Starting a book club

I would love to start one as well but I life in a very small community where most of the people interested are females who like romance drama type novels. Even though The Earth Childern Series is one of my fav. I tend to be interested in horror/fantasy books more and there aren't many here who would like to go. But I did talk to my local librarian (AMAZING GUY!!)who always sends away for the books I want and he would have let me have a time slot free for one. People who give donations for coffee/tes supplies. I am in a small area and it is real friendly in that way. But if your in a too big area to get a place, I would start with getting your friends to come over and discuss what books will be on the reading list and they can get their friends to come and stuff. I would love to have one too. It would be fun. Good luck! Vicki

Hi Speedy, Why don't you give http://www.librarything.com a try. It is an online community for book lovers with forums and reviews. Not only does it allow you to catalog your book collection online, it is also free to join. I am a member of librarything.com and i enjoyed being part of the book community there. Hope you find the info useful.

Hi there Ms. Speedy, A BOOK CLUB What a Brilliant idea ? I have some scattered suggestions, I hope they help: 1) I guess a Book Club must have a theme. You know because you're not starting a library in which you may include all sorts of books. Let us say your theme is novels, cook books, history or whatever comination of topics you want 2 provide your custromers with. 2) Decoration is important. The place must be suitable and adequate for reading and relaxing. You may spend a few bucks on an interior decoration expert but he'd give u a place whose atmosphere is attracting and never forgettable. 3) Wireless internet service is a good idea. Anyone could carry his laptop and just spends a few minutes or maybe hours in ur Book Club. 4) A Book Club by itself may not attract a large sector of the people in your neighbourhood, so why not making it a Cafe ??? a Book Cafe where you serve ur customers simply, coffee, and donuts or you could have a deal with a pastry and sandwich provider who'll make a fresh daily delivery over to you. The logic behind that is people always love coffee, they always eat donut, they would always go for a club or roast beef sandwich, if you can make your place decorated in such a way that it looks like a classy and friendly large living room where your customers could lean back on a lovely sofa, grab a book of their choice and enjoy a simple snack, damn that would be great. 5) Include a Kid's Corner in your Book Cafe. Don't forget kids, if a mom came over to your Cafe with her kids why not include a kid's corner where they find Archie, Jughead, Superman, Batman bla bla bla editions. That's all I've got now Ms. Speedy ........ Very nice post and thank you very very very much

Hey speedy i too would love to start a book club in my area, but don't have the time to go to one and stuff like that....But i am starting one online on mylot if you would like to join...we will pick a book out of everyones suggestions and then take a couple of weeks to read it, then come back online and discuss it, i know it is not the same as bookclub that you could go to at someones home but it is close. So hope you will join our online book club. By the way did you check out librarything.com, i was wondering if it is any good?

Hey speedy i too would love to start a book club in my area, but don't have the time to go to one and stuff like that....But i am starting one online on mylot if you would like to join...we will pick a book out of everyones suggestions and then take a couple of weeks to read it, then come back online and discuss it, i know it is not the same as bookclub that you could go to at someones home but it is close. So hope you will join our online book club. By the way did you check out librarything.com, i was wondering if it is any good?