Join a Library Book Club in 2025 + Jax Stacks Reading Challenge

Monday, December 30, 2024

Join a Book Club

#Expand Your Reading Horizons

Are you signing up for the Jax Stacks Reading Challenge in 2025? We've got 16 brand-new challenge categories. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new or cross a book you've been meaning to read off your to-be-read list! Just make sure it fits one of the categories! The challenge is simple: You pick the 12 categories that interest you most and just start reading.

Of course, one of those categories is "A book read by a Library Book Club in 2025." So, just by joining one of these groups, you're already 1/12 of the way to completing this challenge! Plus, many of the books selected for discussion by these groups work for other challenge categories! 

Adult Reading Challenge

Haven't heard about Jax Stacks yet? Jacksonville Public Library's official, year-round reading challenge for adults runs January 1 - December 31, 2025. You can start and finish at any time during the year and if you like prizes, we've got some of those, too. You can keep track of your progress using a Jax Stacks reading tracker bookmark (available at your local library) or by using StoryGraph or Goodreads.

Check out our Jax Stacks Staff Picks Blog for some great book recommendations to get you started.

 

#Your Book Club Picks


The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

#Discovery Book Club 

If you're looking to explore different genres or take a chance on something new, this is the book club for you!

Pablo Creek Regional Library

Thursday, January 2, @ 6:30 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

#As the Page Turns

Looking for something new to read? Explore mysteries, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, and more!

Mandarin Branch Library

Thursday, January 9, @ 1 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese 

 Artemis  by Andy Weir

#Tangled Webb Book Club

Get caught up in a good book at Webb! We read and chat about a variety of fiction titles. 

Webb Wesconnett Library

Thursday, January 9, @ 7 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing  Artemis, by Andy Weir

Empire of Silence, by Christopher Ruocchio

#Excalibris

Join us for fantastical discussions of sharp-edged speculative fiction!

Regency Square Branch Library

Saturday, January 11, @ 10:30 a.m. (click to register)

Discussing Empire of Silence, by Christopher Ruocchio

Invisible Kingdom Vol.1, by Christian Ward

#Comic Club

Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, the ComiClub is here for you!

Willow Branch Library

Tuesday, January 14, @ 6 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing Invisible Kingdom Vol.1 & Vol. 2, by Christian Ward 

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

#From Books to Film

Is the book REALLY always better than the movie? We read a book and watch the movie (on our own) and discuss them both.

Southeast Regional Library

Thursday, January 16, @ 6 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

It Ends at Midnight, by Harriet Tyce

#Novel Pursuits Book Club

Have books, will travel... to wherever our fiction collection takes us! Meets the third Saturday of the month.

San Marco Branch Library

Saturday, January 18, @ 2 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing It Ends at Midnight, by Harriet Tyce

1979 by Val McDermid

#Nuts About Reading

Read and chat about a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles on the third Tuesday of the month.

West Branch Library

Tuesday, January 21, @ 6 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing 1979, by Val McDermid 

We Thought We Knew You by M. William Phelps

#True Crime: 364.1 Book Club

Do you enjoy real-life crime stories? 364.1 is the Dewey Decimal number for True Crime books! Meets the fourth Thursday of the month.

Meeting online via Zoom

Thursday, January 23, @ 7 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing We Thought We Knew You, by M. William Phelps 

The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

#Scottish Mystery Book Club

Dive into the thrilling world of Tartan Noir! Each book takes place in Scotland, the birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Regency Square Branch Library

Saturday, January 25, @ 10:30 a.m. (click to register)

Discussing The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

The Power of Regret: How Looking Backwards Moves Us Forward, by Daniel H. Pink

#Shelf Conscious Book Club

Whether you’re an avid reader or struggle to find the time to complete just one book, you are welcome here! 

Maxville Branch Library

Tuesday, January 28, @ 6 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing The Power of Regret: How Looking Backwards Moves Us Forward, by Daniel H. Pink

Circe by Madeline Miller

#Flamingo Book Club

Spread your wings with a diverse selection of fiction, nonfiction, and some Florida-based literature.

Beaches Branch Library

Tuesday, January 28, @ 6:30 p.m. (click to register)

Discussing Circe, by Madeline Miller


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