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, with winter and summer breaks.

Book Discussion: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Saturday, January 17

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss this year's One Book One Berlin choice: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.

New Book Buzz

Saturday, February 21

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Saturday Morning Book Club makes way for Book Buzz, where we'll learn about highly anticipated new releases that will be published in 2026!

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Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, June 24

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us for a discussion of Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, July 22

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us for a discussion of The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner.

Online Saturday Book Club

Saturday, April 18

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

We miss our readers—so we’re taking our book club online! To participate in Facebook discussions, please join the book club’s Facebook group. If not, please email library@berlinpeck.org so we can send you the video chat invite! This month's book is The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson.

Saturday Book Club

Saturday, May 16

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Join us for an online discussion of The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan. Book is available for free download in eBook or audiobook in Hoopla for Berlin residents.

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, March 11

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Adult

Berlin Senior Center

Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

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Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, November 12

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Adult

Berlin Senior Center

Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, October 8

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Adult

Berlin Senior Center

Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

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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, January 26

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy by Tieghan Gerard.

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Cookbook Club

Monday, February 23

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Do you enjoy flipping through cookbooks to decide what to make? Do you search through recipes for inspiration? Come join our monthly book club, featuring [...]

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Cookbook Club Cookie Swap!

Monday, December 15

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Bring 3-4 dozen cookies of one type, a container to bring cookies home, and one photocopy of your recipe.

Cookbook Club

Monday, November 17

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons by Gesine Bullock-Prado.

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Books and Brews

Join us to discuss this month’s book! This group meets at a local brewery.

Books and Brews

Wednesday, February 18

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Coles Road Brewing

Join us at Coles Road Brewing to discuss More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

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Books and Brews

Wednesday, November 19

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Coles Road Brewing

Join us at Coles Road Brewing to discuss Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

Books and Brews

Wednesday, October 29

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Coles Road Brewing

Join us at Coles Road Brewing to discuss Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

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One Book One Berlin

One Book One Berlin is a yearly collaboration between the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, Berlin town departments, local organizations—and you! Our purpose is to bring the community together to promote reading, discuss ideas, and break down barriers between people. Learn more here.

Discussions for this year’s OBOB book will be listed below.

Book Discussion: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Saturday, January 17

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss this year's One Book One Berlin choice: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.

Book Discussion: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Wednesday, January 21

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss this year's One Book One Berlin choice: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.

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Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Online

Monday, February 3

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Online Meeting

Join us online to discuss the book The Anxious Generation.

Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Chapters 9-12

Saturday, January 18

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss chapters 9-12 of The Anxious Generation, as well as reflections on the entire book.

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After-Hours Reader’s Retreat

This after-hours book club helps you carve out time to read without interruptions from daily life, and lets you enjoy the company of fellow book lovers… without the pressure of deadlines or discussions.

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After-Hours Reader’s Retreat

Friday, August 9

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us for 30 minutes of social time (with snacks and mocktails!) followed by 45 minutes of quiet reading and a 15 minute wrap-up.

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

This book club is currently inactive. Please check back later! Join us for a quarterly book discussion with an officer from the Berlin Police Department.

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Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Tuesday, November 14

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

NEW DATE. Join Officer Aimee Krzykowski and Librarian Carrie Tyszka to discuss Craig & Fred: A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How they Rescued Each Other by Craig Grossi.

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Tuesday, January 17

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month's book is At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman.

Empathy Book Club

This book club is currently inactive. Please check back later! The Empathy Book Club features primarily biographies and nonfiction that help us enter into the lives and experiences of others. Our goal in reading and discussing these titles is increased understanding and empathy for others. This group usually meets on the second Tuesday of the month.

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