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Join the OU Health Campus leisure book club

Relax and Read

Relax and Read is sponsored by the Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library and funded by the Bird Society Endowment

The Relax and Read book club was introduced on the Health Sciences campus in March 2016 as an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to discuss books that are for leisure reading.

Want to suggest a book just fill out our: Book Suggestion Form

Book Club Discussion 

Join us for a book discussion each semester in person or via Zoom.

For more details email: bhslnpm@ouhsc.edu or phone: 271-2285 ext. 48725 for clarification.

Please note: For our reserved events, non-response to a calendar invitation or email about an event will be considered as a declination to attend.

Not on the Health Sciences campus?

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Program Details and Policies

 How to Participate:

  1. Sign up via email at: bhslnpm@ouhsc.edu 
    • As a member you will be eligible to receive one of the 60 available books we offer each semester and you will also be eligible to attend the book discussion luncheons we host each semester.
    • You will be officially added to the Relax and Read Microsoft Teams group.
    • Offical communications for book club will be sent via email however updates regarding availability of books, prizes, location changes and food selections will all be communicated via Microsoft Teams
    • To be equitable to the entire campus community we reserve the option to limit the number of books distributed to a single department.
    • You will be notified when copies of the book are ready for pickup. You must have a valid OUHSC ID to pickup your reserved copy of the book at the Bird Library 3rd Floor Service Desk from 9am- 5pm.
    •  Reserved copies of the book can also be sent through interoffice mail if requested.
    • Members who respond to survey after all books are claimed or seats at a luncheon have been reserved can be added to our waiting list upon request. Member on the waiting list will be contacted only if a book or seat at the luncheon becomes available.
    • We will only hold book reservations for two weeks from the date we begin distributing books. Failure to claim your reserved copy in this timeframe will result in that copy being redistributed to another member on the waiting list.

Fall 2025

The Kennedy Girl

Julia Bryan Thomas

Book Cover for Kennedy Girl


From esteemed author Julia Bryan Thomas comes a novel for readers who loved the fashion and glamour of The Second Life of Mirielle West and the clandestine intrigue of The Secrets We Kept, showcasing a journey to France through the eyes of a wide-eyed American orphan who becomes embroiled in an international espionage scheme.

This American Girl in Paris might hold the fate of nations...

Summary from Goodreads