4 Chestnut Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Adult Services: 603-772-3101
Children's Services: 603-772-6036
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 1 PM
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Book Groups
The library has book groups throughout the year. Adult Book Groups are held at Adult Services. Teen Book Groups are held in the Teen Scene, and Children's Book Groups are in the Children's Room on the ground floor of the building.
Adult Book Groups - 2026
Adult Book Groups are held once a month in the morning and evening. Meetings are held in the Meeting Room at the Mezzanine level of the library. Books are available for pick up now!
Questions? Contact Book Group Facilitator Julia Lanter
exeterpljal@gmail.com (603)772-3101
Adult Services Book Groups for 2026
SPECIAL BOOK GROUP EVENT
Celebrating 250 Years
2026 marks the United States' Sestercentennial Anniversary of its independence. The Exeter 250 Celebration Commission is organizing events throughout the year to honor the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the "Great Experiment"of democracy. The library is presenting a variety of 250th themed programing. The 250th Book Group is part of this special Anniversary.
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Adult Services Book Groups for 2026
Morning groups are at 10 AM
Evening groups are at 6:30 PM
NEW! Nonfiction Book Group 6:30 PM
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Evening Book Group-2026
Meets 2nd Wednesday of the Month
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
January 14
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore
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February 11
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
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March 11
Everything Tuberculosis
by John Green
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April 8
The Bookshop of Yesterdays
by Amy Meyerson
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May 13
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
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June 10
Female Quixotism
by Tabitha Gilman Tenney
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September 9
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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October 14
Lula Dean's Little Library of
Banned Books
by Kirsten Miller
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November 18
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
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December 9
Cultish: The Language of
Fanaticism
by Amanda Montell
Morning Book Group-2026
Meets 3rd Wednesday of the Month
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
January 21
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder
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February 18
Eleanor Oliphant is
Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
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March 18
Say Nothing: A True Story of
Murder and Memory in
Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe
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April 15
How to Age Disgracefully
by Clare Pooley
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May 20
Sociopath: Memoir
by Patric Gagne
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June 17
The Secret Life of Groceries
by Benjamin Lorr
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September 16
Elderhood: Redefining Aging,
Transforming Medicine,
Reimagining Life
by Louise Aronson
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October 21
The Lost Wife
by Susanna Moore
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November 18
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
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December 16
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
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Teen Book Groups - 2026
Teen Book Groups are held in-person once a month from October to May. Sign-ups will begin in September.
Check out the Teen Scene page for more!