Book Clubs

Our Afternoon Book Club welcomes all participants and is open to both patrons of the Dyer Library and non-cardholders. Meetings will almost always take place on the first Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

drawing of a peachThe next Morning Book Club meeting will be held on Thursday, December 4th at 4:00 PM. The book we will be discussing is “Go As A River” by Shelley Read. For a copy of the book, please visit the circulation desk.

2025-2026 Afternoon Book Club Selections

September: Welcome Back! We’ll discuss favorite summer reads.
Discussion Date – September 4th

October: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Discussion Date – October 2nd

November: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Discussion Date – November 6th

December: Go As a River by Shelley Read
Discussion Date – December 4th

January: No Meeting

February: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Discussion Date – February 5th

March: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Discussion Date – March 5th

April: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Discussion Date – April 2nd 

May: A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
Discussion Date – May 7th

June: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Discussion Date – June 4th

Our Morning Book Club focuses on historical fiction and will generally meet the third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Board Room (behind the Deering Room), and is led by Miss Lois.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORNING BOOK CLUB MEETING IN DECEMBER.

The next Morning Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21st at 10:00 AM. The book we will be discussing is “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn. For a copy of the book, please visit the circulation desk.

2025-2026 Morning Book Club Selections

September: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Discussion Date – September 17th

October: The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott
Discussion Date – October 15th

November: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Discussion Date – November 19th

December: No Meeting

January: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Discussion Date – January 21st

February: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
Discussion Date – February 18th

March: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict
Discussion Date – March 18th

April: The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
Discussion Date – April 15th

May: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Discussion Date – May 20th

June: When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward
Discussion Date – June 17th