Book Clubs

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.

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Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 14

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us at the library for a discussion of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Contact the library for a copy of the book.

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, April 9

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Adult

Berlin Senior Center

Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of These Precious Days by Ann Patchett. 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, March 23

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is Mostly Plants: 101 Delicious Flexitarian Recipes from the Pollan Family by Tracy, Dana, Lori, and Corky Pollan, with a foreword by The Omnivore’s Dilemma author Michael Pollan.

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Cookbook Club

Monday, April 27

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

Monday, October 20

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is Friendsgiving: Celebrate Your Family of Friends by Alexandra Shytsman.

Cookbook Club

Monday, September 22

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is Dinner In One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals by Melissa Clark.

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Books and Brews

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

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Books and Brews

Wednesday, September 24

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Coles Road Brewing

Join us at Coles Road Brewing to discuss The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni.

Books and Brews

Wednesday, May 28

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Adult

Coles Road Brewing

Join us at Coles Road Brewing to discuss The Guncle by Steven Rowley.

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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.

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Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Chapters 5-8

Tuesday, January 14

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss chapters 5-8 of The Anxious Generation.

Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Chapters 1-4

Saturday, January 11

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

Join us to discuss chapters 1-4 of The Anxious Generation.

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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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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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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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