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!
December 5th: The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer
January 2nd: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
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.
November 14th: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches by S.C Gwynne
December 12th: White House Wild Child: how Alice Roosevelt broke all the rules and won the heart of America by Shelley Frazer Mickle
Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom
(NOTE: September & October will meet in the Library/ November & December will meet on Zoom)
Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.
November 19th: Fuzz: when nature breaks the law by Mary roach
December 17th: Alfie & me: what owls know, what humans believe by Carl Safina
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.
November: no meeting
December 10th: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
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.
October 26th: On Writing: a memoir of the craft by Stephen King
November 23rd: First Friends: the powerful, unsung (and unelected) people who shaped our presidents by Gary Ginsberg
December: no meeting
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 November 25
We will be discussing: Three Lives and Only One Death by Raoul Ruiz, France/Portugal 1996
