Book Groups - dedhamlibrary

Reset to standard size

Font size options

Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.

Reset to default contrast

Contrast options

Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.

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:

December 18, 2024 - Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo
January 15, 2025 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
February 19, 2025 - While You Were Out by Meg Kissinger
March 19, 2025 - Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
April 16, 2025 - How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
May 21, 2025 - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Other books that have been read:

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Laura Love Hardin

The Afternoon Book Group meets at the Main Library at 1:00 PM on the first Monday of the month.

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

Upcoming books:

January 13, 2025 - Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party by Edward Dolnick
February 10, 2025 - Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Other books that have been read:

Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Blindness by José Saramago
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
Razorblade Tears by S.A.Cosby

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:

January 9, 2025 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Other books that have been read:

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
Yellowface by RF Kuang
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

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:

December 19, 2024 - A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
January 16, 2025 - Wound by Oksana Vasyakina
February 20, 2025 - Sissy by Jacob Tobia
March 20, 2025 - The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
April 17, 2025 - The Other Olympians by Michael Waters
May 15, 2025 - My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
June 12, 2025 - Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.

Other books that have been read:

High-Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

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:

December 3, 2024 - Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
January 7, 2025 - How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
February 4, 2025 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Laura Love Hardin
March 4, 2025 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Other books that have been read:

The Sisterhood by Liza Mundy
The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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:

December 17, 2024 - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Other books that have been read:

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
Solito by Javier Zamora
Fuzz by Mary Roach
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
The Sum of Us by Heather McGee

Youth Book Groups

tween book group

The Tween Graphic Novel Book Club 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:

December 2, 2024 - Next Stop by Debbie Fong

Other books that have been read:

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol
Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey
Four Eyes by Rex Ogle
The Time Museum by Matthew Loux
Duel by Jessixa Bagley
Squished by Megan Lloyd
Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler

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:

December 20, 2024 - A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy

Other books that have been read:

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
The Lost Summers of Newport by Williams, Willig & White
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller by Max Wallace

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 Afternoon Book Group meets at the Main Library at 1:00 PM on the first Monday 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 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 Graphic Novel Book Club 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.

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.

Quick Links

Main Library

Endicott Branch

Connect with Us