Book Clubs

Are you interested in joining a book club? We can help!


Join one of our book clubs!

The library has six book clubs:

 

Book Club

Selected members lead the Club and provide some background information about the book. Members are then encouraged to share their opinions and a lively discussion ensues over coffee.

Everyone is welcome to attend. No sign up or registration is necessary. For more information, call Donna Lach, Programming Librarian, at 989-5386. The sessions are free.

Dates for 2008:

kissofthefurqueencover

Tuesday, January 15

7:00 p.m.

 Kiss of the Fur Queen by Thomson Highway
Dirt music cover

Tuesday, February 19

7:00 p.m.

 Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Digging to America cover

Tuesday, March 18

7:00 p.m.

 Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Bloodletting and miraculous cures

Tuesday, April 15

7:00 p.m.

 Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
Water for Elephants

Tuesday, May 20

7:00 p.m.

 Water for Elephants by  Sara Gruen
Piece of my heart

Tuesday, June 17

7:00 p.m.

Piece of my Heart by Peter Robinson

Mayor Karin Marks will lead this discussion

Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Tuesday, July 15

7:00 p.m.

 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Tuesday, August 19

7:00 p.m.

 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

 

Readers to Readers

This new book club is a little different….

There is:

  • no need to sign up
  • no set reading list
  • no deadline!

Instead, once a month we will meet and "go around the table" to talk about books we have recently read.

Everyone is welcome to attend. No sign up or registration is necessary. For more information, call Donna Lach, Programming Librarian, at 989-5386. The sessions are free.

Dates for 2008:

March 11
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
in the Boardroom

April 15
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
in the Boardroom

May 13
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
in the Boardroom

June 10
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
in the Boardroom

 

Teen Readers to Readers (Ages 13+)

owlNo set reading list and no deadlines, just talking about the books you're reading and comparing notes with other teen readers. Join us on the following Thursdays at 4:00 pm in the Library Board room. Snacks will be served!

March 20
4:00 p.m.
in the Boardroom

April 17
4:00 p.m.
in the Boardroom

May 22
4:00 p.m.
in the Boardroom

 

Books in a Bag

Book discussion kits were developed just for book clubs.  owl bag

To know which books are available in Books in a Bag, search the Library catalogue for Book Clubs Discussion Groups Materials.

You will receive in each bag :

  • 10 copies  of a “discussable” book. (Available titles)
  • A binder with an author profile, several published reviews and other related information. 
  • It may also contain discussion questions.

How it works :

Ask for Books in a Bag at the Reference Desk (or 514-989-5355 or
refdesk @ westmount.org.) 

  • Contents of the Bag are listed in the binder.
  • No more than one Books in a Bag kit may be checked out to an individual at one time.
  • The kits may be checked out for six weeks. You can reserve the Bags ahead of time (Reference Desk, 514-989-5355 or refdesk @ westmount.org). 
  • No renewals are possible.
  • The person who checks out the kit is responsible for the return of the bag and its contents.  (Be sure that your book club members know to return their books to the person who checked out the book bag and not to the Library).  Use the sign out sheet in the binder to keep track of who has which copy of the book.
  • Overdue Books in a Bag kits will be fined $2.00 a day. 
  • The replacement cost of the entire kit is $200.00. 
  • The replacement cost of individual parts of the kit will depend on the cost of each particular item.
  • Books in a Bag must be returned to the Reference Desk. 
  • Please do not put kits in the book drops.

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