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Adult Book Club

What are we reading for 2024? 

January 16th or 18th: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
February 13th or 15th: The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz
March 12th or 14th: The Exceptions By Kate Zernike
April 16th or 18th: Code 6 by James Grippando
May 14th or 16th: The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman
June 11th or 13th: The Feather Thief by Kirk W. Johnson
July 9th or 11th: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
August 13th or 15th: The Wager by David Grann
September 10th or 12th: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Story by James McBride
October 8th or 10th: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
November 12th or 14th: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder
December 10th or 12th: Favorites of 2024 Holiday Party!

About the Adult Book Club

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday at 6pm or the following Thursday at 11am. You will have the option of attending virtually or in person, but registration is still required. Please see our event calendar for more details.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Guidelines for Behavior

In order to promote an open and friendly environment, we ask that members please:

  • Speak up when you have something you want to contribute to the conversation. Do not feel pressured to speak if you are content to listen to others.
  • Listen thoughtfully to others when they are speaking so that you can respond or carry on the conversation from where the last person left off.
  • Respect others’ opinions, especially when they differ from your own.
  • Be brief when talking to help ensure that everyone has the opportunity to speak.
  • Do not talk over one another or have side conversations that disrupt the main discussion.
  • Keep personal political and religious viewpoints out of the discussion unless they relate to the book being discussed.
  • Do not feel pressure to finish the book. Your interest in the topic alone is enough to contribute to the conversation and you can still learn and have fun listening to others discuss the book. Just be prepared for potential spoilers if you intend to finish the book.

Please contact Karen Mattes with any and all questions about the book club at (508) 624-6900 or by email.

Click here to see what the group has read previously.