Bellevue Public Library Book Club Kits

We know it can sometimes be difficult to choose a book for your next book group meeting and to find enough copies for all the members of your group.  We’ve made it easier for you by providing several copies of books and putting them in a canvas bag which can be checked out to your book club.  We’ve included discussion questions and information about each author in a folder for each collection.

The Kits:

There are up to 10 paperback copies of the book for each kit (with the exception of Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough).  At this time we have over 60 kits from which you can choose. 

New titles added since May 2008 include the following: Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas; Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin; Marley & Me by John Grogan; The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs; Restoring the Burnt Child by William Kloefkorn (this is the 2008 One Book One Nebraska selection); Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult; and The Thirteenth Tale by Diana Setterfield. (Current List of All Titles)

How can we get these kits?

Once your book discussion group has decided on a title, send a group member to the Bellevue Public Library, or call us at (402) 293-3157, to register your club and to reserve that title.  The kits will be checked out on the library card issued to your book club.

Book clubs from Bellevue, La Vista, Plattsmouth and Papillion are eligible to participate.

The contact person for each club should be able to show identification and proof of current address when registering the book club.

Registration allows the club to check out Book Club Kit books ONLY. No other library items can be checked out on a club’s card.

Acceptance of the card is the club’s agreement to comply with the rules and regulations of the Library.

Book Club Kit Use Policies:

• The book club kits (four or more copies) check out for six weeks.  These cannot be renewed.

• Book discussion kits must be returned to the main desk in the Library. DO NOT place kits in any outdoor or indoor book-drops.

• Book clubs are encouraged to return the book club kit with all materials present. Damage to or loss of kit materials may result in a fine assessment.  The book club itself will determine how that amount will be resolved among its members.