PFL Monthly Book Group
A lively group of confident readers, who meet on the last Wednesday of each month at 3:00 pm to discuss a pairing of books, usually a work of fiction with a work of nonfiction, but open to all genres and formats, on a pertinent topic or theme.
PFL Book Group Fall/Winter 2026: Pairings & Dates:
October 28: Fiction: The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Nonfiction (Graphic Nonfiction): More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey.
December 2nd: (Please note: Date moved due to Thanksgiving) Fiction: The Women of the Copper County by Maria Doria Russel and Nonfiction: Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream by Bruce Watson.
December 30: Fiction: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray and Nonfiction: The Woman Behind the New Deal by Kristin Downey. Third option: Biography The Roosevelt I knew by Frances Perkins.
January 27: Fiction: American Pastoral by Phillip Roth and Nonfiction: Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn.
Abby’s Book Club is by kids, for kids, and will be a show-and-tell version of a book club!
As Abby says: “You could read at your house or at the club. Then get a piece of paper and write about the book. You can read your book for 3-4 minites. You can show and tell your book after! You can doodle when someone is talking. NO talk when someone is talking. You can pass if you want to. You can draw with: markers craylons and colored pencils blank paper or printable.”
Meets the first Tuesday from November through March. Suggested ages: 6-10.
Banned Book Club discusses a pre-selected banned book, the dangers and realities of censorship, and the importance of defending everyone’s right to read! Presented in partnership with Bath Pride and Mockingbird Bookshop. Meets every other 3rd Wednesday unless noted.
