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!
July 11th: The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
August 1st: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
September 5th: 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.
July – no meeting
August 8th: Four Lost Cities: a secret history of the urban age by Annalee Newitz
September 12th: The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder by David Grann
Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom
Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.
The environmental book club does not meet in July & August — happy Summer!
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 (and sometimes a good nonfiction title!).
July 23rd: Hell of a book by Jason Mott
August 27th: Erotic stories for Punjabi widows by Jaswal Balli Kaur
September 24th: The cemetery of untold stories by Alvarez Julia.
Nonfiction Book Club – meets the fourth Saturday of the month @ 10:00 am in hybrid form – you choose in person or Zoom
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Come explore it all with us in the Nonfiction Book Club.
June 22nd: The Feather Thief: beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
July 27th: Harry Truman’s Excellent adventure: the true story of a great American road trip by Matthew Algeo
August 24th: Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever by Matt Singer
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 July 29
We will be discussing:
Waking Life by Richard Linklater, USA 2001
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