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Book Clubs

Book clubs can be wonderful ways to express your thoughts about a book, to understand a book’s meaning in a deeper way, and to also socialize.  It does not cost a lot of money or commitment to start a book club.  Most meet either monthly or weekly.  Organization and commitment from members to the club is all that is needed.  The library offers several book clubs.  Visit http://greenwoodlibrary.nonprofitsites.com/bookclubs.asp to find a list.

Library Materials

	Good Books Lately: The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers by Ellen Moore 374.22 MOO		100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover’s Guide by David C. Major 001.73 MAJ
	The Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp 641.5 GEL		Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl 011.73 PEA
	Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers by Lisa Adams and John Heath 028.9 HEA		The Mother–Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading by Shireen Dodson 372.41 DOD

Online Databases         

NoveList - 
If inside the library, click: 
    http://search.ebscohost.com  
If outside the library, click:
    http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cpid&custid=s8331846
Research good fiction books to read for your book club.  Also, print off discussion questions for dozens upon dozens of books.

Websites

How to Start a Book Club - www.book-clubs-resource.com/running/starting.php
    Provides tips on how to start a book club.

Book Browse - www.bookbrowse.com
    Discussion questions, author information, and customer reviews make this a fun site for book club members.

Book Browse - www.bookbrowse.com/bookclubs/index.cfm?fuseaction=starting_club
    Another good website for help with getting started with a book club.

Book Discussion Groups - http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Book_Discussion_Groups
    Additional resources for anyone starting a book club.

Oprah's Book Club - www.oprah.com/entity/oprahsbookclub
    Oprah’s Book Club provides resources (author bio, discussion questions, forums, etc.) for the many titles Oprah has selected over the years.

Book Lust - http://booklust.wetpaint.com/page/Ready%2C+Set%2C+Liftoff%3A+Books+that+Ignite+Discussion
    Nancy Pearl’s List of Books that Ignite Discussion.

Reading Group Choices - www.readinggroupchoices.com
    Great tips, suggested reading, discussion guides, and theme ideas.

Books - New York Times - www.nytimes.com/pages/books/
    What books are most popular?  Check out the NY Times Book Page to find out.

BookMuse - www.bookmuse.com/pages/resources/starting.asp
    Book Muse’s Ten Tips to Starting a Book Club.

FAQs

Does the library sponsor any book clubs that I may join?
Yes!  http://greenwoodlibrary.nonprofitsites.com/bookclubs.asp

How can the library help me start a book club?
In addition to the above resources, the library offers the Bagged Books service.  Check out http://greenwoodlibrary.nonprofitsites.com/bagged_books.asp to see the titles for the dozens of book club sets available.

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