Book Groups

All groups will meet in person during Fall 2021. However, the library WILL continue offering virtual access to all groups 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.

• Cook the Book Cookbook Club

  

  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 second Thursday of the month, from 6:30 - 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.

  All groups will meet in person during Fall 2021. However, the library WILL continue offering virtual access to all groups upon request. If you are 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 9, 2021 Dinner for Everyone by Mark Bittmann
  	November 4, 2021 EveryDayCook by Alton Brown
  	December 9, 2021 Cookbook Swap (bring in a cookbook to pass on and go home with a new one)
  	January 13, 2022 Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg
  	March 10, 2022 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
  	May 12, 2022 Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook by Dorie Greenspan

• GPL Page Turners Book Group (Formerly GPL Book Group)

  

  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 6:30 - 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.

  All groups will meet in person during Fall 2021. However, the library WILL continue offering virtual access to all groups upon request. If you are 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 28, 2021 Middlemarch by George Eliot
  	October 26, 2021 - This meeting will be online as it coordinates with the 'Saving the Arts during the Great Depression' Talk Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
  	November 16, 2021 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanathi
  	December 21, 2021 Anxious People by Frederik Bachman
  	January 25, 2022 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
  	February 22, 2022 The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  	March 22, 2022 The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson
  	April 26, 2022 Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
  	May 24, 2022 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
  	June 28, 2022 Traditionally an annual potluck supper and planning meeting at a member's home. Check calendar for more details.

• Mad About Mystery Book Group

  

  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 6:30 - 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.

  All groups will meet in person during Fall 2021. However, the library WILL continue offering virtual access to all groups upon request. If you are 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 16, 2021 The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
  	October 21, 2021 The Mitford Trial by Jessica Fellowes
  	December 2, 2021 Holding by Graham Norton
  	January 20, 2022 In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
  	February 15, 2022 Any Hank Phillippi Ryan book in preparation for her virtual visit
  	March 17, 2022 Turn of the Key by Julia Spencer-Fleming
  	April 21, 2022 Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
  	May 19, 2022 Bombay Prince by Sujata Maseey
  	June 16, 2022 Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
  	July 21, 2022 Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
  	August 18, 2022 The Guest List by Lucy Foley
  	September 15, 2022 The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

• Great Books Discussion Group

  

  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 second 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.

  2021/22 selections from Her Own Accord: American Women on Identity, Culture, and Community, available for borrowing from GPL or for purchase from the Great Books Foundation. Visit greatbooks.org for more information.

  All groups will meet in person during Fall 2021. However, the library WILL continue offering virtual access to all groups upon request. If you are 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 8, 2021: IDENTITY (Her Own Accord) "What Do Women Want?" by Kim Addonizio At Odds by Julia Serano Ending Poem by Aurora Levins Morales and Rosario Morales
  	October 13, 2021: IDENTITY continued (Her Own Accord) Even the Queen by Connie Willis Rowing by Anne Sexton
  	November 10, 2021: FAMILY (Her Own Accord) I Go Back to May 1937 by Sharon Olds Freedom Fighter by Perri Klass My Father’s Chinese Wives by Sandra Tsing Loh
  	December 8, 2021: FAMILY continued (Her Own Accord) Stories Don’t Have Endings by Janice Gould The Box House and the Snow by Cristina Henriquez
  	January 12, 2022: RELATIONSHIPS (Her Own Accord) A Boy My Sister Dated in High School, by Emily Mitchell Apple Picking, by Laura Negrete Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, by Z Z Packer
  	February 9, 2022: RELATIONSHIPS continued (Her Own Accord) The Burning Heart, by Louise Gluck Re-forming the Crystal, by Adrienne Rich
  	March 9, 2022: WORK (Her Own Accord) Mind-Body Story, by Nina Barrett One Out of Twelve: Writers Who Are Women in Our Century, by Tillie Olsen (selection from a longer essay) Baby Gotta Eat, Parts I-V, by Kima Jones
  	April 13, 2022: WORK continued (Her Own Accord) Lowering Your Standards for Food Stamps, by Sheryl Luna Color Blind or Color Brave? by Mellody Hobson Reeling for the Empire, by Karen Russell
  	May 11, 2022: POLITICS (Her Own Accord) "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison “When the World as We Knew It Ended, by Joy Harjo
  	June 8, 2022: POLITICS continued (Her Own Accord) Bad Feminist: Take One, by Roxane Gay Woodchucks, by Maxine Kumin
  	July 13, 2022: POLITICS continued (Her Own Accord) Reading Lessons, by Edwidge Danticat Ways of Conquest, by Denise Levertov