Book Clubs

2nd Wednesday Book Club

The Falmouth Memorial Library Book Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm. The group reads a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. New members always welcome!

Upcoming books*:

May 2025: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
June 2025: James by Percival Everett *

*Months subject to change due to availability.

Some of our past books:

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Loon Lake by E. L. Doctorow
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
The Wife, the Maid and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
American Eclipse by David Baron (with a visit from the author!)
Blue Horses by Mary Oliver (for National Poetry Month!)
March by Geraldine Brooks
The Lobster Coast by Colin Woodard
The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault

Short Story Discussion Group

Don’t have time to read a whole book for a book club? Join us to discuss short stories and essays instead! Every other Monday morning, the group meets to discuss a story or essay from a specific collection. New members are encouraged to join any time!

Current book: In sunlight or in shadow : stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper / edited by Lawrence Block.

Dates/pages:
January 6, 2025: 1-38
*January 27, 2025: 39-60
February 10, 2025: 61-90
February 24, 2025: 91-116
March 10, 2025: 117-154
March 24, 2025: 155-182
April 7, 2025: 183-232
*April 28, 2025: 233-end!
*adjusted date due to Monday holiday

Next book: The Oxford Book of American Short Stories / edited by Joyce Carol Oates – starts May 12th!

Cookbook Club

Choose a recipe from the cookbook of the month, prepare your recipe at home, then bring it to the library to share with others. Meets every 3rd Wednesday at 5:30pm.

Registration is required and can be found on our online Event Calendar.

Email events@falmouthmemoriallibrary.org to find out this month’s cookbook!