The Palos Verdes Library District offers four unique opportunities for you to connect with fellow book lovers!
- Malaga Cove Library Monthly Book Club - meets every first Saturday of the month at the Malaga Cove Library Community Room
- Miraleste Library Monthly Book Club - meets every second Saturday of the month at the Miraleste Library
- Page Against the Machine - meets every first Tuesday of the month at the Peninsula Center Library Purcell Meeting Room
- Jane Austen Book Club - meets on select Fridays at the Peninsula Center Library Purcell Meeting Room
- Host Your Own Book Club - select from a number of titles with multiple copies each; all titles have discussion questions, literary reviews, and other resources to help jumpstart your book club!
Each month we will read and discuss a single book. At the end of each meeting, we will select titles for the next two months.
Meets every first Saturday of the month at 2:00 PM
Malaga Cove Library Community Room
2400 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates 90274
Next meeting: Saturday, August 2, 2025
August's title: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
2025 Reading List
- January 4, 2025: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper
- February 1, 2025: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- March 1, 2025: American Daughters by Piper Huguley
- April 5, 2025: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
- May 3, 2025: Daisy Miller by Henry James
- June 7, 2025: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- July 5, 2025: The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell
- August 2, 2025: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Questions? Contact the Malaga Cove Library 310-377-9584 x551
Each month we will read and discuss a single book.
Meets every second Saturday of the month at 1:00 PM
Miraleste Library
29089 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275
Next meeting: Saturday, July 12, 2025
July's title: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
2025 Reading List
- January 11, 2025: Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
- February 8, 2025: The Color of Air by Gaily Tsukiyama
- March 8, 2025: American Daughters by Piper Huguley
- April 12, 2025: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
- May 10, 2025: Bury Me Standing by Isabel Fonseca
- June 14, 2025: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
- July 12, 2025: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
- August 9, 2025: H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
- September 13, 2025: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- October 11, 2025: Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
- November 8, 2025: James by Percival Everett
- December 13, 2025: [Share-a-Book/Pick-a-Book]
Questions? Contact the Miraleste Library 310-377-9584 x452
Everyone has a chance to talk about their favorite topical read from the previous month's assigned theme.
Meets every first Tuesday of the month
Peninsula Center Library Purcell Meeting Room
701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
Next meeting: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Meets IN-PERSON at 11 am
For August 2025, we're reading any book dealing with or about any mode of transportation. Trains, cars, planes, boats, horses, you name it...any book related to transportation in the slightest counts!
For ideas, check out the list of suggested titles
Questions? Contact Robert at 310-377-9584 x215 or email: [email protected]
Read Jane Austen's most popular titles with us each month and join in the discussion. All leading up to the 250th celebration.
Meets on select Fridays at 4pm - 5pm from April to September 2025
Peninsula Center Library Purcell Meeting Room
701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
Next meeting: Friday, July 18, 2025
Persuasion
Reading List:
- April 25, 2025: Sense & Sensibility
- May 23, 2025: Mansfield Park
- June 27, 2025: Emma
- July 18, 2025: Persuasion
- August 15, 2025: Northanger Abbey
- September 26, 2025: Pride & Prejudice
Click here for a list of all the titles and availability.
Select from a number of titles with multiple copies each; all titles have discussion questions, literary reviews, and other resources to help jumpstart your book club!