What is Borrow-a-Book Club?
Borrow-A-Book Club is a service provided by the Burlington County Library System enabling customers to easily organize a book discussion group for 2 or more people. Participants will be able to borrow a labeled canvas bag containing multiple copies of one of our selections, along with helpful aids for organizing and running a successful book discussion group. It is a great way for groups to enjoy companionship, education, socialization and cultural enrichment.
Who can participate?
All BCLS cardholders, in good standing are eligible to participate. In addition to groups of friends and neighbors, we encourage representatives of associations, home schooling groups, faith-based organizations and youth groups to borrow a bag.
How does Borrow-A-Book Club work?
Depending on your group, you might want to contact your participants to select first and second title choices. After checking out your Book Club title, distribute the books to your group allowing them at lease 4 weeks to read the book. Your book discussion should occur during the sixth or seventh week.
How long can I keep a Borrow-A-Book club bag?
A Borrow-A-Book Club bag circulates for 8 weeks and can not be renewed. You have one week to pick up your book bag before it is placed back in general circulation. All Borrow-A-Book Club bags will be kept at the Main Library in Westampton. If you would like to have your book bag delivered to a branch or member library location, it is necessary to request the bag. Book bags can also be delivered to you at a Bookmobile stop.
What if the title the group has chosen is not available?
It may be necessary to reserve a specific book club title. While waiting for your first or second choice, please take advantage of another book club title.
What materials will be provided in the Borrow-A-Book club bag?
Everything you need to run a successful book club will be provided in a Borrow-A-Book Club bag. Your bag comes fully equipped with multiple copies of a single title and information about the story, the author and how to organize and run a successful book discussion group. Also included are book discussion group questions and a facilitator’s check out and check in sheet to help keep track of which participant has a particular book. Please be sure to fill out the survey form and return it with the book bag. Additional materials for in-depth study are included for two titles. A study guide for each participant and one DVD are included in the bags for Antigone and To Kill A Mockingbird to encourage in-depth study. Also, a DVD and discussion questions regarding the film are included with The Quiet American and Cold Mountain.
What is I don't return the bag on time?
When a Borrow-A-Book Club bag is overdue, a $1.00 per day overdue fine will be applied with a maximum fine of $15.00.
Where can I get a Borrow-A-Book Club bag?
Borrow-a-Book Club book bags can be borrowed or returned at any BCLS location.
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Available titles in this collection:
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians**
by Brandon Sanderson
The Alchemist**
by Paul Coelho
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown
Antigone (The Play)
by Jean Anouilh [adapted by Lewis Galantiere]
The Appeal
by John Grisham
At Swim-Two-Birds
by Flann O’Brien
The Beach
by Alex Garland
The Beggar Maid
by Alice Munro
The Book Thief**
by Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas**
by John Boyne
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier
The Company of Women
by Mary Gordon
Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
Housekeeping
by Marilynne Robinson
Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Lolly Willowes
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
by Kim Edwards
The Memory of Running
by Ron McLarty
No Talking*
by Andrew Clements
On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
Pnin
by Vladimir Nabokov
The Quickie
by James Patterson
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene
Reading Lolita in Tehran
by Azar Nafisi
The Romance Reader
by Pearl Abraham
The Ten-Year Nap
by Meg Wolitzer
Thank You for All Things
by Sandra Kring
Their Eyes Were Watching God**
by Zora Neale Hurston
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
To Kill a Mockingbird**
by Harper Lee
* Suitable for Tweens
** Suitable for Teens |
