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.
The Afternoon Book Club meeting is on hiatus for the summer and will resume in September 2027. Please check back later for our 2026-2027 book selections!
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.
The next Morning Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 15th at 10:00 AM. The book we will be discussing is “First They Killed My Father” by Loung Ung. 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 – RESCHEDULED to January 28th
February: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict *please note book change*
Discussion Date – February 18th
March: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel *please note book change*
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
July: First they Killed my Father by Loung Ung
Discussion Date – July 15th
August: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Discussion Date – August 19th
