Stay up to date on the latest picks for global digital book clubs like Big Library Read and Together We Read, where readers come together to connect with the same book at the same time through their local library. Plus, find additional inspiration for your local book club.

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Annie Suhy has been working in the book industry since 2006. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is "The Splinter Factory" by Jeffrey McDaniel.

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Get a new reading recommendation from Oprah, Reese and other celebrities with their own book clubs. Borrow them free on the Libby app from your library.

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5 celebrity book clubs to follow for your next great read

We're shining the spotlight on these celeb-backed books.

Gabriela Mendicino is a lifelong reader, houseplant addict, and literal tree-hugger. She lives in the Cleveland area with the Mendicino Menagerie (a toddler, two dogs, three cats, a lot of fish, and one sometimes-grumpy man) and can and will launch into a tirade about how much she loves them so, you know...watch out for that.

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Join readers for the digital book club, Together We Read U.S., and borrow "One Summer in Savannah" by Terah Shelton Harrison on the Libby app from your library.

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Heartbreak and hope in the new Together We Read book club pick, “One Summer in Savannah”

Connect with fellow readers and join the digital book club!

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Watch “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” on Kanopy through your public library from Feb. 5-19 as part of Big Movie Watch, a new Kanopy film club. 

Now streaming on a device near you: "What’s Love Got to Do With It?", via Big Movie Watch, a new Kanopy film club

Be sure to catch the film from now until Feb. 19!

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Calling all makers! Learn new techniques or get inspiration for your next project with these craft books on Libby that will get your creative juices flowing.

25+ craft & DIY books to inspire your next project

Calling all makers! Get your creative juices flowing with these crafty picks.

Meghan Volchko is a writer for Libby Life and a collection development librarian. Her English degree set her up perfectly for grad school, where she received her MLIS and has been immersed in the world of books ever since. You can find her reading with her cat, traveling with her friends and family, or chasing after her toddler. HEAs are life.

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Spice up your reading list and start a cookbook club! Get a group together and try out a recipe in one of these cookbooks available on the Libby app.

How to start your own cookbook club, plus 6 delicious books to read & sample

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Join readers for Big Library Read, the global digital book club, and borrow “Artie and the Wolf Moon” by Olivia Stephens with no waiting on the Libby app.

Supernatural adventure awaits in werewolf graphic novel “Artie and the Wolf Moon,” the next Big Library Read pick

Borrow with no holds or waiting until Nov. 16!

Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia is a Social Media Specialist for OverDrive, the creator of the Libby library reading app. When she’s not working, she’s most likely reading or creating bookish content for her bookish blogs @NahomysLibrary. Nahomy’s current favorite book is “Yours Truly” by Abby Jimenez.

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Your book club will love uncovering whodunit in these compelling mysteries available on the Libby app. 

Booked for murder: 12 thrilling mysteries for your book club

Your book club will love uncovering whodunit.

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Cherish your friendships and these books that dive into the ups, downs and complexities between friends on the Libby app. 

Read with your bestie: 12 books about female friendship

Cherish your friendships and these books that dive into the ups, downs and complexities between friends.

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Join readers for the global digital book club, Big Library Read, and borrow "A Very Typical Family" by Sierra Godfrey with no holds or wait lists on the Libby app from your library.

Heartfelt & hilarious family drama “A Very Typical Family” is the next Big Library Read pick

Start reading now with no holds or waiting!

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