Book Club Resources

Looking to start a book club or needing new titles for your club’s next read? NWPL has book club sets available for loan. We’ve got a great selection of titles to explore, in a variety of reading genres – so chances are we’ve got something your club will want to read. For most book club titles we also have reading guides for loan to support your club’s discussion.

Need more information? Email AskUs@nwpl.ca or call 604-427-4660.

Choosing a Book

We have books in every genre, as well as book club sets for English language learners. To see what’s available for loan today, check our on-line catalogue here for a list of current titles: Book Club Sets or download the 2023 Book Club Sets Printable List. You can also browse the collection in person at our main branch.

Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? We have a variety of resources to help you choose your next book club title.

Digital Collections:

  • Freading provides access to a small selection of ebooks that are always available. No more waiting lists! You can borrow up to 3 titles per week.
  • Overdrive provides our largest collection of ebooks and eaudiobooks! Access thousands of titles from Overdrive using the Libby app.

Online Selection Tools:

  • Novelist: is a reader’s advisory tool to help you find the perfect book, including 100,000+ fiction books for all ages. Users can find books according to a favourite author, plot, settings and other elements.

Borrowing Book Club Sets

Book Club Sets

We have book club sets that contain up to 15 copies of a title as well as an accompanying reading guide to use during your group discussion. The entire set can be checked out to the group’s coordinator, or single books can be checked out to each club member. You can reserve your copy online, or call us at 604-527-4660 to reserve multiple copies. All book club items are available for a 6 week loan period.

Book Club Sets for English Language Learners

Are you, looking for a fun way to practice your English reading, speaking, and comprehension skills? Why not start a book club! We have book club sets tailored to support your English language learning journey. Find a full list of these book club sets here: ELL Book Club Sets.

Online Book Club for Kids

Kids aged 9-12 are invited to join the Online Young Readers Book Club. Once a month after school we meet virtually through Zoom to discuss a great book and have fun conversations. Each participant receives a free copy of the book to keep! This program generally runs from September to May.

Need more information or want to register? Contact the Children’s department at youth@nwpl.ca or 604-527-4677.

Reading Guides

Most book club sets at NWPL will have a companion reading guide to support your club’s discussion of your chosen book. You can also find many reading guides online for specific titles.  Check out these sites for more information:

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