Book Groups
The Peabody Institute Library currently coordinates 5 Book Discussion Groups throughout the city. Each group meets on a monthly basis, unless otherwise noted. Book Group meetings are also listed on the calendar.
Find the right one for you in the list below! Books are available at the meeting location or at Main Library Public Service Desk.
Fiction Book Group
- 1st Thursday of the month, 2 PM
- Meets at West Branch Library
- Reading for November: “None of This is True” by Lisa Jewell
- Reading for December: “Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman.
- Contact: Alex Pappas
Nonfiction Book Group
- Last Thursday of the month, 6PM
- Meets at West Branch Library
- Reading for November: “Dirtbag Massachusetts” by Isaac Fitzgerald
- Reading for December: “Silent night : the story of the World War I Christmas truce” by Stanley Weintraub
- Contact: Alex Pappas
Biographies & Bagels Book Brunch
- Last or second-to-last Saturday of the month, 11 AM
- Meets at Main Library
- Bagels included!
- Reading for September 21: “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears
- Contact: Gabi Toth or Catherine Badal
Peabody Council on Aging Book Group
- 2nd Wednesday of the month, 10:30 AM
- Meets at Torigian Center
- Reading for November “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Elston
- Reading for December “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson
- Contact: Jenny Usovicz, jusovicz@noblenet.org
Teen Book Club
- LAST Wednesday of every month, 4PM
- Meets in the Teen Room of the Main Library
- Participants receive 1 hour of community service and refreshments
- Reading for July 31st – “Give Me a Sign” by Anna Sortino
**there will be no Teen Book Club meeting August through October** - Contact: Amory Thomas, athomas@Noblenet.org