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
- Edith Wharton 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, November 1, 2025
November's title: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
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
- September 6, 2025: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- October 4, 2025: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- November 1, 2025: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
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, October 11, 2025
October's title: Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
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, November 4, 2025
Meets IN-PERSON at 11 am
November’s theme: Plays/Drama
Click here for a list of recommended titles!
Questions? Contact Robert at 310-377-9584 x215 or email: [email protected]
Join us as we read novels by the great American author of the gilded age Edith Wharton.
Meets on select Fridays at 4pm - 5pm from January to June 2026
Peninsula Center Library Purcell Meeting Room
701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
Next meeting: Friday, January 30, 2026
The House of Mirth
Reading List:
- January 30, 2026: The House of Mirth
- February 27, 2026: Ethan Frome
- March 27, 2026: The Custom of the Country
- April 24, 2026: The Age of Innocence
- May 22, 2026: The Buccaneers
- June 19, 2026: Short Stories
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!