1980s historical fiction novel following Joan Goodwin, a pioneering NASA astronaut, and a high-stakes space shuttle disaster.
Staff pick!
Book Clubs
Explore new titles and make new friends when you join a library-led book club. SCPL offers regular book club sessions for registered participants from the community. Book clubs meet monthly at their designated branch location and discuss a selected book.
Book clubs are hosted in person at various SCPL locations and virtually online. To explore times and locations of our current book clubs, visit our events calendar. Participants must be registered in advance to attend a book club.
Book clubs at the library are very popular and may have an extended wait time to join.
Books our clubs are reading this season
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
A reimagining of Cinderella, as told through the eyes of its iconic “evil” stepmother.
Staff pick!
Finding Flora by Elinor Florence
The story of Scottish newcomer Flora, who escapes from her abusive husband and claims a homestead on the vast Canadian prairie.
Staff pick!
A curious old man quietly moves into a southern city and undertakes a campaign of anonymous generosity.
Staff pick!
The Gales of November by John Bacon
Explores the tragic 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.
Staff pick!
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Veronica, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins that prove it’s never too late to be who you want to be.
Staff pick!
The Laundryman’s Boy by Edward Y.C. Lee
A coming-of-age story that bravely examines notions of race, duty and friendship in early St. Catharines.
Club pick!
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A dark, gothic novel detailing the intense, destructive love between the orphan Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Classic.
Staff pick!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish.
Club pick!
Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa
A former boxer turned nail salon owner navigates the quiet complexities, labour, and hidden power dynamics of immigrant life over a single day.
Club pick!
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Dominic Salt and his family are the remaining caretakers of a sinking subantarctic island housing the world's largest seed bank.
Club pick!
A cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
Club pick!
Imagine the life and death of William Shakespeare's 11-year-old son, Hamnet, who died from the bubonic plague.
Club pick!
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern
Former New Zealand Prime Minister’s memoir about navigating high office while balancing motherhood, self-doubt, and national crises.
Club pick!
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
A novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.
Staff pick!
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang
A haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two women living in a crumbling Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their past come to light.
Staff pick!
Read & Meet: A Casual Book Club
Our Read & Meet book club is a casual, low-stakes way to find fellow book lovers and partake in enriching book discussions. Register for one month at a time only for the book club discussions that interest you! Enjoy this opportunity to experience everything you love about a book club without the commitment!
Explore new titles and make new friends when you join a library-led book club. SCPL offers regular book club sessions for registered participants from the community. Book clubs meet monthly at their designated branch location and discuss a selected book.
Book clubs are hosted in person at various SCPL locations and virtually online. To explore times and locations of our current book clubs, visit our events calendar. Participants must be registered in advance to attend a book club.
Book clubs at the library are very popular and may have an extended wait time to join.
Books our clubs are reading this season
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
1980s historical fiction novel following Joan Goodwin, a pioneering NASA astronaut, and a high-stakes space shuttle disaster.
Staff pick!
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
A reimagining of Cinderella, as told through the eyes of its iconic “evil” stepmother.
Staff pick!
Finding Flora by Elinor Florence
The story of Scottish newcomer Flora, who escapes from her abusive husband and claims a homestead on the vast Canadian prairie.
Staff pick!
A curious old man quietly moves into a southern city and undertakes a campaign of anonymous generosity.
Staff pick!
The Gales of November by John Bacon
Explores the tragic 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.
Staff pick!
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
Veronica, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins that prove it’s never too late to be who you want to be.
Staff pick!
The Laundryman’s Boy by Edward Y.C. Lee
A coming-of-age story that bravely examines notions of race, duty and friendship in early St. Catharines.
Club pick!
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A dark, gothic novel detailing the intense, destructive love between the orphan Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Classic.
Staff pick!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish.
Club pick!
Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa
A former boxer turned nail salon owner navigates the quiet complexities, labour, and hidden power dynamics of immigrant life over a single day.
Club pick!
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Dominic Salt and his family are the remaining caretakers of a sinking subantarctic island housing the world's largest seed bank.
Club pick!
A cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
Club pick!
Imagine the life and death of William Shakespeare's 11-year-old son, Hamnet, who died from the bubonic plague.
Club pick!
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern
Former New Zealand Prime Minister’s memoir about navigating high office while balancing motherhood, self-doubt, and national crises.
Club pick!
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
A novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person.
Staff pick!
The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang
A haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two women living in a crumbling Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their past come to light.
Staff pick!
Community Book Club Kits
Start your own book club with our Community Book Club Kits. Kits of 10 identical books can be borrowed on adult library cards on a first come, first serve basis. Community Book Club Kits can be borrowed for up to 6 weeks and sent to your branch of choice for pick-up.
Book Club Kits consist of a bag with 10 copies of one title.
Explore our catalogue to browse all of our Community Book Club Kits or download this printable list.
Any customer with a valid adult SCPL library card.
Customers can place a hold on a specific Book Club Kit. The kits cannot be reserved in advance, they are first come, first served. The loan period is 42 days, with no renewals. The entire kit must be checked out. You can choose which branch to have it sent to, but bear in mind that it may take a couple of days to get there.
Book Club Kits that have been placed on hold will be under the cardholder’s last name. They must be checked out on the same card that was used to place the hold.
The entire kit must be returned in person to any SCPL branch. They will not fit into the book drops. Any lost/damaged books will be charged to the cardholder’s account. The fees will be $15.00/book or $150.00/kit. The cardholder who checked out the kit is responsible for the entire kit.
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