Classics Revisited Book Club
The Classics Revisited book club has been a part of KPL for 20 years! Started by a group of literature-lovers in the community, our group welcomes anyone interested in discussing books many regard as classics.
We have a very broad understanding of the word “classics,” not only including old masters such as Shakespeare and Mark Twain, but also modern classics like Voyage of the Narwhal and graphic novels like Maus. While our usual focus is novels, we also have read short stories, plays, poetry, graphic novels and nonfiction. We also like to read diversely and include classics from other countries and cultures.
We meet in the swanky Board Room on the 3rd floor of the Central library from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. During the summer, we have our “Big Summer Read” where we read a longer book and discuss it when we resume our meetings in September. Each February, anybody that attends the club is encouraged to suggest classics they’d like to read, then in March/April we take an anonymous vote on what to read for the upcoming year.
Upcoming books/meetings:
September 17, 2026 (Big Summer Read): The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
October 15, 2026: Dalva by Jim Harrison
November 19, 2026: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
December 17, 2026: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
January 21, 2027: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
February 18, 2027: (Captain) Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
March 18, 2027: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
April 15, 2027: King Lear by William Shakespeare
May 20, 2027: The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
September 16, 2027 (Big Summer Read): Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Classics Revisited 2026-27
Classics Revisited 2025-26
Classics Revisited 2024-25
Classics Revisited 2023–24
Classics Revisited 2022–23
Classics Revisited 2021–22
Classics Revisited 2020–21
Classics Revisited 2019–20
Classics Revisited 2018–19
Classics Revisited 2017–18
Classics Revisited 2016–17
Classics Revisited 2015–16
Classics Revisited 2014–15
Classics Revisited 2013–14
Classics Revisited 2012–13
Classics Revisited 2011–12
Classics Revisited 2010–11
Classics Revisited 2009–10
Classics Revisited 2008–09
Classics Revisited 2007–08
Classics Revisited 2006–07