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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I have a Silent Book Club. We meet the 4<sup>th</sup> Saturday of the month at 3:30 at a local coffee shop. 1 hour of silent reading and then optional discussion
at 4:30. People who don’t want to stay for the discussion usually get up and leave before it starts. Sometimes we talk about what we’re reading, sometimes we just chat about anything. I have regulars, some months I get 20 people, some months I get 3-5.
I am currently looking into ours becoming a chapter of the official Silent Book Club organization.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Kathryn Bergeron <kbergeron@plymouthlibrary.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 17, 2024 3:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Silent Book Clubs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am considering starting a Silent Book Club. I was wondering if any of you had any experience with this? I would specifically like to know if you chose to do it in your library or with a partner organization. If you have any other feedback
or thoughts about the program, I would be happy to hear them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#666666">Kathryn Bergeron</span></b><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#666666">Adult Services Librarian, Plymouth District Library<br>
223 S. Main Street | Plymouth, MI 48170<br>
734-453-0750 ext. 212 | <a href="http://plymouthlibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">plymouthlibrary.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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