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
September pick: The Blackout Book Club, by Amy Lynn Green.
October pick: The Goodbye Café, by Mariah Stewart.
November pick: The Blackout Book Club, by Amy Lynn Green.
December 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
October pick: Misery, by Stephen King.
November pick: Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown.
December pick: Crow Lake, by Mary Lawson.
January pick: The Woman Who Stole Vermeer, by Anthony M. Amore.
“Daytimers” GPL Book Club
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
September pick: At the Edge of the Orchard, by Tracy Chevalier.
October pick: Weyward, Emilia Hart.
November pick: The Kamogawa Food Detectives, by Hisashi Kashiwai
December pick: Flight, Lynn Steger Strong.
“Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually)
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
September pick: I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys.
October pick: Delicious Monsters, by Liselle Sambury.
November pick: Love in Winter Wonderland, by Abiola Bello.
December pick: The Haunting of Charles Dickens, by Liselle Sambury.
GPL Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
September pick: Camino Island, by John Grisham.
October pick: Lavender House, by Lev AC Rosen.
November pick: Blackmail and Bibingka, by Mia P Manansala.
December pick: Sherlock Holmes & the Christmas Demon, by James Lovegrove and/or Sherlock Holmes & the Twelve Thefts of Christmas by Tim Major.
Inspirational Book Club (and Guided Meditation)
Ages: 18+
meets: Last Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
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.
November pick: Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 conversation strategies to build trust, resolve conflict, and increase intimacy, by Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman.
December pick: The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, by Jamil Zaki.
Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 4th Thursday of the month
meets off-site
facilitator: Jane Nozzolillo/Barbara Cleary
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.
November pick: The Christmas Mystery, by Richard Dilallo and / or The Keeper by John Lescroart.
December pick: November’s books were discussed in early December. (January titles are: A Treacherous Tale, by Elizabeth Penney and/or Through the Evil Days, by Julia Spencer-Fleming).