OverARCHing Insights: Book Clubs Made Easy

Are you tired of hunting down a dozen copies of the same book for your book club? Tired of typing up discussion questions and author information? Did you know that you and your patrons can check out a Book Club Kit to make running a book club really easy!? Book Club Kits are sets of 12 copies (including one large print copy when available) of the same book that can be checked out as a unit. Each kit includes a Reading Guide that provides information about the author, discussion questions, read-alikes and tips to start and run a successful book club.

There are currently 26 kits available with more being added in 2013.

Running a successful book club requires a good leader; someone to help choose the right book, to keep people on topic and to keep the discussion moving. There are a number of resources available in print and online to help.

Resources for Book Clubs Available From the Chinook Arch Library System:

Title	Author	Format	Call #
The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Book Club.	Jacobsen, Rachel W	Book	374.22 J
The Book Club Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Reading Group experience	Diana Loevy	Book	374.22 L
What to Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members and Other Book Lovers	Pearlman, Mickey	Book	015.73 P
A Year of Reading A Month-by-month Guide to Classics and Crowd-pleasers for You and your Book Group By	Ellington, Elisabeth	Book	011.73 E
Good Books Lately The One-stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers By	Moore, Ellen	Book	374.22 M