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!
February 5th: King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
March 5th: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
April 2nd: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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.
February 12th: Night flyer: Harriet Tubman and the faith dreams of a free people by Tiya Miles
March 12th: The Boston Massacre: a family history by Serena Zabin
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
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.
February 17th: The Serviceberry: Abundance and reciprocity in the natural world by Robin Wall Kimmerer
March 17th: The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A story of climate and hope on one American street by Mike Tidwell
April 21st: Sea of Grass: The conquest, ruin, and redemption of nature on the American prairie by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty
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.
February 24th: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake
March 24th: The Art Thief: a true story of passion, obsession, and a monumental crime spree by Michael Finkel
April 24th: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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.
February 28th: Driving Mr. Albert: A trip across America with Einstein’s brain by Michael Paterniti
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
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 February 23, we will be discussing:
In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong 2000.
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