Book Club in a Bag

Brought to You by the Reference Department

Welcome to the Book Club in a Bag program, brought to you by the Garden City Public Library. Each bag contains 10 copies of a title, discussion information, discussion-leader tips, and a book sign-up sheet to help the leader keep track of the books - everything you need to help you run your own book discussion group. We supply the books you supply the people!

Available titles are:

*The Camel Bookmobile, by Masha Hamilton*		The Double Bind, by Chris Bohjalian
Dream When You're Feeling Blue, by Elizabeth Berg		The Grace That Keeps This World, by Tom Bailey
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett		*The Heretic’s Daughter, by Kathleen Kent*
*Home Safe, by Elizabeth Berg*		*Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet, by Jamie Ford*
In Sunlight in a Beautiful Garden, by Kathleen Cambor		Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry
Leisure Seeker, by Michael Zadoorian		Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan
Moloka’i, by Alan Brennert		One Thousand White Women, by Jim Fergus
*Pomegranate Soup, by Marsha Mehran*		Prayers for Sale, by Sandra Dallas
Property, by Valerie Martin		Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay
Secret Scripture, by Sabastian Barry		*The Shack, by William Paul Young*
*Shelter Me, by Juliette Fay*		The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson		Without a Backward Glance, by Kate Veitch
*Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks*

Borrowing Policy

Any adult patron of the Garden City Public Library with a valid library card may borrow a Book Club in a Bag.
Requests for a Book Club in a Bag may be made by phone or in person with a Librarian at the adult Reference Desk.
The Book Club in a Bag will be checked out on the library card of the Garden City patron picking up the bag. That patron is responsible for the Book Club in a Bag and all of its contents.
A Book Club in a Bag may be reserved up to a year in advance.
The loan period is 6 weeks.
Late charges are $2.00 per day.
Only one Book Club in a Bag may be borrowed at one time by a patron.
The Book Club in a Bag may not be renewed.

The Book Club in a Bag must be returned to the Reference Department, not at the Circulation Desk or through the book drop. The entire Book Club in a Bag must be returned together (10 books, large-type edition, and the audio material (if included), the information folder, and the bag).

Individual books or audio material that are lost will be charged the cost of replacement.

The replacement cost of an entire Book Club in a Bag is $175.00, plus the price of any audio material. The patron is responsible for all contents in the Book Club in a Bag.

Information for the Book Club Leader

Each Book Club in a Bag contains 10 copies of the title, usually a large type, audio material, and an information package with a summary, book reviews, biographical information, discussion questions, an author interview, and suggestions for further reading. The bags also include a sign-up sheet for the leader to keep track of who has which book.

For Further Information

Please contact Laura Flanagan at 742-8405, ext 239.


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