A Guide to Organizing and Managing a Book Discussion Group
This guide was adapted for CCH’s April California Stories Uncovered campaign from a book discussion guide developed by the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library, made possible through a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund. The Washington Center for the Book is one of eight member organizations of the Audiences for Literature Network, a national network of literary centers made possible by the Fund. The original can be found at the Seattle Public Library’s website: http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_discussiongroup
Additional resources
www.alastore.ala.org or (866) Shop ALA.
One Book: One Community. American Library Association guide to organizing and managing book discussion groups contains a comprehensive planning guide and templates for publicity and promotional materials.
www.califa.org
The Califa Group is a membership-based service bureau designed to provide member-enhanced, value-added services to all California libraries. Califa provides cost effective delivery of services, programs, and products through a membership network of California libraries. The Califa Group also sponsors statewide projects such as Librarians’ Index to the Internet and the California Preservation Program (http://cpc.stanford.edu/)
www.calbook.org
The California Center for the Book is a reading promotion agency that celebrates California's rich literary heritage and promotes reading, libraries, literacy, and authorship. In support of its mission, the California Center for the Book: develops and supports local and statewide programs and initiatives, relating to books and reading, for the citizens of California; develops and maintains book- and literacy-related resources; encourages and supports the study of print and electronic culture.
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/findaguide/index.asp
A collection of reading group guides from many different publishers.
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/universalquestions.html
A guide for book discussion groups for young people on the website of Oregon’s Multnomah County Library.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/528845/002-4756436-4757667
Amazon.com's guide to organizing a book club.
http://www.book-clubs-resource.com/
A comprehensive guide to book clubs, reading groups and reading group guides.