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.
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!
April 2nd: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
May 7th: In the Woods by Tana French
June 4th: A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
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.
April 9th: A Land So Strange: the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca: The extraordinary tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century by Andrés Reséndez
May 14th: Destiny of the Republic: a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president by Candice Millard
June 11th: Declaration: the nine tumultuous weeks when America became independent, May 1-July 4, 1776 by William Hogeland
Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom.
DO NOT MEET IN JULY & AUGUST
Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.
April 21st: The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: a story of climate and hope on one American street by Mike Tidwell
May 19th: Sea of Grass: the conquest, ruin, and redemption of nature on the American prairie by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty
June 16th: Raising Hare: a memoir by Chloe Dalton
Tuesday Book Discussion – meets the fourth Tuesday of the month @ 6:30 pm at the library.
Join our long-standing Tuesday Book Discussion group, where we discuss a work of fiction each month.
March 24th: The Art Thief: a true story of passion, obsession, and a monumental crime spree by Michael Finkel + The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
April 28th: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
May 26th: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
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
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Come explore it all with us in the Nonfiction Book Club.
March 28th: Dropkick Murphy: A legendary life by Emily Sweeney
April 25th: The Art Thief: a true story of passion, obsession, and a monumental crime spree by Michael Finkel
May 30th: Cabin: Off the grid adventures with a clueless craftsman by Patrick Hutchison
**Please note: in May we are meeting on the 5th Saturday in order to avoid Memorial Day weekend**
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 April 27, we will be discussing:
Blow-Up by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy 1966.
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