Community Calendar

Join our adult book club with a teen book twist. See why so many teen books are being turned into movies and are taking over the best seller lists.

Registration is not required. Books are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Eastern Avenue library. We meet the first Wednesday of the month at Eastern at 6:30pm. Stop by the service desk for more information.

July 2 - The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

August 6 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown

September 3 - Man O’War by Cory McCarthy

October 1 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

November 5 - Rez Ball by Byron Graves

December 3 - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Romance readers! Join us for Book Lovers, a brand new book club featuring a variety of romance novels! Join us on the first Thursday night of each month at 6:30 at the Eastern Branch to discuss our favorite romance tropes and happily ever afters. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the Eastern Branch on a first-come, first-served basis. This program is intended for adults; registration is appreciated but not required!

Here are the books we'll be reading in 2025!

May: Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

June: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

July: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

August: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

September: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

October: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

November: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

December: Late Bloomer by Mazy Eddings

Discuss scholarly topics and current events in a comfortable coffee shop atmosphere. Use your Davenport Public Library card number to access the MasterFile Premier article below. Registration is required.

November 8, 2025: Quantum Proof Secrets. Scientific American, 330(2), 36–43

QC CAN's Reading Assistance Dogs are specially trained, along with their handler, to provide the environment needed to help children improve their reading skills! This program is great for kids of all ages.

Discuss short stories from a variety of contemporary and classic authors. Please visit any Davenport library to pick up a copy of the story. The November story is “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges (1941) from In the stacks : short stories about libraries and librarians (2002) edited by Michael Cart

This program is best suited for adults.

Let's read The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo together and discuss the relationship between friendship and food. Oh, and let's try some yummy Korean snacks. Teens only (ages 11-19.) Free copies of The Way You Make Me Fee will be given to teens who register for the book club. The books will be available for pickup from the Davenport Public Library at Eastern beginning on Oct. 18. Registrants can email Mr. Joe (jcrawford@davenportlibrary.com) if they would like their book sent to another library location for pickup.

Join us for our Middle Grade Book Club, Tween the Pages! Our November book is a classic, The Westing Game!​

Registration required. Books may be picked up at the Fairmount Branch. This club is for patrons ages 8 to 11.

From the publisher:

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • Ellen Raskin's unforgettable, timeless classic continues to be cherished by young readers of each new generation.

A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer—but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on—through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings. Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community every month with our Read with Pride book club! We read fiction and nonfiction titles by queer authors and/or featuring queer characters.

We meet the third Tuesday of the month at the Fairmount Branch at 6:30pm. Books are available on a first come, first serve basis at Fairmount. This program is best suited to adults. Registration is appreciated but not required.

September - The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

October - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

November - Patricia Wants To Cuddle by Samantha Allen

December - The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

January - Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

February - Big Swiss by Jen Beagin