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Book Club white paper

One of our resources for LME Library patrons, Bookbrowse, has recently published a white paper on book clubs. Bookbrowse is an online magazine for booklovers - including reviews, previews, "behind the book" backstories, author interviews, reading guides, and more. Access to Bookbrowse is on the LME Library website under "Library Subscription Databases" (left column). LME Library card holders can also access Bookbrowse outside the library.

Based on recent research, in-depth interviews and extensive experience, BookBrowse's white paper provides an intriguing and insightful look at Book Clubs. Download it for free at https://www.bookbrowse.com/wp/?did=bbwpdm

(this link takes you straight to the download, no form to fill in)

The paper contains information about:

The two life stages when book club participation increases
How many belong to book clubs, both in-person and online
The five key attributes book clubs look for when choosing books
The importance of libraries
How many books book clubbers borrow
What men in book clubs think
What men interested in joining a book club want
How many Friends of the Library members are in a book club

The white paper also contains links to advice on how to start and run a book club, and interviews with a wide variety of book clubs, with a particular focus on clubs that meet in libraries and have a mix of men and women.

Resources for Book Lovers

Book Club Infographic March 2014

BookBrowse has this great Infographic on book club statistics that they just released. I thought it was interesting that today's book club members tend to read some non-fiction and seem to like reading guides--both of which our club loves!

Our next meeting is Monday, March 31st at 3pm in the Turner Room--please join us!