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 Morning Book Club

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, June 24
10:30 am to 11:30 am
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 Morning Book Club

Saturday, July 22
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Join us for a discussion of The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner.
Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, August 19
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Join us to discuss book of your choice—a book you should have read in high school, but never did!

 

 

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

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 24
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. Contact the library for a copy of the book.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, April 5
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of the book Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, March 8
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of the book The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, December 14
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of Love and Saffron by Kim Fay.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, November 16
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of From Scratch by Tembi Locke.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, October 12
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, September 7
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 18
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center to discuss The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, April 20
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us for a discussion of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, March 23
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, December 8
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, November 3
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of Educated by Tara Westover.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, September 15
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, August 4
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Berlin Senior Center to discuss Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Contact the library for a copy of the book.
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, June 23
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us for a virtual discussion of the book Plainsong by Kent Haruf. Contact the library to reserve a copy of this book.

 

 

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

Cookbook Club

Monday, June 26
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is The Complete Salad Cookbook from America's Test Kitchen.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, July 31
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is The Complete Summer Cookbook from America's Test Kitchen.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, August 28
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is The Kitchen Garden Cookbook.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, April 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month's cookbook is Italian American: Red Sauce Classics and New Essentials by Angie Rito.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, March 27
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
March's cookbook is Cook This Book by Molly Baz.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, February 27
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
You do not need to be an experienced cook, just an enthusiastic one!
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, January 30
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
You do not need to be an experienced cook, just an enthusiastic one!
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, August 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Our August cookbook is The Farmers Market Cookbook by Julia Shanks and Brett Grohsgal.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, July 20
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Pick a recipe from Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines and discuss it with fellow cooking enthusiasts.
Cookbook Club Online

Cookbook Club Online

Monday, June 22
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Pick a recipe and join us to discuss it online! June's cookbook will be Healthyish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt.
Online Cookbook Club

Online Cookbook Club

Tuesday, April 14
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Since we missed the March Cook Book Club, we thought it would be fun to help you stay connected with fellow cooking enthusiast by doing an online video chat for Cookbook Club. 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!
Cookbook Club: Cookie Swap

Cookbook Club: Cookie Swap

Friday, February 28
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Bring 3-4 dozen cookies of one type, a container to bring cookies home and a copy of your recipe.  We encourage you to use a recipe from one the library's many great cookie cookbooks! 

 

 

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Join us for a quarterly book discussion with an officer from the Berlin Police Department.

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Book Discussion with the Berlin Police Department

Tuesday, January 17
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month's book is At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman.

 

 

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.

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, July 11
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
A book about an alien in the body of a cat. What's not to love?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, August 8
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
A book about an alien in the body of a cat. What's not to love?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, April 4
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
How much does going to school mean to you?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, March 7
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Can poetry make someone feel like home?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, February 7
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Who wouldn't want a magic train ride for their birthday?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, January 10
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Can Robinson keep her and her Grandfather together?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, December 6
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Why would one person own 217 cats?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, November 15
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Can Nestor use his powers and stop the real tule vieja before the solar eclipse?
FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, October 18
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The perfect Halloween read!
FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

FULL Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, September 20
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Can she prove her dad's innocence while baking the perfect cupcake?
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, August 9
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Sometimes you can find friends in the most unexpected places!
Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Books & Bites: Nutmeg Book Club

Tuesday, July 19
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Would you want to have a pet donkey?
Books & Bites

Books & Bites

Thursday, April 14
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
(Gr. 4-8) Join us for snacks and board games as we kick-off a new year of Nutmeg Book Clubs! Help us choose our first book & give the book club a name!
Nutmeg Book Club ONLINE

Nutmeg Book Club ONLINE

Wednesday, May 20
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us this month as we read and discuss Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. For more information about how to get your copy of the text and to register, please contact Miss Annie at amacpherson@berlinpeck.org.
Nutmeg Book Club

Nutmeg Book Club

Wednesday, April 22
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Grades 4-6. The Nutmeg Book Club will be online via ZOOM this month! We'll be reading Front Desk by Kelly Yang. To register and for details about Zoom, please email amacpherson@berlinpeck.org.