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.

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.

Bookin’ It Around the World - NEW

Explore the world through the written word. This group focuses on reading a book from a different culture each month. Most books are fiction. Every effort is made to find books written by members of each culture and to represent a wide variety of perspectives from every continent. This group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, from 6:30 - 8:00pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. 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 23, 2021 – Dominican Republic In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
	October 28, 2021 – Kuwait A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
	November 18, 2021 – American Indian The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
	December 16, 2021 – New Zealand When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe
	January 27, 2022 – Bangladesh A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
	February 24, 2022 – Liberia She Would be King by Wayetu Moore
	March 24, 2022 – Turkey The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
	April 28, 2022 – England Small Island by Andrea Levy
	May 26, 2022 – Pakistan In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
	June 23, 2022 – Chile Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra
	July 28, 2022 – Colombia The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

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.

	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.

	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.

	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 17, 2022 TBA
	March 17, 2022 TBA
	April 21, 2022 TBA
	May 19, 2022 TBA
	June 16, 2022 TBA

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 6:30 - 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.

	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 condtinued (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) details TBA
	February 9, 2022: RELATIONSHIPS condtinued (Her Own Accord) details TBA
	March 9, 2022: WORK (Her Own Accord) details TBA
	April 13, 2022: WORK condtinued (Her Own Accord) details TBA
	May 11, 2022: POLITICS (Her Own Accord) details TBA
	June 8, 2022: POLITICS condtinued (Her Own Accord) details TBA

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