The Groton Public Library hosts several book discussion groups for adults that meet monthly or every other month. All are welcome to get involved! Participation is free and open to all interested adults. You are welcome to come to just one meeting, or come to all.
Groups are self-determining how they meet during 2022/23. MOST groups WILL continue offering virtual access upon request. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact adultprograms@gpl.org to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details.
Love exploring cookbooks and recipes but want some direction? Join Cook the Book! Check out the designated cookbook for the month. Choose something from the book and cook it. Then join in a discussion of the book, recipes, and general experience. This is a relaxing and enjoyable way to connect with others over food. To reserve your copy of the book email circulation@gpl.org.
The group meets about 6 times per year, usually on the thirdThursday of the month, from 7:00 - 8:00pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. The group is currently meeting in person but not sharing food due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Groups are self-determining how they meet during 2022/23. MOST groups WILL continue offering virtual access upon request. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact adultprograms@gpl.org to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details.
September 22, 2022 Comparing Milk Street Vegetables by Christopher Kimball with Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden
This group reads recent works of fiction and nonfiction that are selected by the group each June. One member of the group facilitates each month's discussion, allowing for discussions that vary with each meeting. The group generally meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, from 7:00 - 8:00pm
in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. It does not usually meet in July or
August. The last meeting of the year (June) usually includes a potluck
dinner at a member's home. Please check our Calendar for exact dates and location. To reserve your copy of each month's book, email circulation@gpl.org.
Groups are self-determining how they meet during 2022/23. MOST groups WILL continue offering virtual access upon request. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact adultprograms@gpl.org to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details.
This group reads a wide variety of works in the crime and mystery genre. It generally meets throughout the year on the third Thursday of the month, from 7:00 - 8:00pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. The group combines the November and December meeting. Please check our Calendar for dates changes and meeting location. To reserve your copy of each month's book email circulation@gpl.org.
Groups are self-determining how they meet during 2022/23. MOST groups WILL continue offering virtual access upon request. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact adultprograms@gpl.org to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details.
This is a structured group that follows the Great Books program. Each month the group has focused discussions on a limited number of readings from the designated book. The smaller amount of reading allows the group to go more in depth with their analysis of the literature. The group generally meets the third Wednesday of the month, from 7:00 - 8:00pm, in the Community Room. For more information, email or call the Circulation Desk at 978-448-1167.
2022/23 selections from Great Conversations 6, available for borrowing from GPL or for purchase from the Great Books Foundation. Visit greatbooks.org for more information.
September 21, 2022: (Great Conversations 6) "On Tranquility of Mind" by Seneca
October 19, 2022: (Great Conversations 6) "The New Organon" by Francis Bacon
November 16, 2022: (Great Conversations 6) "A Letter Concerning Toleration" by John Locke
December 21, 2021: (Great Conversations 6) "Discourse Seven" by Joshua Reynolds
January 18, 2023: (Great Conversations 6)
"The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"
by Rabbi Ben Ezra and Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward FitzGerald and Robert Browning
February 15, 2023: (Great Conversations 6)
"The Lifted Veil"
by George Eliot
March 15, 2023: (Great Conversations 6)
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"
by Mark Twain
April 19, 2023: (Great Conversations 6)
"On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life"*
by Friedrich Nietzsche
May 17, 2023: (Great Conversations 6)
"The Devil Baby at Hull House"
by Jane Addams
June 21, 2023: (Great Conversations 6) "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" by H. G. Wells