Book Club Kits

We believe that sharing a great book doubles your reading pleasure! We have selected a variety of excellent literary selections that are certain to generate plenty of discussion. Each kit contains twelve books and a book club discussion guide. Ready to get reading? Use the library catalogue to reserve a kit for your book club today. Questions? Read the FAQs below.

Book Club Kit Titles

book club kits

Bronte, Charlotte	• Jane Eyre
Cleave, Chris	• Little Bee - NEW
Dai, Sijie	• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Esquivel, Laura	• Like Water for Chocolate
Faulks, Sebastian	• Birdsong
Franklin, Miles	• My Brilliant Career
Galloway, Steven	• The Cellist of Sarajevo - NEW
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel	• Love in the Time of Cholera
Gilbert, Elizabeth	• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia - NEW
Gladwell, Malcolm	• Blink: the Power of Thinking Without Thinking - NEW
Hosseini, Khaled	• The Kite Runner
Irving, John	• A Prayer for Owen Meany
Itani, Frances	• Deafening
Kidd, Sue Monk	• The Secret Life of Bees - NEW
Lam, Vincent	• Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures - NEW
Lansens, Lori	• The Girls
Lansens, Lori	• Rush Home Road
Lawson, Mary	• Crow Lake - NEW
Lennon, Maureen	• A Place Apart
Martel, Jann	• Life of Pi
McEwan, Ian	• Atonement
Nemirovsky, Irene	• Suite Francaise - NEW
Niffenegger, Audrey	• The Time Traveler's Wife
O'Neill, Heather	• Lullabies for Little Criminals
Ogawa, Yoko	• The Housekeeper and the Professor - NEW
Pausch, Randy	• The Last Lecture - NEW
Rushdie, Salman	• Midnight’s Children
Sebold, Alice	• The Lovely Bones
Shaffer, Mary Ann	• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - NEW
Smith, Alisa Dawn	• The 100 Mile Diet: a Year of Local Eating - NEW
Urquhart, Jane	• The Stone Carvers
Walls, Jeannette	• The Glass Castle: a Memoir - NEW
Wright, Richard Bruce	• Clara Callan

Book Club Kit FAQs

Q. May I use my regular library card to get a Book Club Kit?
A. Book Club Kits require a special card; regular library cards may not be used to place holds on Book Club Kits or to check-out kits.

Q. How do we get our Book Club Kit card?
A. We request that each participating book club choose a representative that agrees to take responsibility for the Book Club Kit on behalf of their group. To get a Book Club Kit card, the club rep will need to visit any Burlington Public Library location with their existing library card and personal identification. Library staff will set up a Book Club Kit card. Please let us know if your book club representative changes.

Q. How many Book Club Kits may be borrowed at a time?
A. You may have up to 2 Book Club Kits on your card at one time.

Q. Where can I pick up a Book Club Kit?
A. Book Club Kits are located on the 3rd floor of the Burlington Central Library. Book Club Kits must be checked out as a complete set.

Q. Can I place a hold on a Book Club Kit?
A. You can place a hold on one kit at a time. Book Club Kits can be sent to your preferred Burlington Public Library location for pick-up.

Q. How long can I keep a Book Club Kit?
A. The loan period for a kit is 6 weeks. Book Club Kits may not be renewed.

Q. Can a Book Club Kit be held for a specific meeting?
A. Due to number of interested book clubs, we cannot take advanced bookings for these kits. Kits are available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Q. Can Book Club Kits be returned in a bookdrop?
A. We regret any inconvenience to you, but we require that you return Book Club Kits to the Check-In Desk at any Burlington Public Library location during open hours. Overdue fines are $1/day per kit, maximum $10.

Q. I can’t remember what was in my Book Club Kit, how do I know what to check for before returning it?
A. The kit's content is listed on a label affixed to the Book Club Kit bag.

Q. Can Book Club members return their own books to the library?
A. The representative who borrows the bag is responsible for returning a complete Book Club Kit.

Q. What if a book is lost?
A. The library will bill your Book Club for any lost or damaged Book Club Kit items.

Q. Does my local library have space for my Book Club to meet?
A. To find out about renting a room at any Burlington Public Library location, please call 905.639.3611, ext 110. For more info...

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