 PM
- WVTF Book Club
BY INVITATION and ASSOCIATION
- The Day Avenue Book Club, SW Roanoke, room for a couple more, 4 members
- Junior League Sustainers, closed, 17 members
- Lit Wits, Est. 2015, closed, women, many attend the same church, 8 members
- The Lucyfeet, Est. 1998, closed, women with Hollins ties, restaurant booth limits it to 6 members
- Nasty Women Book Club, closed, 10 members
- Barnes & Noble Tanglewood Book Club, first Tuesday, 7 PM
- Roanoke Fiction Addiction, all women, closed, 6 members
- Roanoke Gay Men’s Book Club, Est. 2002, third Tuesdays, 8 members
- Salem Novel Club, closed, 18 members
- Salem Young Women’s Book Club, Est. 1993, closed, 16 members
- The Second Thursday Reading Committee, Est. 2012, closed, 9 members
- Sometimes Tuesdays, Est. 2000, closed, 8 members
- Too Much on My Plate Book Club, Est. , closed, 9 members
- Tuesdays with Ruth, Est. 1998, closed, 9 members
- Wyndham Robertson Library Book Club – Hollins University, staff, faculty, & alumni
LOCAL CLUBS ONLINE
- BOOK CITY ★ ROANOKE Goodreads Group.
- Bookmarked (Facebook)
How to BOOK CITY a book club:
- Get your group counted! Submit a listing.
- Follow the active links below to join an open book club.
- Consider these tips for welcoming and inclusive book clubs.
- Start a club on a specific genre, topic, common life experience, or geography, or maybe try to get the most diverse group you can rally. Let us know what you want to do, and we’ll help you get the word out.
- If you or a member of your club live in Franklin County, check out a Book Club Kit for ten. This cool program of the Franklin County Library covers 70 titles.
Resources
- Instant Book Club Kits from Roanoke County Libraries
- Tips for welcoming and inclusive book clubs