Turn the Page This October with a Local Book Club

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 3:37pm admin

Turn the Page This October with a Local Book Club

Moorhead, Minn. - October is here, bringing shorter days and the perfect excuse to curl up with a great story. Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) invites community members to join any of its upcoming book club gatherings held throughout the month.

From thrilling mysteries to engaging contemporary fiction and beyond, library book clubs welcome readers of all backgrounds to join the conversation and discover their next great read. View the full October calendar at larl.org/bookclubs.

After Hours Book Club at Buck Mill Brewing

Hosted by the Detroit Lakes Public Library
Selected Title: Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey
Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m.

Book Club at the Bagley Public Library
Selected Title: Bear by Julia Phillips
Friday, October 2 at 1 p.m.

Book Club at the Gonvick Library LINK Site
Selected Title: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Thursday, October 15 at 3 p.m.

Book Club at the Fosston Public Library
Selected Title: The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
Tuesday, October 20 at 2 p.m.

Book Club at the Climax Public Library
Selected Title: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
Monday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Teen Book Club (Ages 13-18) at the Barnesville Public Library

Selected Title: Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Tuesday, October 6 at 3:30 p.m.

Be-Tween the Pages Book Club (Ages 8-12) at the Barnesville Public Library

Selected Title: Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood

Tuesday, October 13 at 3:30 p.m.

Still Waiting for Outlander Book Club at the Moorhead Public Library

Hosted by the Friends of the Moorhead Public Library
Selected Title: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

Wednesday, October 14 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday Afternoon Book Club at the Detroit Lakes Public Library
Selected Title: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Tuesday, October 20 at 3 p.m.

Resolute Readers Book Club at the Fertile Public Library
Selected Title: Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran

Wednesday, October 21 at 4 p.m.

Book Club at the Hendrum Library LINK Site
Selected Title: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Monday, October 26 at 3 p.m.

Lunch with the Librarian at the Barnesville Public Library

Bring your lunch and discuss your latest reads with fellow readers.

Tuesday, October 27 at 12-1 p.m.

Book Club at the Hawley Public Library
Selected Title: Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
Tuesday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m.

Books and Brews Book Club at Drafts Sports Bar & Grill

Hosted by the Crookston Public Library
Selected Title: North Woods by Daniel Mason
Tuesday, October 27 at 6 p.m.

The fun doesn't stop there! Lake Agassiz Regional Library also offers a collection of nearly 80 Book Club Kits, which include a set of 10 copies of a selected title along with suggested questions to get the discussion going. Titles include Raising Hare, Project Hail Mary, The Quiet Librarian, My Friends, Theo of Golden and more. Library cardholders can borrow the kits for six weeks and can request a kit to pick up at a library or LINK Site near them at larl.org/bookclubkits.

LARL’s branch libraries are located in Ada, Bagley, Barnesville, Breckenridge, Climax, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, Fertile, Fosston, Hawley, Mahnomen, McIntosh and Moorhead. LARL’s LINK sites are found in Cormorant, Frazee, Gonvick, Halstad, Hendrum, Lake Park, Rothsay, Twin Valley and Ulen