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:
7th Heaven by James Patterson
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians** by Brandon Sanderson
The Alchemist** by Paul Coelho
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Antigone (The Play) by Jean Anouilh [adapted by Lewis Galantiere]
The Appeal by John Grisham
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
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
The Covenant by Naomi Ragen
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time** by Mark Haddon
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
The Gardens of Covington by Joan Medlicott
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2)
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
The Innocent Man by John Grisham
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Lovely Bones by Anne Sebold
Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
No Talking* by Andrew Clements
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
A Painted House by John Grisham
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Private by James Patterson
The Quickie by James Patterson
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham
Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Shack by William P. Young
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
Testimony by Anita Shreve
Thank You for All Things by Sandra Kring
Their Eyes Were Watching God** by Zora Neale Hurston
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird** by Harper Lee
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
True Blue by David Baldacci
True Colors by Kristin Hannah
Wuthering Heights** by Jane Eyre
* Suitable for Tweens
** Suitable for Teens |
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