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.
The group meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 8:00pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. The group is currently meeting in person.
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.
October 11, 2023
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Future titles will be selected by the group during this meeting.
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 2023/24. 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 26, 2023 The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
October 24, 2023 To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf
November 28, 2023 Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
December 19, 2023 Breaking the Age Code
by Becca Levy
January 23, 2024 The Power
by Naomi Alderman
February 27, 2024 Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah
March 26, 2024 The Plague
by Albert Camus
April 23, 2024 Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
May 28, 2024 Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
June 27, 2023 Traditionally an annual potluck supper and planning meeting at a member's home. Check calendar for more 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 2023/24. 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.
2023 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 20, 2023: (Great Conversations 6) The Daughters of the Late Colonel, Katherine Mansfield
October 18, 2023: (Great Conversations 6) R.U.R., Karel Čapek
November 15, 2023: (Great Conversations 6) My Confession, Mary McCarthy
December 21, 2021: (Great Conversations 6) Holy Week, Deborah Eisenberg