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.

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

August 6th: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell

September 3rd: Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews

October 1st: TBA

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. 

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

September 10th: The Doctor’s Blackwell: How two pioneering sisters brought medicine to women and women to medicine by Janice Nimura

October 8th: The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the incredible rivalry that built America’s first subway  by Doug Most

Picnic Picks: A Romance Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 4:00 pm in Shaw Park, across from the front door of the BFL

Join us for a a light and fun discussion of a romance novel. 

July 21st: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

August 18th: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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. 

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

August 25th: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters  

September 22nd: The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin

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. 

July & August:  no meetings in the summer

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

October 31st: Custodians of Wonder: Ancient customs, profound traditions, and the last people keeping them alive by Eliot Stein 

**Please note: the October meeting is the 5th Saturday, rather than the 4th

December 5th: Whiskey Tender: A memoir by Deborah Jackson Taffa