Book Clubs and
Study Groups
Dearborn Heights Library is proud to facilitate the meetings of several discussion groups and clubs in our programming spaces.
Index
Caroline Kennedy Library
First Tuesday of the Month
September 2025 to June 2026
1:30 pm — 2:30 pm
If you love to read, discuss and learn about mystery books and authors, then this is the book group for you. The Mystery Book Group meets at the Caroline Kennedy Library from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month. You can pick up a copy of next month's book one month before the meeting. Refreshments will be served.
Please contact Sandi at (313) 791-3811 or at slmartin@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
September 2
The Life We Bury
by Alan Eskens
(Medium-Boiled)
October 7
The Girl From Greenwich Street
by Lauren Willig
(Historical True Crime)
November *6
The Likeness
by Tana French
(Irish Police Procedural)
December 2
Twelve Dogs of Christmas
by David Rosenfelt
(Humorous Soft-Boiled)
January 6, 2026
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
by Phaedra Patrick
(Cozy)
February 3
Last Twilight in Paris
by Pam Jenoff
(Historical Medium-Boiled)
March 3
Homecoming
by Kate Morton
(Australia Medium-Boiled)
April 7
Snowblind
by Ragnar Johnson
(Icelandic Psychological Thriller)
May 5
Her Royal Spyness
by Rhys Bowen
(British Soft-Boiled Series)
June 2
Ward D
by Freida McFadden
(Medical Thriller)
* New Date !
Caroline Kennedy Library
Fourth Tuesday of the Month
January 2025 to May 2026
2:00 pm — 3:00 pm
Bring your own book, magazine, or newspaper! This book club has no assigned book, reading deadlines, or traditional book discussion. Bring your own reading material or borrow one of ours! Come in and enjoy the company of fellow readers. Refreshments will be provided.
Please contact Julie at jmbarile@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
Caroline Kennedy Library
Third Tuesday of the Month
September 2025 to June 2026
1:30 pm — 2:30 pm
Historical fiction allows the reader to learn about significant events, people, places, or periods in time from the past. If you love to read historical fiction, then this is the book group for you. The Mystery Book Group meets at the Caroline Kennedy Library from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on the third Tuesday of the month. You can pick up a copy of next month's book one month before the meeting.
Please contact Sandi at (313) 791-3811 or at slmartin@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
September 16
Molokai
by Alan Brennert
October 21
Violetta
by Isabel Allende
November 18
Memory Keeper's Daughter
by Kim Edwards
December 16
The Gown
by Jennifer Robson
January 20, 2026
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
February 17
The Secrets We Kept
by Laura Prescott
March 17
The German Girl
by Armando Correa
April 21
Next Year in Havana
by Chanel Cleeton
May 19
The Librarian of Burned Books
by Brianna Labuskes
June 16
Diva
by Daisy Goodwin
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library
First Monday of the Month
October 2025 to August 2026
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
Join us for our Fireside Book Chats. Our book club meets the first Monday of the month from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Copies of each book will be available at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library one month prior to the discussion. Refreshments will be served.
Please contact Gretchen at (313) 791-6057 or at gmburke@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
October 6
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden
November 3
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
by Ann B. Ross
December 1
Sula
by Toni Morrison
January 5, 2026
I was Anastasia
by Ariel Lawhon
February 2
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
March 2
Wish You Were Here
by Jodi Picoult
April 6
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
May 4
Day of Days
by John Smolens
June 1
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
July 6
Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty
August 3
DallerGut Dream Department Store
by Lee Mi-ye
Caroline Kennedy Library and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library
Times and dates vary; please refer to the Upcoming Sessions section below for more information on the next two currently scheduled sessions.
Interested in exploring your family's past? Members of the Dearborn Genealogical Society (dgsmi.org) will be available on-site to help you research your family using Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only) and other websites.
7 days to the eventWed, Nov 26Both library branchesBoth library branches will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26 and be closed Thursday, November 27 - Sunday, November 30. We will reopen on Monday, December 1, 2025.
35 days to the eventWed, Dec 24Both library branches.The Dearborn Heights Library will be closed Wednesday, December 24 - Sunday, December 28 for Christmas. We will reopen Monday, December 29, 2025