Looking for a great new read? Hoping to meet other members of the community? Join us for one of our adult book clubs — new members are always welcome! We also offer Cinéphile Mondays — a discussion group for those who love cinema.
Some discussion groups are held over Zoom, while one is hybrid, and one is held in person at the library. To join any book club, click through to the event page to register (and receive the Zoom meeting information, if applicable). Copies of the books are available at the BFL. The films for Cinéphile Mondays are available through Kanopy.
If you don’t find what you are looking for here, check our book recommendation resources
Mystery Book Club – meets the first Thursday of the month @ 1:00 pm on Zoom
Looking for the next read that will keep you up all night?
The Mystery Book Club has you covered!
February 6th: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
March 6th: Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
April 3rd: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
History Book Club – meets the second Thursday of the month @ 11:00 am on Zoom
Join us for a discussion of historical fiction and nonfiction titles.
This club is cohosted by the Natick Historical Society.
February 13th: Up Home: one girl’s journey by Ruth Simmons
March 13th: American Jezebel: the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante
April 10th: The Cause: The American Revolution and its discontents by Joseph J. Ellis
Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom
Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.
February 18th: The Comfort of Crows: a backyard year by Margaret Renkl
March 18th: Eight Bears: mythic past and imperiled future by Gloria Dickie
April 15th: Total Garbage: How we can fix our waste and heal our world by Edward Humes
Tuesday Night Book Club – meets the fourth Tuesday of the month @ 6:30 pm at the library
Join our long-standing Tuesday evening Book Club, where we discuss a work of fiction each month.
February 25th: Tom Lake: a novel by Ann Patchett
March 25th: How to read a book: a novel by Monica Wood
April 22nd: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nonfiction Book Club – meets the fourth Saturday of the month @ 10:00 am in hybrid form – you choose in person or Zoom
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Come explore it all with us in the Nonfiction Book Club.
February 22nd: Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: how to change the world in quiet ways by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
March 22nd: Strength in What Remains: A journey of remembrance and forgiveness by Tracy Kidder
April 26th: Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Cinéphile Mondays – meets the last Monday of the month @ 4:00 pm on Zoom
Meant as a tribute to the film art around the world, from the days of silent cinema to the new waves and beyond, our Cinéphile Mondays is a slow and tasteful appreciation of the First Century of Cinema. Watch a movie at home and then join film history & media studies Professor MV for a virtual discussion.
For Monday February 24
we will be discussing: 35 Rhums/ 35 Shots of Rum by Claire Denis, France 2008.
