Books and Reading

Meets: First Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm 

Where you’ll find us: Upstairs meeting room at Hutt Street Library

235 Hutt Street, Adelaide

Book to be discussed June: Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Book to be collected for July: The fabulous flying Mrs Miller by Carol Baxter

Registration for the Book Group not available - currently at capacity.

Meets: First Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Where you’ll find us: North Adelaide Library,

176 Tynte Street, North Adelaide

Currently meet at: The Caledonian Hotel - 219 O'Connell St, North Adelaide

Book to be discussed June: At the foot of the cherry tree by Alli Parker

Book to be collected for July: Prophet song by Paul Lynch

Registration for the Book Group not available - currently at capacity.

Are you already a part of a book group but have run out of titles? Or do you have a group of friends who are keen to start one?

The Adelaide City Libraries have a special collection of book sets that you can use to start your own book club.

Book set titles available to borrow:

• Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak – 9 copies
• Invisible by Paul Auster – 8 copies
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne – 10 copies
• Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift – 10 copies
• Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates – 8 copies
• Siege of Contraries by Roe Helen Mitchell – 9 copies
• The Aunts' House by Elizabeth Stead – 10 copies
• The Good People by Hannah Kent – 10 copies
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – 11 copies
• The Librarian by Sally Vickers – 10 copies
• The Lost Pages by Marija Pericic – 10 copies
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy - 10 copies
• The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan - 5 copies

Join us for an exciting selection of stories, songs and rhymes aimed at babies and children aged 0 to 5 years. You don’t need to book - just come in, enjoy the session and browse our huge range of children’s material afterwards.

City Library

Level 3, Rundle Place, Rundle Mall, Adelaide

(Enter via Francis Street)

Thursdays 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Please note that these sessions run during the school term only. 

Hutt Street Library

235 Hutt Street, Adelaide

Tuesdays 10:30 am to 11:15 am

Saturdays 10:30 am to 11:15 am

Please note that these sessions run during the school term only.

North Adelaide Library and Community Centre

176 Tynte Street, North Adelaide

Wednesdays 10:30 am to 11:15 am

These sessions are offered throughout the year.

For more information see our Activities and Programs page.

Through the One Card network, you can access eBooks and audiobooks. Choose from classics, new releases, non fiction and bestsellers for all ages. Titles can be borrowed for up to 21 days and are returned automatically.

Access our eBook and eAudiobook collection and find out more in our Virtual Library.

Or, download the Libby app:

• iOS
• Android
• Microsoft

We have a range of special collections available to browse on your next visit:

Awards

This is a collection of a selection of titles which have won or been nominated for major literary awards including the Man Booker prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Nobel Prize in Literature. See what can be found in each of our library centres from the list below:

• City Library (Adult): International Dublin Literary Award, Nobel Prize in Literature, ABIA Book Award (Book of the Year, General Fiction, and General Non-Fiction), and the Indigenous Writer's Prize
  City Library (Children and Youth): CBCA Early Childhood, CBCA Picture Book, CBCA Younger, CBCA Older, Wilderness Society's Nature Book Week Award, Environment Award for Children's Literature (Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Picture Fiction) and the Carnegie Medal
• Hutt Street Library (Adult): Stella prize, Dylan Thomas Prize, Indie Book Awards (Book of the Year, Fiction, Debut Fiction, and Non-Fiction), Miles Franklin, and CWA Dagger Awards (Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction)
• North Adelaide Library (Adult): Booker Prize, Ned Kelly Award (Best True Crime, Best Crime Fiction, and Best International Crime Fiction), and the South Australian Literary Awards (Premier's Award, Fiction Award, Non-Fiction Award, and Unpublished SA Manuscript)
  North Adelaide Library (Children and Youth): Newbery Medal and the South Australian Literary Awards (Children's Award and the Young Adult Award)

Aboriginal Culture

This collection was developed in response to consultation with Kaurna community representatives to highlight and celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal people. We have a variety of fiction and non-fiction works for all ages created by Aboriginal Australians, or that reflect Aboriginal Australians' history and culture.

Classics

Sometimes the best place to start is with the best-loved classics. Visit any of our libraries to see our collection of children’s, teen and adult classic novels.

Short Reads

Browse our collection of short-format books at City Library for those who want a more straightforward reading experience.

Community Languages

Adelaide City Libraries offer material for loan in the following languages:

• Chinese
• French
• Japanese
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

These items are located at City Library but can be placed on hold to collect from any library.

Find out more about other languages available across the One Card Network to read material in your own language.