Book Clubs

Connect with other readers in Berlin.

We reserve multiple copies of each book. Please visit the Reference Desk to pick up your copy!

 

Saturday Morning Book Club

Join us to discuss this month’s book! This group usually meets on the third Saturday of the month.

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, April 22
10:30 am to 11:30 am

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, February 18, 2023
10:30 am to 11:30 am

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, January 21, 2023
10:30 am to 11:30 am

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, December 17, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, November 19, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, October 15, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

Saturday Book Club @ the coffee shop

Saturday, September 10, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, August 13, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, July 16, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, June 25, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, May 21, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Memoir or biography of your choice

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, April 16, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, March 26, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Push by Ashley Audrain

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, February 12, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Eternal by Lisa Scottoline

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, December 11, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
One Day in December by Josie Silver

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, November 13, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, October 23, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, September 11, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, June 19, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, May 22, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, April 17, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, March 20, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, February 20, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, January 23, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, December 19, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
From Scratch by Tembi Locke

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, November 21, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, October 24, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, September 19, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, August 22, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, July 18, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs

Saturday Book Club Online

Saturday, June 27, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, May 16, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

Online Saturday Book Club

Saturday, April 18, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

 

Senior Center Book Club

Join us to discuss this month’s book! This group meets one Wednesday a month at the Berlin Senior Center.

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, April 5
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, December 14, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
From Scratch by Tembi Locke

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, September 7, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Educated by Tara Westover

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, August 4, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Plainsong by Kent Haruf

 

Cookbook Club

Each month, Cookbook Club chooses a cookbook, chef, or special ingredient. Find your recipe, make the dish on your own—and then gather for a feast!

You do not need to be an experienced cook, just an enthusiastic one.

Cookbook Club

Monday, April 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cookbook Club

Monday, March 27, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cookbook Club

Monday, February 27, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cookbook Club

Monday, January 30, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Cookbook Club

Monday, August 24, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
The Farmers Market Cookbook by Julia Shanks and Brett Grohsgal

Cookbook Club

Monday, July 20, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines

Cookbook Club Online

Monday, June 22, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt

Online Cookbook Club

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
100 Days of Real Food on a Budget by Lisa Leake

Cookbook Club: Cookie Swap

Friday, February 28, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

 

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Join us for a quarterly book discussion with an officer from the Berlin Police Department.

No Events
Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

 

Book Clubs for Children

 

Nutmeg Book Club

For grades 3-6. Each month, we read a new book from this year’s Nutmeg Book Award nominees. Join us for games, crafts, and all things Nutmeg!

Copies are available in the Children’s Department.

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, April 4
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Mar. 7th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Feb. 7th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Jan. 10th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Dec. 6th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Nov. 15th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Oct. 18th

FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
FULL

FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
FULL

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins July 19th

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins June 27th

Books & Bites

Thursday, April 14, 2022
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Nutmeg Book Club ONLINE

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event

Nutmeg Book Club

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event