About us
This quarterly book club is devoted to the True Crime genre and is offered both in person in the Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library and online via Zoom. To receive the link to join the quarterly online discussion, you must register for each program at Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club | Bloomington Public Library. After registering, via email you will receive the link(s) needed to join the discussion(s).
During 2026, the club will meet on February 23, April 27, July 27, and October 26.
Upcoming events
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True Crime Book Club - Feb 23, 2026
Location not specified yetLock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will discuss In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child by Kim Cross. As an added bonus, the book's author will join our discussion via Zoom, so have your questions ready!
Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Help Desk at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org or 309.590.6168 to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed online at Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club | Bloomington Public Library, in person at the Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
During 2026, the True Crime Book Club will meet quarterly on the fourth Monday of February, April, July, and October.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.or2 attendees
True Crime Book Club - Apr 27, 2026
Location not specified yetLock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will read When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum. Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Help Desk at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org or 309.590.6168 to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed online at Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club | Bloomington Public Library, in person at the Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
In 2026, the True Crime Book Club will meet quarterly on the fourth Monday of February, April, July, and October.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.1 attendee
True Crime Book Club - July 27, 2026
Location not specified yetLock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will read Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio. Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Help Desk at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org or 309.590.6168 to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed online at Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club | Bloomington Public Library, in person at the Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
During 2026, the True Crime Book Club will meet quarterly on the fourth Monday of February, April, July, and October.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.1 attendee
True Crime Book Club - Oct 26, 2026
Location not specified yetLock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will read The Borden Tragedy by Rick Geary. Attendees will have the option to meet either in-person at the library or online via Zoom.
Contact the library's Help Desk at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org or 309.590.6168 to check out or reserve a print copy of the book. Digital copies of this book (eBook or eAudiobook) may be available through the Libby or Hoopla apps.
Registration is ONLY REQUIRED for online participants and can be completed online at Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club | Bloomington Public Library, in person at the Help Desk on the library's second floor, or by calling 309.590.6168. Via email, registrants will receive a link to access the program on Zoom.
During 2026, the True Crime Book Club will meet quarterly on the fourth Monday of February, April, July, and October.
Questions about this book club can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.1 attendee
Past events
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