Interest Groups

MOST groups continue offering virtual access upon request. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact [email protected] to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details.

• Daytime DIY with Local Artists

  A brand new art program! Join us once a month for a guided art/craft project with a local artist. Advanced registration is required.

  Sept. 8, 2026

  Exploding Books with Kimberly Stoney

  Sept. 22, 2026

  Necklace Making with Maureen Allen

  Oct. 13, 2026

  Nature Inspired Collage with Elizabeth Cohen

  Oct. 27. 2026

  Hans Hoffman and Artist Trading Cards with Joyce Thomas

  Nov. 10, 2026

  Harvest Stitching with Erin Boyle of My Darling Threads

  Nov. 17, 2026

  Kinusaiga with Beth Dalal

  Dec. 8, 2026

  Watercolors for Beginners: Find Your Flow with Jenny Schneider

  Made possible by a grant from the Town of Groton's Lecture Fund and the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust.

• Grief and Loss Peer Support Group

  Peer support grief and loss group for adults to come together for mutual understanding, support and sharing. Please note this is a support group, not therapy.

  If someone has not passed yet you are having grief of relationship please email coordinator for a list of supports. This group is specific to grief from a passing.

  Meets at 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

  Resources & coordination volunteered by Cynthia Petelle, MS, LMHC, Private Practice Therapist.

  Written by Cynthia A. Petelle, MS, LMHC

  Loss & Grief: Saying Goodbye

  How do we say goodbye if we never got the chance. We aren't even sure we know yet what has happened. We still look for them, call or think they are here. Adjusting to the vacancy of them is so unexplainably empty, painful or raw. Where do we go, what do we do .. we have lost our place. Someone has pulled us out of line and left us with our basket spilling onto the floor. Then the feelings, those. Like nothing felt before. Tears, hurt, frustration, anger, pain, loneliness, sadness, yearning, ache, confusion, even relief or wonder. Think I read once it is supposed to happen in stages- sadness, anger, denial - or something. Well it comes and doesn't like the next wave or airplane flying overhead. It's

  consuming even when it's not. There is no beginning and you may find, no perfect ending. When are you going to move on .. that's not really even a thing, is it? I'm moving within - within grief, pain and missing- at my own speed and sometimes that of another force- and maybe even with hollowness that feels twisted like neglect. Please give me grace, for myself and from you. I'll need it. To all those grieving.

  How we move through grief is personal and not always in any magnitude of understanding. For this, you have my condolences.

• The Quest Collective: Dungeons and Dragons and Other RPGs

  Enjoy Dungeons and Dragons but need a group to play with? Ever wondered what all the fuss is about with role playing games? Join a small group with an experienced leader to guide you!
  

  Group meets the first and third Saturday of each month from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

  Made possible by the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust.

• GPL Knitting & Crochet Group

  

  The knitting and crochet group meets weekly, on Thursday afternoons throughout the year, between 1:30 - 3:30pm. Other needlecrafts or handcrafts are welcome. This is an informal gathering. Feel free to come and go within the time period as your schedule allows. This is a time for self-directed work on our own projects with casual conversation, but members are willing to share tips and ideas.
  

  Meetings are held in the library, usually in the Community Room on the lower level. In nice weather, the group may decide to meet outdoors, gathering in the garden behind the library. Check the Calendar for individual dates and any last-minute decisions about meeting location based upon the weather. Contact Susanne for more information.
  

• Craft and Chat

  Gather with other creative individuals once every other week to chat and work on whatever art/craft pursuit you enjoy!
  

• Trivia Tuesday

  

  Answer weekly trivia questions with a different theme or focus each week! Please check the Calendar for individual dates.

  Signing up for this event signs you up for the entire series and allows for the questions to be emailed to you.

• Plant Powered Group

  

  Interested in exploring plant-based eating? Trying to include more fruits and vegetables in your diet? Want to expand your vegetarian or vegan options? Join a group of Groton area locals to discuss plant-based eating every month. The group is welcoming of everyone, regardless of their place in the journey of plant-based eating.
  

  Each month the group will focus on a different topic to guide discussion.

  	Sept. 22, 2026 How to Season Your Food Virtual Q&A with Helen Rennie
  	Oct. 20, 2026 Organizing for Plant-Based Life
  	Nov. 17, 2026 Fiber and Digestion: The Missing Link to Better Health with Jill Ahlstrand of Harvesting Flavor
  	Dec. 15, 2026 Virtual Holiday Cooking Demonstration with the Esselstyn Foundation

  
  

• Deadly Prose Mystery Writer's Group

  

  Are you writing a mystery? A thriller or suspense novel? Are you thinking about writing one? Join this group for helpful advice and encouragement from others who love all forms of mystery genre. Share your work in-progress and cheer on others.

  The group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month as a virtual meeting from 5:00 - 7:00pm.
  

  Sept. 2, 16

  Oct. 7, 21

  Nov. 4, 18

  Dec. 2, 16

  Jan. 6, 20

  Feb. 3, 17

  March 3, 17

  April 7, 21

  May 5, 19

  June 2, 16

Looking for the Spanish Conversation Group? It's under Lifelong Learning.