In addition to the information you will find in the discussion kits tucked in with the OCPL Book Club Kits, OCPL has other books to enliven your meetings and help you choose your future books! Check out:
The Book Club Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Reading Group Experience, by Diana Loevy (2006), has readings lists, discussion starters, recipes and ideas for theme parties and club trips.
Good Books Lately: The One-stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers, by Ellen Moore and Kira Stevens (2004), has advice on how to start a group, lists of “best and worst” book groups, book-group troubleshooting, and tips on generating lively discussions.
Book Club Links
Here are some on-line resources for book clubs:
Book Clubs Resource
http://www.book-clubs-resource.com/
Follow their link to book club guides- it will take you to publisher’s resources as well. Their Reader’s resources link also has some good material.
Reading Group Guides
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/content/index.asp
This is a great site with all sorts of information and ideas!
Generous Books
http://www.generousbooks.com/
Here’s a free service to help organize your club. It will send book reminders, meeting dates, author bios, and book selections to your club members.
Lit Lovers
http://www.litlovers.com/litclub.htm
There are resources here for starting clubs as well as games and recipes for club meetings.
Reading Group Choices
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
Look here for some additional book suggestions as well as great author interviews.