The library will be closed Saturday, Sept 5th – Monday, Sept. 7th for Labor Day. We will resume normal hours (including Saturdays!) on Tuesday, Sept. 8th.

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!

September 3rd: Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews

October 1st: The Golden Gate by Amy Chua

November 5th: TBA

 


History Book Club – meets the second Thursday of the month @ 11:00 am on Zoom 

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

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

November 12th: Nothing More of This Land: Community, power, and the search for Indigenous identity by Joseph Lee

 


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. 

September 15th: If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia

October 20th: TBA

 

 


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. 

September 22nd: The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin

October 27th: Counterfeit by Kristin Chen  

November 24th: TBA

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. 

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

**Please note: we will meet on Saturday, December 5th (rather than the 4th Saturday of Nov and Dec) in order to avoid the holidays. 

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