Book clubs for adults at the Santa Maria Public Library cater to readers who enjoy all genres. Monthly discussions are held in the library’s learning loft and include light refreshments.
The Junk Journal Book Club combines reading with crafting, giving members the opportunity to discuss novels of different genres and journal with craft materials. On Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. the club will discuss The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. Next month, The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley will be the topic of discussion at the Nov. 15 meeting.
For fans of romance novels, the Flirty Fiction Book Club is set to meet at 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 20 and Nov. 17. In October it’ll discuss Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld in November.
The Valley Reads group will meet on Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. to discuss Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
Call (805) 925-0994 to register. Participants must be 18 years or older. Follow the library on Instagram @santamaria_publiclibrary for updates. The library is located at 421 S. McClelland St. in Santa Maria.
This article appears in Oct 9 – Oct 16, 2025.