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 3rd: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
May 1st: The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
June 5th: Death in Brittany by Jean-Luc Bannalec
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 10th: The Cause: The American Revolution and its discontents by Joseph J. Ellis
May 8th: Elephant Company: the inspiring true story of an unlikely hero and the animals that helped him save lives in WWII by Vicki Croke
June 12th: Countdown 1960: the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America’s politics forever by Chris Wallace
Environmental Book Club – meets the third Tuesday of the month @ 7:00 pm on Zoom.
NOTE: Does NOT meet in July & August.
Join environmental enthusiast, Arthur Ensroth, in discussing current, historic, and future environmental issues through books.
April 15th: Total Garbage: how we can fix our waste and heal our world by Edward Humes
May 20th: Twelve Trees: the deep roots of our future by Daniel Lewis
Saturday, June 21st at noon: A city on Mars: can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? by Kelly Weinersmith
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.
April 22nd: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
May 27th: Horse by Geraldine Brooks
June 24th: Hello beautiful: a novel by Ann Napolitano
The historic nature of our building limits accessibility. A book discussion program is also offered in an accessible location at the Morse Institute Library (click here for dates, times, and more information).
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.
April 26th: Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
**May 31st: The Prize Winner of Defiance, OH: how my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less by Terry Ryan
**PLEASE NOTE: the May meeting is the last Saturday in May, rather than the 4th, to avoid Memorial Day weekend
June 28th: In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
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 28 we will be discussing: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany 1974.
