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Book Club Services

The Library’s convenient Book Club in a Box program provides Bay Area groups with free access to nearly 200 current and classic titles guaranteed to enrich conversations and deepen connections. 

Groups can arrange to borrow sets of 12 books, accompanied by discussion questions, select reviews, and background material. With curated content ranging from fiction to memoir and nonfiction, encompassing authors writing in English and in translation from across the globe, we are pleased to support groups wanting a specific title or planning for an entire year’s worth of Jewish literature. Contact Leah Strauss, Reader Services Librarian, at leah@jewishcommunitylibrary.org or 415.567.3327 x706 to tell us how we can enhance your book group experience. Sign up for our email newsletter specifically addressing book group interests here.

Click here for a list of available books, organized alphabetically by author. Clicking on a title brings up a page with a brief description and links to articles, reviews, and interviews. Or click here to download a printable pdf with descriptions of all available titles. Many are available as eBooks and audiobooks — click here for access to our digital library.

The Library’s annual One Bay One Book title is of special interest to book groups. The current year’s choice is available in sets of 12. Click here to learn more.

To recommend that the library add a new title for book groups, please click here.

For the Library’s guide to starting and/or facilitating a book group, click here.