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, December 17, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Saturday, November 19, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Saturday, October 15, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Saturday, September 10, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
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, June 25, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Saturday, April 16, 2022
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
Saturday, December 11, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Saturday, November 13, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Saturday, September 11, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Saturday, June 19, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Saturday, May 22, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Saturday, April 17, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Saturday, March 20, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Saturday, February 20, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Saturday, January 23, 2021
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
Saturday, December 19, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
Saturday, November 21, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
Saturday, October 24, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Saturday, September 19, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
Saturday, August 22, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Saturday, July 18, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
Everything is Horrible and Wonderful by Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Saturday, June 27, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Saturday, May 16, 2020
10:30 am to 11:30 am Online Event
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
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.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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.
Monday, February 27, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Monday, August 24, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
The Farmers Market Cookbook by Julia Shanks and Brett Grohsgal
Monday, July 20, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines
Monday, June 22, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Online Event
100 Days of Real Food on a Budget by Lisa Leake
Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department
Join us for a quarterly book discussion with an officer from the Berlin Police Department.
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.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Feb. 7th
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Jan. 10th
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Dec. 6th
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Nov. 15th
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins Oct. 18th
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins July 19th
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Registration begins June 27th
