Book Groups

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.

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 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.

	September 22, 2022 Comparing Milk Street Vegetables by Christopher Kimball with Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden
	November 17, 2022 Ripe Figs by Yasmin Khan
	December 15, 2022 Cookie Exchange (bring in a batch of cookies and go home with a variety)
	February 9, 2023 Soup Swap (bring individual servings of one soup and go home with a variety)
	April 13, 2023 Show and Tell (a chance to share favorite cookbooks and the stories that go with them)
	June 8, 2023 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samrin Nosrat

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 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.

Check out this list of titles the group has read in years past: GPL Page Turners History.

	September 27, 2022 Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
	October 25, 2022 Finding Freedom by Erin French
	November 15, 2022 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
	December 6, 2022 Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
	January 24, 2023 Elephant Company by Vicky Constantine Croke
	February 28, 2023 The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Heather Terrell
	March 28, 2023 Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishigaro
	April 25, 2023 How to be Perfect by Michael Schur
	May 23, 2023 Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
	June 27, 2023 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 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.

	September 15, 2022 The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
	October 20, 2022 The Lake House by Kate Morton
	December 1, 2022 The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
	January 19, 2023 The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
	February 16, 2023 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
	March 16, 2023 Lightning Strike by William Kent Kreuger
	April 20, 2023 Red Notice by Bill Browder
	May 18, 2023 Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
	June 15, 2023 The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
	July 20, 2023 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
	August 17, 2023 Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala
	September 21, 2023 Northern Spy by Flynn Berry

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 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
	July 19, 2023: (Great Conversations 6) "Mario and the Magician" by Thomas Mann

Book Groups

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