Book club reboot : 71 creative twists / Sarah Ostman, Stephanie Saba.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xxiv, 119 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780838918562
- 0838918565
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 025.5 O85 | Available | 33111010783070 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Is your book club feeling stale or uninspired? Has attendance dropped, or are you struggling to keep your patrons engaged? What you need is a reboot. This resource published in cooperation with ALA's Public Programs Office profiles dozens of successful book clubs across the country. Its diverse cross-section of ideas will inspire you to rethink your reading groups and try out new ways to better meet your library's and community's needs. Drawn from responses collected through social media, electronic mailing lists, e-newsletters, websites, as well as the authors' own research, this book
outlines the main reasons that traditional book clubs can grow stagnant over time and offers concrete advice on how to change things up; shares such real-world initiatives as a "walk and talk" book club, book clubs held in non-library spaces like ferries and bars, a discussion group for presidential history buffs, programming for people with developmental disabilities, a partnership with a health clinic network, and many others; includes programs from a wide range of library types (public, school, academic) and sizes; features short, easily scannable chapters that are convenient for browsing; and provides a handy list of resources for additional information.You'll find the keys to creating a book club your community will love among the abundance of ideas offered in this book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Change of scenery -- Find a partner -- Unite people with common interests -- Make it easy for them -- Meet a need -- Target your audience -- Get quirky -- Encourage activism -- Meet them where they are -- Short on time -- Put it online -- Get them meeting at an early age.
"We have done our best to gather a wide cross-section of ideas to inspire you to rethink your book club offerings and come up with new directions to better meet your library's and community's needs. We began compiling this collection in early 2018 by putting out a call to the library field. Drawing on social media, electronic mailing lists, e-newsletters, and websites, we invited library professional and others to complete an online survey telling us about the creative book clubs they were hosting. We were floored by the number of responses we received -- nearly 250 book clubs from across the United States. We supplemented this list through our own research, reaching out to the creators of unique book groups that we heard about through colleagues or found online"-- Preface, page ix.