Gab Bags
Whether you’ve always wanted to get a book club started but just didn’t know how, or your existing book discussion group is looking for an easier way to select books, Hedberg Public Library’s Gab Bags may be just what you need.
Gab Bags include multiple copies of a book from one of several genres, including western, romance, mystery, science fiction, non-fiction, history/biography and general fiction. Gab Bags are also available for children, young adults, and in a special movie/novel combo that includes a videotape of the big-screen adaptation of the book.
Each Gab Bag includes eight copies of a book and a notebook that contains discussion questions, biographical information on the author, a selection of book reviews and a list of “read-alike” books that are similar to the main selection. All conveniently packaged in a cloth bag, the Gab Bags are kept at Checkout, where a book group member can request a list of available Gab Bags and reserve a bag for an upcoming discussion. Gab Bags may also be reserved from the online catalog. The entire package typically is checked out to one library cardholder for one six-week period (no renewals).
The Friends of Hedberg Public Library funded the initial launch of the Gab Bags program.
Current Gab Bag Titles:
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy (Western)
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver (Romance)
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler (Mystery)
Dune: House Atreides
by Brian Herbert (Science Fiction)
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt (Young Adult)
Nickel and Dimed
by Barbara Ehrenreich (Non-Fiction)
Holes
by Louis Sachar (Children’s)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
by Fannie Flagg (Movie/Novel Combo)
John Adams
by David McCullough (History/Bio)
Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis De Bernieres (Fiction)
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett (Fiction)
Information about starting a book group
The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Book Club
by Jacobsohn, Rachel W.
Hyperion, c1998.
374.22 JACOB
The Readers’ Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites
by Victoria Golden McMains
028.1 MCMAI
The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading
by Shireen Dodson with Teresa Baker
372.4162 DODSO
The Book Group Book: a Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group
by Ellen Slezak
374.22 SLEZA
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