Book Clubs and
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 2026 to June 2027
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 1
Too Old For This
by Samantha Downing
(Medium-Boiled)
October 13 (Meets Second Tuesday)
A Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
(British Literary Mystery)
November 10 (Meets Second Tuesday)
The Order
by Daniel Silva
(Espionage & Art)
December 1
The Homewreckers
by Mary Kay Andrews
(Humorous Cozy)
January 5, 2026
Shanghai
by Joseph Kanon
(Historical Mystery)
February 2
Judge Stone
by Viola Davis & James Patterson
(Legal Thriller)
March 2
Six Days In Bombay
by Alka Joshi
(International Intrigue)
April 13 (Meets Second Tuesday)
Kiss Her Goodbye
by Lisa Gardner
(Hardboiled)
May 4
Raven Black
by Ann Cleeves
(Shetland Island Series)
June 1
Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose
(Domestic Thriller)
Caroline Kennedy Library
Fourth Tuesday of the Month
2:00 pm — 3:00 pm
2026: September 22nd, October 27th, November 24th, December 22nd
2027: January 26th, February 23rd, March 23rd, April 27th, May 25th
Do you enjoy being in the company of readers but find that traditional book discussion groups are not your cup of tea? Is it difficult to find uninterrupted reading time at home? Join us for a relaxing afternoon of reading. We will begin with brief conversation, followed by a time of reading silently together, followed by sharing out.
Bring a book, e-reader or audiobook (with headphones or earbuds, of course) and a desire to be among other readers. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.
Please contact Julie at jmbarile@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
Caroline Kennedy Library
Third Tuesday of the Month
September 2026 to June 2027
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 15
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
October 20
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
November 17
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
December 15
The Lies They Told
by Ellen Wiseman
January 19, 2027
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
by Jamie Ford
February 16
We Hope for Better Things
by Erin Bartels
March 16
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
April 20
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn
May 18
The Reader
by Bernhardt Schlink
June 15
The Children's Blizzard
by Melanie Benjamin
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library
First Monday of the Month
October 2026 to August 2027
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 5
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
November 2
The Girls in the Stilt House
by Kelly Mustian
December 7
Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty
January 4, 2027
Florence Adler Swims Forever
by Rachel Beanland
February 1
King of Ashes
by S.A. Cosby
March 1
The Eights
by Joanna Miller
April 5
Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney
May 3
Vox
by Christina Dalcher
June 7
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
by Sarah Harman
July
No book club in July due to
Independence Day Closure
August 2
The Queen's Gambit
by Walter Tevis
Caroline Kennedy Library
Second Monday of the Month
September 2026 to May 2027
1:30 PM — 2:30 PM
Join our Fiction Ignition book club for adults! We will meet at 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM on the second Monday of the month at Caroline Kennedy Library. Stop by the library a month or so before the meeting to pick-up a copy of your book.
Please contact Jason at (313) 791-3825 or at jdstanley@dearbornheightsmi.gov with questions.
September 14
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
October 19
Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar Allan Poe
(Special date due to
Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day)
November 9
The Patient
by Jasper DeWitt
December 14
Mr. Dickens and His Carol
by Samantha Silva
January 11, 2027
A Study in Scarlet (short story)
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
February 8
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
March 8
The Astral Library
by Kate Quinn
April 12
All This Could Be Yours
by Jami Attenberg
Season Finale
May 10
Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt
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.
Multiple Dates14 days to the eventMon, Oct 19John F. Kennedy, Jr. LibraryAre you interested in exploring your family's past? Members of the Dearborn Genealogical Society (dgsmi.org) will be available to help you research your family using Ancestry.com (only available in the library) and other websites.
Multiple Dates23 days to the eventWed, Oct 28Caroline Kennedy LibraryAre you interested in exploring your family's past? Members of the Dearborn Genealogical Society (dgsmi.org) will be available to help you research your family using Ancestry.com (only available in the library) and other websites.