Copies are most often regular print, but may also include large print editions. Book discussion kits can be reserved up to six months in advance by calling the adult services department, 3149943300 ext 2030. Snoisle libraries and the snoisle foundation are proud to offer book discussion kits each kit includes 10 copies of a single title. University of louisville anne braden institute for. Well provide the books and all the information for a great book discussion. Find book club kits and videos of lisa discussing her books here. Book discussion kits oswego public library district. Kits may be checked out for 6 weeks and must be returned in their entirety. The clintonmacomb public librarys book group collection has 96 titles. The kits include multiple copies of the book and a discussion guide. We suggest that the book be read intentionally, with the idea of broadly analyzing its key concepts. Thats like the lego kits that have the picture on the front of what youre. Lfpls book discussion kits have everything you need for a successful group reading experience. At some point during the writing of each book, i do a location tripeven if i know the area well and the first drafts of the story are already written as was the case with the book of lost friends.
Kits can be checked out for 6 weeks the nearly 800 titles in the collection cover. This reservation system requires a onetime registration that allows you to manage your reservations. Each bag contains eight paperback copies of the selected title and a list of suggested discussion questions. Aug, 2020 book discussion kits a class set of thirty 30 book including discussion guides. The survival kit festival is organised by the latvian centre for contemporary art in riga as an annual call for artists and spectators to observe, comment and act, focusing their attention on a different subject every year. The loan period is normally two months, but a maximum of three months can be given upon request at check out. A good book discussion book often stays in the readers mind long after the book is finished and the discussion is over. The nearly 500 titles in the collection cover a wide variety of reading interests. For readers of claire messud and mary gaitskill comes a striking debut novel of marriage, fidelity, sex, and. First 10 participants receive a free copy of the book before the discussion. Hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum chicago tribune. Instructions for accessing and using each kit on your ereader and using the kit contents with your book discussion group are located in the read me file of each kit.
Readstogo is a program sponsored by the nh library association which makes book discussion kits available to libraries throughout new hampshire. A book club kit for the splendid and the vile by erik. In the memo, minda harts offers a muchneeded career guide tailored specifically for women of color. You can borrow three kits at one time and they arent renewable. We will be reading and discussing the last day of summer by lamar giles. Virtual book groups toledo lucas county public library. Book club to go collection for book discussion groups each kit contains 10 books and may have a set of discussion questions. Is there something else about this novel that youre dying to discuss. University of louisville anne braden institute for social. This book discussion kit is based on the edition republished in 1999, which includes a foreword by julian bond and a new epilogue by anne braden. I have two cardinal rules in selecting the best book club books.
I have been a part of one or more book clubs for over 20 years, and i have learned a few things about what makes a book club successful and how to get your book club talking. The book discussion collection includes 810 copies of each book title for interest to teens in grades 612 with a special focus on assigned district 308 reading. Over the course of the novel, how do the limits of their knowledge manifest themselves. Sep 20, 2011 the kits are designed to make patronled book discussion groups fun and easy.
Check out the list of titles already available to you. Silent night by mary higgins clark 8 copies, also 2 largeprint copies request this kit discussion questions for mysteries. Get a kit from madison public library for your next book club. Any communitybased book discussion group may request a kit through its local library, which will then reserve the kit by providing the wln office with the date the book kit should arrive at the library and the book discussion date. Im not sure what this process is like for other writers, but for me there is always a spark, and. Survival kit is an international contemporary art festival that was launched in 2009 as a reaction to the changes the economic crisis had brought to latvia. The digital book discussion kit titles have supplemental material which may include audiobooks, movies or other media related to the book. Global migration explored in outlands survival kit 10. Kentucky in wood bobby falwells abstract representation of kentucky, incorporating 26 native woods, was created in 1981 for the lobby of the kentucky department.
The chapters narrated by the typists form a kind of greek chorus anchoring the book in their shared experiencea collective point of view thats both inside and outside the deepest truths of the cia. Join a group at a pierce county library or online to discuss a book. Jill alexander essbaums elegant, erotic and ultimately tragic novel, hausfrau, follows a woman named anna, as she slides from one. Peeps diorama contest for grades 612 registration to receive a supply kit opens thursday, march 11.
In hausfrau, anna karenina goes fifty shades with a side of madame bovary. Book discussion group childrens program computer class. Absolutely true diary of a parttime indian t sherman alexie young adult fiction 230 pages recommended for grades 712. Click here and select juvenile for available titles. Book club kits are designed for public library book clubs, but can also be used for small reading groups at schools. It is advised that readers finish the book prior to engaging these questions. Brazil, vilhena state of ro horizons unlimited the hubb. Some kits contain an unabridged audio recording of the book. Home kentucky department for libraries and archives.
Please check contents of book discussion kits against the content list included in the kit before you return the kit to the library. Adult book discussion kits kentucky department for. Each kit includes at least 8 copies along with discussion questions and information about the author. The kits to help your book discussion group, weve gathered a collection of popular paperback titles and sorted them into kits. Each kit include 1220 copies of the book, an audiobook if available, and an indepth discussion guide. Local wonders by ted kooser 44 copies available to talking book service users request this kit discussion questions one book one lincoln final 5, 2005 one book one nebraska 2011.
The georgetown township public librarys book group collection has 195 titles. Abi book discussion kit 4 book discussion questions use this book discussion kit to further examine the new jim crow. Ciyumu book lover gift librarian keychain book jewelry life is a book some chapters are sad some happy and some exciting bookworm bibliophile gift for women men writers reading lover book club keychain, silver, small. Please drop it off during curbside hours so we may arrange to bring it inside. Book discussion kits can be reserved up to six months in. Budding cartoonist junior leaves his troubled school on the spokane indian reservation to attend an allwhite farm town school where the. Eduard roschmann is the main antagonist of the 1974 film, the odessa file, and the novel it is based off of. Sep 19, 2018 i have been a part of one or more book clubs for over 20 years, and i have learned a few things about what makes a book club successful and how to get your book club talking. Youth book discussion kits are complete programs designed around high quality books for children and young adults. The nearly 800 titles in the collection cover a wide variety of reading interests. No need to make an appointment just call the number on the curbside signs when you arrive. The kentucky talking book librarys latest newsletter is now available accessible tax forms from the irs did you know that the irs provides federal tax forms in accessible formats. If youre reading one of the books with your book club, or youre an individual reader looking for further information, check out the links below for resources, activities, recipes, and historical background.
Willa knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. If you are interested in requesting rtg book club kits, please. Book discussion kits title plainfield public library. He was a nazi ss commandant of the riga ghetto, who managed to escape from allied custody and live on as a vanished fugitive. Book discussion kits louisville free public library. The plainfield public library has a growing collection of book discussion kits available to lend to our patrons and fellow libraries who are seeking multiple copies of books for discussion. All you have to do is gather the friends and open the book. Kits may be reserved using kitkeeper and sent to any branch for pickup. Book discussion kits for checkout berkeley county library. No matter what you like to read, the library has a great virtual book group for you. If you know the kit that you would like to reserve. When the wall between was published in 1958, the u. About survival kit established in 2009, survival kit is the biggest contemporary art event in the baltics, attracting more than 10,000 visitors every year. Jackson district library makes holding a book discussion as easy as checking out a kit.
Up to five kits may be checked out for nine weeks and may be renewed for an additional two weeks upon availability. Bcls is now offering book bundles which offer 6 copies of a particular title and a discussion guide in an easy to carry transport bag. Reading guide for hausfrau by jill alexander essbaum bookbrowse. Resources for book discussions may be found at publishers websites, bound into some editions of the book, or at.
Mar 17, 2021 snoisle libraries and the snoisle foundation are proud to offer book discussion kits. As of june 2019, rtg has 189 kits available for libraries to borrow on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Hausfrau packs romance, sex, and infidelity into the story about a woman searching for meaning in. Book club kits contain 15 copies of each title and a discussion guide.
Modern, diverse, antiracist book discussion kits at amery. Kits may be reserved and sent to any branch for pickup and can be checked out for 6 weeks. The kit is checked out to one group member who is responsible for all the materials. I think it sets up unrealistic expectations in some cases and perhaps encourages slight spoiler. Budding cartoonist junior leaves his troubled school on the spokane indian reservation to attend an allwhite farm town school where the only other indian is the school mascot. The same phenomenon, by the way, occurs for readers. To help your book discussion group, weve gathered a collection of popular paperback titles and sorted them into kits. Each book discussion kit includes a discussion guide and at least ten copies of one title. Each kit contains 10 books and may have a set of discussion. The scott county public library book discussion kits have everything you need to have a successful group reading experience. Additional copies of the book club kit titles may be available in audio, large type, and ebook. Book discussion kits may be renewed once if there are no holds.
Each kit contains 10 books and suggested book discussion questions. Youth book discussion kits kentucky department for. Drawing on knowledge gained from her past career as a fundraising consultant to top colleges across the country, harts now brings her powerhouse entrepreneurial. Book discussion kits are designed for book clubs and other groups to read and discuss the same book.
If you cant find specific discussion questions for your novel, use our generic book club discussion questions for fiction. Inspired by margaret fishback, poet and macys adwriting phenom of the 1930s, rooney imagines an extraordinary walk through the streets of new york city on the last night of 1984, one that triggers a flood of memories for fictional ad woman lillian boxfish. In her poetry and in her debut novel, hausfrau, jill alexander. Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers. We offer a variety of literary styles and book genres to choose from to encourage thoughtful conversations and motivate library patrons to learn, know, gather, and grow. What are the book discussion cards in the creative. It arose in reaction to the economic crisis in latvia with the aim of calling on society to respond to changes in the contemporary world and consider various survival strategies. Try book club to go book discussion kits at the library.
Hausfrau packs romance, sex, and infidelity into the story about a woman searching for. Lillian boxfish takes a walk pioneer library system. New titles are added periodically and each discussion set contains between 1012 books. Adult programming coordinator heather wiarda presents new materials available for our community. Most business books provide a onesizefitsall approach to career advice that overlooks the unique barriers that women of color face. Bcls is now offering book bundles which offer 6 copies of a particular title and a discussion guide in an easy to carry transport.
These books can be read more than once, and each time the reader learns something new. Or, you may contact wln directly at 7244205638 to reserve your kit. The westmoreland library network provides over 100 book discussion kits for libraries and other communitybased book discussion groups. Kits may be reserved and sent to any branch for pickup and can be checked out for 6. Belong to a book club and want a readytoreadanddiscuss kit made available for your group. You can enjoy the fun and interaction of a library book group from the comfort and safety of. Wln will do its best to make arrangements for any special circumstances. The lemont public library has a growing collection of book discussion kits available to lend to our patrons and fellow libraries. Skipping christmas by john grisham 40 copies, also 1 largeprint copy available to talking book service users request this kit discussion questions. Good book discussion books present the authors view of an important truth and sometimes send a message to the reader. When i study places through a characters eyes, i see different details. Jul, 2020 book discussion kits check out for 12 weeks, with no renewals. With lots of kits to choose from, and new ones being added. Pierce county library foundation sponsors this special service.
Slow dance and prom night in purgatory are a two book series, thus only. Each kit contains several copies of a librarianselected title, a book summary, discussion starters and questions, further resources such as websites or extended reading opportunities, and suggested activities related to the books themes. How did your impressions of the characters change throughout the novel, and at which points did they change. Start your own book club with help from chippewa river district library. Are your returning a book discussion kit during our closure. Infamously called the butcher of riga, roschmann was an exceedingly brutal, sadistic, and dangerous individual, described by tabuer as someone who like to. Please check with the childrens desk in the main library to receive your book. These kits can encourage community members to have thoughtful discussions which may motivate, inspire and just make for great conversations. Each kit is packaged in a sturdy container and includes up to 15 copies of the book, an audiobook if available, and a discussion guide. Book discussion resources rochester hills public library. Browse book discussion kits available at the library.
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