Nancy, Maureen and Etta

Book clubs… Reading Clubs… Literature Circles… in essence, they’re all the same thing. A reader, be it child, teen or adult, has much to gain by reading the same book as others in a group and then sharing their experience with the other members. This workshop will focus on the issues:

• Why to have a book club
• How to start a book club
• Selecting books
• Running and marketing a book club

and book club best practices, based on theory, research, and experience from three librarians who run three different types of successful book clubs: Nancy Austein, Etta Gold, and Maureen Reister.

Nancy Austein is the Library Director at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, TX.

Etta Gold is the Library Director of Temple Beth Am in Miami, FL.

Maureen Reister is Dirctor of Libraries at Ann & Nate Levine Academy, a Solomon Schechter School in Dallas, TX.

They gave this presentation at the Association of Jewish Libraries annual convention on June 23, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.

78 min 48 sec