Interest Groups

MOST groups 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.

• NEW! Daytime DIY with Kimberly Stoney

  A brand new art program! Join us once a month for a guided art/craft project with Kimberly Stoney.

  Sept. 16, 2025 - Embroidered Notebooks

  Made possible by the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust.

• NEW! 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.

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

• NEW! Love Through The Ages

  View a different romantic comedy each month. We'll start with films from the 1930s in Fall 2025 and move forward in time. Meets at 12:30 pm on the last Wednesday of each month.

  Sept. 24, 2025 - It Happened One Night (1934)

  Oct. 29, 2025 - My Man Godfrey (1936)

  Nov. 19 - Bringing Up Baby (1938)

• Dungeons and Dragons

  Enjoy Dungeons and Dragons but need a group to play with? Ever wondered what all the fuss is about with this game that continues to be popular after 50 years of play? Join a small group with an experienced Dungeon Master 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.

• Let's Talk About...

  

  Come together with a small group of members of the Groton Community to practice discussing challenging and often divisive topics. The goal of these conversations is not to debate or change one another's opinions, but to build understanding of one another and find ways to strengthen our community. Each month will feature a different topic.
  

  	September 2, 2025 News in the Modern World
  	October 7, 2025 Civic Renewal
  	November 4, 2025 Free Speech
  	December 2, 2025 Technology and Relationships

• 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.
  

• 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 other 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.

  	October 21, 2025 Good Earth Holistic Kitchen Cooking Demonstration (IN PERSON)
  	December 16, 2025 Plant-Based Dessert Swap
  	February 17, 2026 Judith Taylor of Seeds2Plate
  	April 21, 2026 The Vegan Nest Cooking Demonstration
  	June 16, 2026 Year End Pot Luck

  
  

• Los Literarios: Spanish Literary Society

  This group is dedicated to people who love reading and speak Spanish. Los Literários isa small group who meets online every second Friday of the month to talk about whatever people are already reading. No assigned reading!

  The books and articles you read don’t need to be in Spanish. Only the discussion is in Spanish. Classics, mysteries, biographies, children’s books, you name it -- discussion on any genre are welcome.

  This is a space to talk about what people have been reading, recite a poem, read a passage of our latest read, recommend our favorite book ever, and hopefully even inspire you to comment on other books based on what you hear.

  During a meeting, you may choose to stay quiet and enjoy the discussion, or share your thoughts on a book magazine article, an author, a poem you love – anything, really.

  This group is inspired by “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” a historic novel by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer based on the German invasion of Guernsey during World War II. The book describes a group of islanders who, starved and abused by the Nazis, found solace in a literary group where everyone picked whatever book was available and talked about it at the next meeting.

  These were people with varied levels of education who felt empowered by being together and around books. They found in books and in each other the strength to endure hardship. The bravest also found in their little society the courage to speak up, choose love over prejudice and fight for what they believed.

  September 12

  October 10

  November 14

  December 12

  January 9

  February 13

  March 13

  April 10

  May 8

  June 12

  Sponsored by the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust. Presented in partnership with the Bigelow and Nashua Public Libraries.

• 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.
  

  September 3, 17

  October 1, 15

  November 5, 19

  December 3, 17

  January 7, 21

  February 4, 18

  March 4, 18

  April 1, 15

  May 6, 20

  June 3, 17

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