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We will be closing at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, December 24th and will be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25th.

Book & Film Discussion Clubs

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

February 6th: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 

 


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. 

January 9th:  The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

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.

 


Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom

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Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.

January 21st: Fire Weather by John Vaillant

February 18th: TBA

March 18th: TBA

 


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

January 28th: Demon Copperhead: a novel by Barbara Kingsolver

February 25th: How to read a book: a novel  by Monica Wood

March 25th: Tom Lake: a novel by Ann Patchett

 


Nonfiction Book Club – meets the fourth Saturday of the month @ 10:00 am in hybrid form – you choose in person or Zoom

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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!  Come explore it all with us in the Nonfiction Book Club. 

December: no meeting

January 25th: Ice: from mixed drinks to skating rinks, a cool history of a hot commodity by Amy Brady

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

 


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 December 30
We will be discussing: Perfect Days by Wim Wenders, Japan/Germany 2023

 

 

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