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 May: “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
• Reading for June: “The Other Black Girl” by  Zakiya Dalila Harris
• Contact: Alex Pappas

Nonfiction Book Group

• Last Thursday of the month, 6PM
• Meets at West Branch Library
• Reading for April: “Sam Phillips: the man who invented rock ‘n’ roll” by Peter Guralnick (Up to Chapter 8). 
• Reading for May: “Sam Phillips : the man who invented rock ‘n’ roll” by Peter Guralnick  (Chapter 8 – end of book).
• Contact: Alex Pappas

Biographies & Bagels Book Brunch

• Last Saturday of the month, 11 AM
• Meets at Main Library
• Bagels included!
• Reading for May 11: “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah
• 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 April: The Wager
• Contact:

“To All the BOOKS I’ve Loved”, 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
• Reading for April 24th: “The Prince and the Dress Maker” by Jen Wong
• Contact: Amory Thomas, ATomas@Noblenet.org