Book Club for Book Clubs
The Foundation hosts a yearly "Book Club for Book Clubs" program that brings together members of community book clubs to talk and share ideas. Library staff brings the clubs up-to-date on the many resources available online and through the library.
Book Club Resources
Community Book Club Wall
To foster the sharing of ideas and great book titles, The Foundation created the Community Book Club wall. Located on the 1st floor near the elevator, you can find a list of local area book clubs and their reading choices.
In-House Resources
The library maintains a collection of past library book club selections on the 2nd floor. Multiple copies are available for book clubs to check out. We also offer books to help with book group planning, selection guides, and discussion starters.
Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks for free–anywhere, anytime. Available 24/7, now the library comes to you! Also available as an app–either OverDrive or Libby, by OverDrive. Click here for a short tutorial.
Choose your subject areas and each week you’ll receive an email with 2-3 chapters from a recently published book in the categories selected. If you want to read the book, visit the library to check it out or request it.
NoveList is a comprehensive readers’ advisory resource. You can find titles, articles, and read-alike lists for both fiction and nonfiction, and for all age/reading levels. You’ll never be without a good read again! Click here for a short tutorial.
BookPage is a monthly book review magazine provided by the PT Library Foundation, and available in print or online. BookPage serves as a guide to the best new books, with bonus author interviews.
Books & Authors connects readers from every reading level to fiction and non-fiction books that match their interests. Explore books, authors, genres and topics from more than 240,000 titles. Click here for a short tutorial.
Contemporary Authors
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The Community Book Clubs
