Book Clubs

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.

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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.

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Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 24

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

• Adult

Berlin Senior Center

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

Wednesday, April 5

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

• Adult

Berlin Senior Center

Join us at the Berlin Senior Center for a discussion of the book Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen.

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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.

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Cookbook Club

Monday, August 26

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

• Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession by Jess Damuck.

Cookbook Club

Monday, July 22

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

• Adult

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

This month’s cookbook is The Beach House Cookbook: Easy Breezy Recipes With a Southern Accent by Mary Kay Andrews.

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Books and Brews

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

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.

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.

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.

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.