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Book Clubs
WLBPD@AADL [MI1B]
WLBPD@AADL provides materials and support to Youth and Adult book clubs in the following ways:
Downloads selection(s) onto cartridges for all eligible participants
If more than one selection is chosen (some book clubs are choosing two selections per meeting), bookshelf instructions are included
Book club guides are produced in-house (see AADL Book-Club-to-Go info below for what guides are included) for each selection and provided to book club leaders in both Large Print and audio formats
Book club books are labeled with a “WLBPD Produced” sticker and are not barcoded. A note is placed in the patron's record when a book club cartridge is sent, but the cartridges are tracked outside of CUL and when returned are placed in a separate bin for recycling.
Ann Arbor District Library's general collection offers a large selection of Book-Club-to-Go kits (125+). Low-vision book clubs are provided the same contents in accessible formats as AADL BCTG kits, whenever possible. Each kit includes:
10 copies of the featured book (1 copy in Large Print, if available)
1 copy of a movie on DVD, if available
Summary information and reviews of the title(s)
An Author biography
A list of suggested discussion questions and read-alikes
Tips for book groups on how to select discussion titles
Book club resources; web sites and print
An evaluation form for a limited period of time following the launch
An inventory tag listing all items included in the canvas zippered tote