Book Groups
The Grafton Public Library supports the following Book Discussion Groups. Please email graftonlibrary.ma@gmail.com or call 508-839-4649 x1840 for more information! To register for a Library Book Discussion Group, visit our calendar.
“Reads Well With Others” Adult Book Discussion
Ages: 18+
meets: last Monday of the month (usually)
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
July pick: The Twilight Garden, by Sara Nisha Adams.
August pick: The Goodbye Café, by Mariah Stewart.
September pick: The Blackout Book Club, by Amy Lynn Green.
October pick: Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, by Charlie N. Holmberg.
Senior Book Discussion Group
Ages: 55+
meets: first Wednesday of each month
location: the Senior Center
facilitator: varies
August pick: A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende.
September pick: The Story of Arthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg.
October pick: Misery, by Stephen King.
November pick: Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown.
“Daytimers” GPL Book Club
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
July pick: The Morningside, by Tea Obreht.
August pick: Endangered Species, by Nevada Barr.
September pick: At the Edge of the Orchard, by Tracy Chevalier.
October pick: Weyward, Emilia Hart.
“Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually)
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
July pick: Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi.
August pick: Fever Crumb, by Philip Reeve.
September pick: I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys.
October pick: Delicious Monsters, by Liselle Sambury.
GPL Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
July pick: Force of Nature, by Jane Harper.
August pick: Earthly Remains, by Donna Leon.
September pick: Camino Island, by John Grisham.
October pick: Lavender House, by Lev AC Rosen.
Inspirational Book Club (and Guided Meditation)
Ages: 18+
meets: Last Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
July pick: A Year of Living Kindly : choices that will change your life and the world around you, by Donna Cameron.
August pick: Not the End of the World: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet, by Hannah Ritchie.
September pick: Resilient : how to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength and happiness, by Rick Hanson, PhD.
October pick: I’m Sorry I’m Late, I didn’t want to come: one introvert’s year of saying yes, by Jessica Pan.
Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 4th Thursday of the month
meets off-site
facilitator: Jane Nozzolillo/Barbara Cleary
July pick: Down the Hatch, by M.C. Beaton and / or Death at Breakfast, by Beth Richardson Gutcheon.
August pick: Three Inch Teeth, by C.J. Box and / or Give Unto Others, by Donna Leon.
September pick: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect, by Benjamin Stevenson and / or The Midnight Show Murders, by Al Roker and Dick Lochte.
October pick: Nail Biter, by Sarah Graves and / or Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Childs.