MHLS Library Programming: Book Discussion Groups

Library Programming

Book Discussion Groups

New Titles Added | 2007:
Atonement, Ian McEwan
The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
Silk, Alessandro Baricco
Suite Française, Irène Némirovsky
Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen

General | Kids and Teens

General

MHLS Resources:
- Book Club in a Bag Program: Library Staff | Patrons
- Providing Books for Your Discussion Group (using Millennium)
Book Club Cookbook's Invite An Author program
Reading Group Choices: Access to discussion guides from large to independent publishers
Reading Group Guides: on-line community for reading groups; access to discussion guides
Great Books Foundation: the official site of the most respected foundation in the field of book discussions. Includes information about junior discussion groups, newsletters, training opportunities & events
African American Literature Book Club:founded in 1997. Includes book excerpts, author profiles, on-line discussions of African American literature
Oprah Book Club: Click on Oprah's Books on the left. Must sign up for a free member ship at oprah.com to join the book club. Includes a "kids corner".
Senior Net: Basic registration is free. Access the book club by clicking Enrichment Centers from the home page, then Book Clubs. On-line discussions & author responses.
Fiction-L suggested titles
Professional Collection Materials.
Web sites for Reading Groups
LitLovers LitClub : Includes reading guides, international recipes, starting/managing clubs, icebreakers, choosing titles and more
So You Want to Start A Book Discussion Group...10 points to consider
Suggested Names for Book Clubs
Book Conversation! by Jim Trelease
Publishers' resources for discussions
Book Discussion Moral Dilemma Questions
Online Book Clubs
Readers' Advisory Resources

Kids and Teens

Book Club Cookbook's Invite An Author program
Book club ideas from youth librarians
Book discussion groups for kids ( Multnomah County Library, created with Oregon State LSTA funds)
- Starting a club
- Discussion guides (150 titles)
Book discussion ideas and activities for younger children
Books to Movie discussions (Under Specific Program Ideas)
Do-It-Yourself Bookclub for Elementary Age (Carmel Clay Public Library)
Fiction-L suggestions (By age )
Great Books Foundation: Includes information about junior discussion groups, newsletters, training opportunities & events
MHLS Book Club in a Bag program (Some titles are appropriate for teens. See MHLS Resources, top of page)
Moral Dilemma Questions for discussion groups
Online Book Clubs (Teen)
Oprah Book Club: Click on Oprah's Books on the left. Must sign up for a free member ship at oprah.com to join the book club. Includes a "kids corner".
Professional Collection Materials - Reading Clubs
Random House Guides
Scholastic Guides
- Discussion guide books in Mid-Hudson Professional Collection
- Guides online from publishers
Teen Reading Clubs | More Teen Ideas | (No Limits Read! Young Adult Reading Club and Programming Manual by Lisa Youngblood. Published by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 2002. "Chapter III."
YAPP Site (Additional resources)