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book groups

There are multiple active groups and clubs at the Dedham Public Library. Below are schedules and book information for each group.

The Library orders a handful of the book being discussed; the requested books can be picked up at the meeting location about a month prior to the discussion date. Other formats (audiobooks, e-books, large print) can be requested through the Minuteman Library Network catalog.

Main Library Book Groups

The following book groups meet at the Main Library, 43 Church Street. Please reach out to the specific staff member for questions or more information.

The Main Library Book Group meets at the Main Library at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of the month.

Contact Ari Pappas for questions, 781-751-9284.

Upcoming books:

April 17, 2024 - West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
May 15, 2024 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
September 18, 2024 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
October 16, 2024 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
November 20, 2024 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Other books that have been read:

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Laura Love Hardin

Twenty Thirty Somethings Book Group

The Millennial Book Group meets at the Main Library at 7pm on the second Thursday of the month.

Contact Kate McFadden for questions, 781-751-9284.

Upcoming books:

May 9, 2024 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
June 20, 2024 - Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen (Combined meeting with the LGBTQ+ Book Group)
July 11, 2024 - A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan

Other books that have been read:

Joan is OK by Weike Wang
Say Nothing by Patrick O’Keefe
Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

LGBTQ+ Book Group

The LGBTQ+ Book Group meets at the Main Library at 7pm on the third Thursday of the month.

Contact Ari Pappas for questions, 781-751-9284.

Upcoming books:

April 18, 2024 - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
May 16, 2024 - Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
June 20, 2024 - Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen (Combined meeting with the Millennial Book Group)

Other books that have been read:

Pageboy by Eliot Page
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwawke Emezi
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Endicott Book Groups

The following book groups meet at the Endicott Branch Library, 257 Mount Vernon Street. Please reach out to the specific staff member for questions or more information.

The Endicott Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month.

Contact Lisa Desmond for questions, 781-751-9178.

Upcoming books:

May 7, 2024 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Other books that have been read:

What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Foster and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (two novellas)
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo

The Afternoon Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 1:00 PM on the second Monday of the month.

Contact Lisa Desmond for questions, 781-751-9178.

Upcoming books:

May 13, 2024 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
September 9, 2024 - The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
October 14, 2024 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
November 18, 2024 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Other books that have been read:

Razorblade Tears by S.A.Cosby
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The Between the Lines Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 6:30 PM on the third Tuesday of the month.

Contact Lisa Desmond for questions, 781-751-9178.

Upcoming books:

April 16, 2024 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
May 21, 2024 - Valiant Women by Lena Andrews

Other books that have been read:

West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
The Sum of Us by Heather McGee
What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
Stealing by Margaret Verble
Foster and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (two novellas)

Youth Book Groups

tween book group

The Tween Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch, at 3:30 PM on the first Monday of the month.

Tweens are invited to pick up (and keep!) a free copy of the book at the Endicott Branch during the month leading up to the discussion.

Contact Jonah Smiley or Lisa Desmond or for more information, 781-751-9178.

Upcoming books:

May 6, 2024 - The Time Museum by Matthew Loux
June 3, 2024 - Four Eyes by Rex Ogle

Other books that have been read:

Duel by Jessixa Bagley
Squished by Megan Lloyd
Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler
The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

Other Book Groups

senior center book group

The Senior Center Book Group meets at the Ames Senior Center, 450 Washington Street in Dedham, at 12:00 PM on the third Friday of the month.

Contact Brittany Tuttle for more information, 781-751-9292.

Upcoming books:

April 19, 2024 - The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
May 17, 2024 - After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller by Max Wallace

Other books that have been read:

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
The Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Grace Katz
The Half of It by Juliette Fay

There are multiple active groups and clubs at the Dedham Public Library. Below are schedules and book information for each group.

Main Library Book Groups

The following book groups meet at the Main Library, 43 Church Street. Please reach out to the specific staff member for questions or more information.

The Main Library Book Group meets at the Main Library at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of the month.

The Millennial Book Group meets at the Main Library at 7pm on the second Thursday of the month.

The LGBTQ+ Book Group meets at the Main Library at 7pm on the third Thursday of the month.

Endicott Book Groups

The following book groups meet at the Endicott Branch Library, 257 Mount Vernon Street. Please reach out to the specific staff member for questions or more information.

The Endicott Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month.

The Afternoon Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 1:00 PM on the second Monday of the month.

The Between the Lines Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 6:30 PM on the third Tuesday of the month.

Youth Book Groups

The Tween Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch, at 3:30 PM on the first Monday of the month.

Other Book Groups

The Senior Center Book Group meets at the Ames Senior Center, 450 Washington Street in Dedham, at 12:00 PM on the third Friday of the month.

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