Book clubs

Come along to any meeting – no need to register.

You'll find lively discussions, fresh ideas for reading, and you'll connect with fellow book lovers

Whitby Book Club

Starts Thursday 5 March 2026, the first reading theme is "own choice" from 1.30–2.30pm

First Thursday of each month, from 1.30–2.30pm

Whitby Library has its own special monthly reading theme

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City Centre Book Club

First Tuesday of each month, 10.30–11.30am

First meeting 3rd February 2026

Bring a book (fiction or non-fiction) on the month’s theme

• 3 Feb: What you read over the summer
• 3 Mar: Thrillers & killers
• 7 Apr: Book set somewhere you have lived
• 5 May: 1940’s
• 2 Jun: Social commentary / societal change
• 7 Jul: Working class to landed gentry
• 4 Aug: From A to B, trains, planes & automobiles
• 1 Sep: Book you read in August
• 6 Oct: Family and whānau
• 3 Nov: Far from home
• 1 Dec: Favourite read of the year