The Needham Free Public Library is pleased to host four book clubs. Register for the book clubs on the Events Calendar.

The NFPL Afternoon Book Group meets the second Tuesday of the month from 1- 2 PM, currently as a hybrid meeting on Zoom & in person inside the Library’s Community Room. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 11th where they will be discussing Wait Til Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwinh. Email neemail1@minlib.net to be added to the monthly book club mailing list.

The Comic Book Book Club, run by Young Adult Librarian Erin Bassett, meets the third Thursday of the month from 7-8 PM on Zoom. Teens and adults welcome (please note that more mature books may be read some months)! New members always welcome! The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 16th where they will be discussing Bandette : Presto!, Volume One by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover. Please register on the Events Calendar to receive the Zoom link.

Needham Connects…Building Empathy through Books and Conversation: Formerly known as the Diversity and Discussion Book Club, cosponsored by the Trustees of the Needham Free Public Library, the Needham Diversity Initiative, and the Needham Human Rights Committee, meets every few months. Their next event will be on Thursday, May 11th @ 7:00 PM via Zoom, where they will be discussing Rough Sleepers by Tracey Kidder. Please register on the Events Calendar to receive the Zoom link.

NEW! The Middle School Book Club for tweens in grades 6-8, run by Young Adult Librarian Erin, meets monthly on Zoom. Their next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 28th from 3:30-4:30 PM, where they will be discussing The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander. Please register on the Events Calendar to receive the Zoom link.