I don't know if you know this or not, but the library has a book club. Yep. We do. Actually we have two book clubs.
The first book club meets on Monday morning at 10:30am and second book club meets on Monday nights at 7pm.
Click on this link to the Farmingdale Public Library Eventkeeper calendar. You'll be able to search for all future book club events - and other library related events for that matter.
Click on this link from the Iowa Center for the Book for an insightful article on 'How to Begin and Lead a Book Discussion Group'. This is a great gateway article as it includes 'Great Resources to Get Started' and 'Articles' about book discussion groups.
Here is just a smattering of the variety of links:
1. American Library Association - Book Discussion Groups - link has a long article about book discussion groups. Headings include 'Resources for Getting Started', 'Selected Print Resources', 'Websites', 'Quick Start Guide', 'How to Structure a Meeting', 'Basic Ground Rules', 'Meeting Format', 'How to Select Books' and 'If You're Leading a Book Discussion'. Insightful, unbiased, clearly written and very, very authoritative!
2. Seattle Public Library - Book Group How-To's - Has sections on 'Choosing Good Books for Discussion', 'Leading the Discussion' and 'Learning More About an Author'.
3. About.com - Top 5 Resources For Starting and Maintaining a Successful Book Club - entry has topics like 'How to Start a Book Club?', 'How to Lead a Book Club Discussion?', 'How to Structure a Book Club Dinner Group?', 'Ready-to-Go Book Club Discussion Questions', and 'One Year Book Club Reading List'.
So there you have it....3 great links on how to start, maintain and grow a book discussion group!
Good luck and regards,
Stu
