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Main Title Book club reboot : 71 creative twists /
Author Ostman, Sarah,
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Saba, Stephanie,
Publisher ALA Editions,
Year Published 2019
OCLC Number 1086495408
ISBN 9780838918562; 0838918565
Subjects Libraries--Activity programs--United States--Case studies ; Book clubs (Discussion groups)--United States--Case studies ; Libraries and community--United States--Case studies
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ELBM  Z716.33.O85 2019 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 09/01/2021
Collation xxiv, 119 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Change of scenery -- Find a partner -- Unite people with common interests -- Make it easy for them -- Meet a need -- Target your audience -- Get quirky -- Encourage activism -- Meet them where they are -- Short on time -- Put it online -- Get them meeting at an early age. "We have done our best to gather a wide cross-section of ideas to inspire you to rethink your book club offerings and come up with new directions to better meet your library's and community's needs. We began compiling this collection in early 2018 by putting out a call to the library field. Drawing on social media, electronic mailing lists, e-newsletters, and websites, we invited library professional and others to complete an online survey telling us about the creative book clubs they were hosting. We were floored by the number of responses we received -- nearly 250 book clubs from across the United States. We supplemented this list through our own research, reaching out to the creators of unique book groups that we heard about through colleagues or found online"--