The Library will be closed this Saturday, June 13th. We will reopen at normal hours Monday, June 15th.

Book 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! 

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.

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.

profile of sherlock holmes

Looking for the next read that will keep you up all night?
The Mystery Book Club has you covered!

June 4th: A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

July 2nd: The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig

August 6th: TBA


History Book Club – meets the second Thursday of the month @ 11:00 am on Zoom – Does not meet in July.

cartoon scrollJoin us for a discussion of historical fiction and nonfiction titles.
This club is cohosted by the Natick Historical Society. 

June 11th: Declaration: the nine tumultuous weeks when America became independent, May 1-July 4, 1776 by William Hogeland

July 9th: No meeting

August 13th: The Worst Hard Time: the untold story of those who survived the great American dust bowl by Timothy Egan

 


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

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

Saturday, June 20th: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

July & August: No meetings

Sept 15th: Raising Hare: a memoir by Chloe Dalton

 


Tuesday Book Discussion – meets the fourth Tuesday of the month @ 6:30 pm at the library. 

pages of a book folded to resemble a heart

Join our long-standing Tuesday Book Discussion group, where we discuss a work of fiction each month. 

June 23rd: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 

July 28th: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali  

August 25th: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The historic nature of our building limits accessibility.
A book discussion program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library.


Nonfiction Book Club – meets the fourth Saturday of the month @ 10:00 am on Zoom

reading glasses resting on a book

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

June 27th: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery

July & August:  no meetings in the summer

Sept 26th:  The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, New Foundland by Jim DeFede

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