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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 6:30 pm on the third Wednesday of the month.

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

Upcoming books:

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - The Boys of Riverside by Thomas Fuller
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo

Other books that have been read:

Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger

The Afternoon Book Group meets at the Main Library at 2 pm on the second Monday of the month.

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

Upcoming books:

Monday, October 20, 2025 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Monday, November 10, 2025 - The Strange Case of Dr. Couney by Dawn Raffel
Monday, December 8, 2025 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Other books that have been read:

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Katie Rogers

Twenty Thirty Somethings Book Group

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

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

Upcoming books:

Monday, October 20, 2025 - Wordslut by Amanda Montell
Monday, November 17, 2025 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Monday, December 8, 2025 - Nicked by M. T. Anderson

Other books that have been read:

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Monsters by Claire Dederer
The Pull of the Stars: A Novel by Emma Donoghue

LGBTQ+ Book Group

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

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

Upcoming books:

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - Hi Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume
Thursday, November 20, 2025 - We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell

Other books that have been read:

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
Coming Home by Brittney Griner
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
The Other Olympians by Michael Waters

The History Lovers Book Group meets at the Main Library at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month.

Contact Michaela Calderwood for questions, 781-751-9284.

Upcoming books:

October 28, 2025 - The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
November 25, 2025 - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
December 23, 2025 - The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore

Other books that have been read:

Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler
Last Boat Out of Shanghai by Helen Zia
Daughters of Shandong by Eve J Chung
After the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport
The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch
The Wager by David Grann
The Unknown Shore by Patrick O'Brian

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:

October 7, 2025 - The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
November 4, 2025 - The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
December 2, 2025 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
January 6, 2025 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Other books that have been read:

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

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

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

Upcoming books:

October 14, 2025 - The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
November 18, 2025 - The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
December 9, 2025 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
January 13, 2025 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Other books that have been read:

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Youth Book Groups

Elementary Book Group

The Elementary Group meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the second Wednesday of the month. For grades 2-5.

Contact Kate McFadden for more information, 781-751-9178.

Upcoming books:

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein by Pádraig Kenny
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect by Hilda Eunice Burgos
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - Chess Club: The Winning Move by Rebecca Donnelly
Wednesday, January 14, 2025 - I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

The Tween Graphic Novel Book Club meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the first Monday of the month. For grades 4-8.

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

Upcoming books:

Monday, October 6, 2025 - Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson
Monday, November 3, 2025 - I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story by Jeramey Kraatz
Monday, December 1, 2025 - The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud

Other books that have been read:

Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim
Art Club by Rashad Doucet
Knots by Colleen Frakes
How it All Ends by Emma Hunsinger
The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neil

Teen Book Club

The Teen Book Club meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the second Monday of the month. For grades 9-12.

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

Upcoming books:

Monday, October 20, 2025 - Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho

Other books that have been read:

Shut Up, This is Serious by Carolina Ixta

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:

Friday, October 17, 2025 - The September House by Carissa Orlando

Other books that have been read:

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Entangled with the Earl by Patricia Barletta
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

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 6:30 pm on the third Wednesday of the month.

The Afternoon Book Group meets at the Main Library at 2 pm on the second Monday of the month.

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

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

The History Lovers Book Group meets at the Main Library at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday 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 Between the Lines Book Group meets at the Endicott Branch at 6:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the month.

Youth Book Groups

The Elementary Group meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the second Wednesday of the month. For grades 2-5.

The Tween Graphic Novel Book Club meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the first Monday of the month. For grades 4-8.

The Teen Book Club meets at the Endicott Library at 3:30 pm on the second Monday of the month. For grades 9-12.

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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