Hello,

I've done a "Silent Reading Party" to go along with the TikTok Trend I've seen pop up in more urban cities. I usually have it coincide when I have a book club break (I manage 2 book clubs which meet 9x a year). For the Winter one, I had a crackling fire video from youtube playing quietly in the background. We had half an hour to chat, 1 hour to read our books quietly and 1/2 an hour at the end to chat some more. It was a small event, I'm hoping my summer Beach themed one has some more interest. I host them in the evening.

We've also had success with a SciFi/Fantasy Book Club which was new this year and meets every other month.

And we have a very popular ESL Bookclub which is run by a volunteer and they meet weekly for a set period of time to go over a book.

For Kids, we had 2 librarians who hosted a "Camp Half-Blood" Book club which met to discuss the Percy Jackson novels and each month they had an activity or craft related to that book.

Rachel Manela, MLIS, MAPH (She/Her)| Archival Librarian

Novi Public Library |45255 West Ten Mile Road | Novi, MI 48375

Phone 248-869-7243

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On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM Andrea Ingmire via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:

Sorry to cross-post immediately after Barbara Beaton’s message! (I should learn to do a search first before impulsively posting… )

Please share your amazing bookclub suggestions with both of us!

Thanks,

Andrea

From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Andrea Ingmire via Michlib-l
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 3:48 PM
To: michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: [Michlib-l] Quirky (aka: non-traditional) bookclubs that work for your communities?

Hi all,

I’m curious what kind of bookclubs work for your Library patrons? Specifically, I’m interested in those that are non-traditional…

I’ve heard some libraires have success with silent book clubs where folks just gather and read silently…

We have a very successful bookclub focused around food/cooking titles.

Also interested in hearing creative ways to reduce staff effort. Do you have a trusted volunteer that helps to select, read, facilitate the bookclub(s)?

What works for your library patrons??

Thanks!

Andrea

Andrea Ingmire

Library Director

Peter White Public Library

217 N. Front St.

Marquette, MI 49855

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