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Book Clubs

Join a book club

Be sure to check out the events calendar regularly to see what we are offering and register for upcoming book clubs.

See which book clubs are being offered this month, or choose a date range (typically a month) and filter by Event Type: “Bookclubs”. 

Borrow a book club kit

If you run your own book club, the library has many book club kits with 10 copies of each title that can be borrowed for an extended loan period of six weeks. View available book club kits in our catalogue. A keyword search for “book club kit” will retrieve results.

To learn when new book club kits are added to the collection, subscribe to the Book Club Bulletin.

How it works

  1. Place a hold request on the book club kit of your choice.
  2. Pick up the kit when you receive notification that your hold is available.
  3. Return all ten copies + discussion guide when you return the kit on the due date.

Book club kits are not considered returned until all ten copies plus the discussion guide and bag are returned. Any missing or damaged items are the responsibility of the borrower.

Consider using a tracking sheet to keep track of your books. 

Alternate formats

cloudLibrary offers downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks. There is no monthly limit for checkouts, but there are a limited quantity of books available. Several titles do have multiple copies that can work for book clubs.

Hoopla has a monthly limit of seven checkouts, but does allow simultaneous access, so all book club members can read the same book at the same time. Hoopla also offers the Hoopla Book Club Hub which features one book club title every quarter available with unlimited checkouts. The highlighted book will feature a discussion guide and exclusive Q&A with the author.

Also consider other formats for your book clubs. Some successful book clubs happen without an assigned book, where instead everyone brings their own book to share. Another option is themed book clubs, where everyone picks their own book based on a common theme. As a bonus, everyone leaves with a new reading list.

Book Club Bulletin

Subscribe and learn about newly added Book Club Kits with our newest NextReads Newsletter: Book Club Bulletin.

 

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