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
January pick: The Raven Thief, by Gigi Pandian.
February pick: Must Love Flowers, by Debbie Macomber.
March pick: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, by Heather Fawcett.
April pick: Memory of Water, by Emmi Itäranta.
Senior Book Discussion Group
Ages: 55+
meets: first Wednesday of each month
location: the Senior Center
facilitator: varies
February pick: The Girl Who Came Home: a novel of the Titanic, by Hazel Gaynor.
March pick: The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets, by Sarah Miller.
April pick: Flight of the Sparrow, by Amy Belding Brown.
May pick: The Spectacular, by Fiona Davis.
“Daytimers” GPL Book Club
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
January pick: The Collected Regrets of Clover, by Mikki Brammer.
February pick: When No One is Watching, by Alyssa Cole.
March pick: The Stationery Shop, by Marjan Kamali.
April pick: Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton.
“Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually)
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
January pick: Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West.
February pick: How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow.
March pick: Rust in the Root, by Justina Ireland.
April pick: The Last True Poets of the Sea, by Julia Drake.
GPL Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
January pick: The Dark Hours, by Michael Connelly.
February pick: The Godwulf Manuscript, by Robert B. Parker.
March pick: Galway Girl, by Ken Buren.
April pick: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia.
Inspirational Book Club (and Guided Meditation)
Ages: 18+
meets: Last Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
January pick: Atomic Habits: tiny changes, remarkable results: an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones, by James Clear.
February pick: The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz.
March pick: Plays Well with Others, by Eric Barker.
April pick: The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis, by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac.
Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 4th Thursday of the month
meets off-site
facilitator: Jane Nozzolillo/Barbara Cleary
January pick: Secrets of Sloane House, by Shelley Shepard Gary and / or Miss Dimple Suspects, by Mignon Franklin Ballard.
February pick: TailSpin, by Catherine Coulter and / or The Dead Play On, by Heather Graham.
March pick: Fatal Roots, by Sheila Connolly and / or Murder at Rough Point, by Alyssa Maxwell.
April pick: Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge, by Spencer Quinn and / or Murder at the Brightwell, by Ashley Weaver.