<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"> I've done a "Silent Reading Party" to go along with the TikTok Trend I've seen pop up in more urban cities. I usually have it coincide when I have a book club break (I manage 2 book clubs which meet 9x a year). For the Winter one, I had a crackling fire video from youtube playing quietly in the background. We had half an hour to chat, 1 hour to read our books quietly and 1/2 an hour at the end to chat some more. It was a small event, I'm hoping my summer Beach themed one has some more interest. I host them in the evening. </div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>We've also had success with a SciFi/Fantasy Book Club which was new this year and meets every other month.</div><div> And we have a very popular ESL Bookclub which is run by a volunteer and they meet weekly for a set period of time to go over a book.</div><div><br></div><div>For Kids, we had 2 librarians who hosted a "Camp Half-Blood" Book club which met to discuss the Percy Jackson novels and each month they had an activity or craft related to that book. </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(152,72,6)">Rachel Manela, MLIS, MAPH</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(152,72,6)"> (She/Her)| Archival Librarian</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Novi Public Library |45255 West Ten Mile Road | Novi, MI 48375</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Phone 248-869-7243</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.novilibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(152,72,6)">www.novilibrary.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(152,72,6)"> </span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(152,72,6)">Inform. Inspire. Include.</span></i></b></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5938644?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(24,24,24)">Currently Reading</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5938644?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank"><img width="50" alt="Book Cover" src="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_cover/5938644" style="margin: 10px 0px 5px;"></a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px;margin-top:5px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank" style="border:0px"><img width="16" height="16" alt="Goodreads Logo" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/icons/goodreads_icon_32x32-6c9373254f526f7fdf2980162991a2b3.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 2px;"> </a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle">Get your own email signature</a></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM Andrea Ingmire via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-543286952656439356">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry to cross-post immediately after Barbara Beaton’s message! (I should learn to do a search first before impulsively posting… )<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share your amazing bookclub suggestions with both of us!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrea Ingmire via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 15, 2024 3:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Quirky (aka: non-traditional) bookclubs that work for your communities?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious what kind of bookclubs work for your Library patrons? Specifically, I’m interested in those that are non-traditional…
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve heard some libraires have success with silent book clubs where folks just gather and read silently…
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a very successful bookclub focused around food/cooking titles.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also interested in hearing creative ways to reduce staff effort. Do you have a trusted volunteer that helps to select, read, facilitate the bookclub(s)?
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<p class="MsoNormal">What works for your library patrons??<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">Andrea Ingmire<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(25,115,181)"><a href="http://www.pwpl.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(25,115,181)">Peter White Public Library</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">906-226-4303 Office<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">Want to make an appointment with me?
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