Book Clubs &
Groups
Genealogy Help
Caroline Kennedy Library & John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library
Times and dates vary; please refer to our calendar for detailed schedule information.
Interested in exploring your family's past? Members of the Dearborn Genealogical Society will be available on-site to help you research your family using Ancestry.com and other websites.
ESL Conversation Classes
Caroline Kennedy Library
January 24 through May 25
Tuesdays 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Thursdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Improve your English and meet new people at free, drop-in classes. All skill levels and languages are welcome.
Questions? Contact Lynn Skazalski at (313) 791-3824.
Fireside Book Chats
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library
First Monday of the month, October - June*
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
*Fireside Book Chats will not meet in January
Join us for our Fireside Book Chats at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library. Our book club meets the first Monday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 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 the the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Library Circulation Desk at 313-791-6050 with questions.
October 3
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
November 7
Tin Camp Road by Ellen Airgood
December 5
In Cheap We Trust by Lauren Weber
January
No meeting scheduled
February 6
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
March 6
The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
April 3
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Pemmer
May 1
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
June 5
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Non-Fiction Book Club
Caroline Kennedy Library
Third Wednesday of the month
September - May
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Feel free to join us as we explore the best that non-fiction reading has to offer. Meetings will be at the Caroline Kennedy Library from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month from September through May. Stop by the circulation desk a month or so before each meeting to pick up a copy of the book that will be discussed.
Please contact the the Caroline Kennedy Circulation Desk at 313-791-3800 with questions.
September 21
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
October 19
Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Hitler by Gordon Thomas
November 16
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America by Andres Resendez
December 21
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" Rescued his Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford
January 18
The Answer Is...: Reflection on My Life by Alex Trebek
February 15
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
March 15
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife
April 19
The Selling of the Babe: The Deal that Changed Baseball and Created a Legend by Glenn Stout
May 17
Topsy: The Starling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison by Michael Daly
Fiction Ignition Book Club
Caroline Kennedy Library
Second Monday of the month
September - May
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
and
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join us for our Fiction Ignition Book Club for adults at the Caroline Kennedy Library. Our book club meets on the second Monday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. and again from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. so you can choose the time that works best for you! Stop by a month or so before the next meeting to pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk.
Please contact Jason Stanley at 313-791-3800 with questions.
September 12
Jaws by Peter Benchley
October 10
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
November 14
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
December 12
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
January 9
To Build a Fire (short story) by Jack London
February 13
The Soulmate Equation by Christine Lauren
March 13
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
April 10
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
May 8
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Mystery Book Club
Caroline Kennedy Library
First Tuesday of the Month, January-June
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
If you love to read, discuss and learn about mystery books and authors, then this is the book club for you. The Mystery Book Club meets at the Caroline Kennedy Library from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. You can pick up a copy of next month's book one month before the meeting.
Please contact Sandi Martin at 313-791-3811 or at smartin@ci.dearborn-heights.mi.us with questions.
January 3
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Mystery Thriller
February 7
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
Medium Boiled Mystery
March 7, 2023
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Cozy Mystery
April 4
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Hard-boiled Mystery - Barry Nominee
May 2
Turn of Mind by Alice La Plante
Psychological Mystery
June 6
A Superior Death by Nevada Barr
Soft Boiled Mystery set on Isle Royale