Wednesday, May 25, 2016
[Resources] Books in a Bag
This Memorial Day weekend the History Channel will show a remake of the television miniseries Roots, an adaptation of Alex Haley's novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, originally published in 1976.
If your book club decides to read and discuss Alex Haley's best-selling book, the library has a service designed for book clubs called Books in a Bag.
ABOUT BOOKS IN A BAG
Each book club kit comes with 10 copies of the title, one bound informational booklet with discussion questions and copies of the pamphlet "How to Start and Sustain a Book Club." Some kits have book and movie questions as well!
Here are a few more guidelines:
If your book club decides to read and discuss Alex Haley's best-selling book, the library has a service designed for book clubs called Books in a Bag.
ABOUT BOOKS IN A BAGEach book club kit comes with 10 copies of the title, one bound informational booklet with discussion questions and copies of the pamphlet "How to Start and Sustain a Book Club." Some kits have book and movie questions as well!
Here are a few more guidelines:
- Bags are free and can be checked out by anyone with a valid Memphis Public Library and Information Center card.
- Each cardholder may checkout one bag at a time for a period of six weeks. Bags are not renewable.
For more guidelines visit our Books in a Bag web page or browse a list of all Books in a Bag titles.
Labels: Book Clubs, Resources
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