Newton Public Library participates in various book discussion projects throughout the year. Check Library Happenings and the Calendar for details. All programs are free and open to the public.

Use our newsletter sign-up page to sign up for the Book Discussions email list, with reminders and announcements about upcoming book clubs!

TALK Book Discussion Series

Held two times each year at Newton Public Library, TALK (Talk About Literature in Kansas), is a program for those who love to read and discuss good books. Each TALK series is built around an entertaining and thought-provoking topic of interest to adult readers. The books in each series are selected for reader appeal, literary quality, and relevance to the series theme. Discussion leaders and books for the series are provided by the Humanities Kansas.

Prime Suspects Book Club

Readers who enjoy a good mystery are invited to join this monthly discussion, held the first Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. Here’s a list of the books discussed by Mystery Lovers!

Boundless Bookworms Book Club

Books of general interest are the topic of this monthly discussion, held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Here’s a list of the books discussed by General Readers.

Nonfiction Book Club

Library staff lead monthly discussions of a variety of nonfiction books, second Fridays of each month at noon.

Sugar & Spice Book Club

Readers who enjoy fun romance books are invited to join this monthly discussion, held the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Strange New Worlds Book Club

For fans of speculative fiction, join this monthly discussion, held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.