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BOOK GROUPS
Library Book Groups
Book Group Choices & Reading Guides
Start or Join a Book Group
Finding Enough Copies for Your Group
Library Book Groups
The library has several traditional book discussion groups, as well as some informal conversational book groups.
Select a discussion group below for more information.
Book Discussion Groups
These groups meet monthly in the Main Library Quincy Room (top floor) to discuss a pre-selected book. New participants are always welcome and no signup is required. Just pick up a copy of the book at the Main Library adult checkout desk.
Wednesday Evening
Books at the Movies Group
Thursday Evening Local Non-Fiction Group
Friday Morning World
Literature Group
Drop-In Book Groups
These groups meet each month for informal conversation about books. New participants are welcome and no signup is required.
Booked for Lunch | Cooking With Books
Book Group Choices & Reading Guides
Websites
Book Club Choices from BookLetters
Book Movement
LitLovers
Reading Group Choices
Reading Group Guides
Books From the Library
Book Lust and More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl
Good Books Lately: the One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers by Ellen Moore and Kira Stevens
The Reader's Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites by Victoria Golden McMains
Reading Group Choices: Selections for Lively Book Discussions
What to Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members and Other Book Lovers by Mickey Pearlman
A Year of Reading: a Month-by-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You and Your Book Group by H. Elisabeth Ellington
Start or Join a Book Group
Book Group How-Tos (from Seattle Public Library)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Reading Group by Patrick Sauer
Family Book Sharing Groups: Start One in Your Neighborhood! by Marjorie R. Simic
The Go On Girl! Book Club Guide for Reading Groups by Monique Greenwood
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Shireen Dodson
The New York Public Library Guide to Reading Groups by Rollene Saal
The Reading Group Book: the Complete Guide to Starting and Sustaining a Reading Group by David Laskin
The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know About How to Start Your Book Club by Rachel W. Jacobsohn
Finding Enough Copies for Your Group
Don't want to buy every book your book group reads? The library is happy to help you obtain multiple copies of a title for your book group. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when choosing a book for your group:
- When selecting a book, check the library's catalog to make sure there are plenty of available copies in the Old Colony Library Network.
- Avoid choosing a new book, a book on a bestseller list, or a book that's currently very popular. There will likely be a long list of reserves for such a title and you may not be able to obtain copies for all your members in time.
- Each book group member may place a hold on their own copy of the book by using the library's catalog. Visit Catalog Help for information about searching and placing holds on materials. Or, ask a library staff member to help you in the library or by phone at 617-376-1316.
- Book discussion groups may borrow book sets from the Boston Public Library. To request a book set, call the Thomas Crane Library at 617-376-1316. Allow enough time for your request to be processed and the books to be sent from Boston.
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