Book Club in a Bag
What is a Book Club in a Bag?
A 6 week loan (no renewals) to registered book clubs of 12 paperback copies of a book suitable for stimulating book club discussions.
How can my book club register and arrange for a loan?
Choose one member to be your representative and ask the staff at any London Public Library branch to issue your Book Club library card.
Here’s how it works:
- An Availability Calendar will indicate all the Book Club Bag titles, when they are available, and when they are already booked
- When you have decided on which titles and which dates you would like to book the Book Club Bags, phone 519-661-4600 and ask to speak to a library staff person about booking a Book Club Bag
- Library staff will make the booking for you, and will ask you for booking information—your name, Book Club library card number, contact information, and where you would like to pick up and return the Bag. Have a calendar handy!
- The Bag can be borrowed for up to 6 weeks.
- Just a reminder: holds can no longer be placed on Book Club Bags through the catalogue
That’s all there is to it!
Please note: all 12 copies of the title must be borrowed with the Bag, and all 12 copies of the title must be returned in the Bag. Library Staff cannot accept returned Bags without the correct number of books inside the Bag.
What books are available?
 | After Helen  Cavanaugh, Paul | ||
| | Clara Callan Wright, Richard |  | Mistress of Nothing Pullinger, Kate |
| Shanghai Girls See, Lisa |  | The Passage Willis, Connie |
| Late Nights on Air Elizabeth Hay |  | The Lovely Bones Sebold, Alice |
| Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson |  | Three Day Road Joseph Boyden |
| Little Bee Chris Cleeve |  | Loving Frank Nancy Horan |
| The Bright Forever Lee Martin |
| The Girls |
 | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert |  | History of Love Nicole Krauss |
 | Radiance Shaena Lambert | 
| The Gathering Anne Enright |
 | Ragged Company Richard Wagamese |
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| The Wife's Tale Lori Lansens |
| Three Junes Glass, Julia |
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| Sweetness in the Belly Camilla Gibb |
 | A Short History of Women Kate Walbert | | Book of Negroes Lawrence Hill |
 | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls |  | Run Ann Patchett |
 | Last Night at the Lobster Stewart O'Nan |  | The Cellist of Sarajevo Steven Galloway |
 | Mostly Happy Pam Bustin | | Good to a Fault Marina Endicott |
 | Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer |  | The Secret Scripture Sebastian Barry |
 | The Shack Wm. Paul Young | | The Outlander Gil Adamson |
 | The Almost Archer Sisters Lisa Gabriele |  | Friday Nights Joanna Trollope |
 | Still Alice Lisa Genova |  | Sarah's Key Tatiana de Rosnay |
 | The Sugar Queen Allen, Sarah Addison
| | The House on Fortune Street Livesey, Margot |
 | Love and Summer William Trevor |
Resources for Book Clubs
Book Club Reader
Reading group guides and other tools for book clubs can be found on this site from publisher Simon & Schuster.
Book Clubs Resource
Resources for "readers who love to talk about books". This site contains a guide to help "organize, run and moderate a successful book club." Includes links to online book clubs and discussion forums, and sites providing free discussion guides for specific works.
Book Muse
This site from the venerable Powell's Books does require free registration, but provides great resources for book groups. It offers in-depth Muse notes: discussion questions, commentaries, author bios, lists of prizewinning books and tips for book groups.
BookClubs.ca
Looking for your next book club book? This site has lots of recommendations, plus reading guides, author info and a detailed guide on how to start and run a book club.
Canada Reads
The Web site for the popular CBC Radio program. Find out about the contenders, winners past and present, and the panelists. You can also have your say.
Canadian Book Clubs
How to start a book club, and how to join a book club are just a few of the tips you’ll find on this great website.
Oprah's Books
Find Oprah's latest pick, as well as a list of her previous book club choices. There is also information on books profiled, on the show and in the magazine, and a list of Oprah's personal favourites.
Overbooked
Overbooked is "a Web site for ravenous readers". It offers a wealth of annotated booklists on various themes and genres, as well as starred reviews, new and notable books, Web links and suggested reading.
Penguin Reading Guides
Find reading guides, recommended favourites and other resources for book clubs, courtesy of Penguin Group.
Reading Group Choices
A searchable site full of recommendations for book clubs, plus resources for starting and running a group.
Reading Group Guides
On this site you can find reading guides to hundreds of fiction and nonfiction titles, compiled from different sources. A good place to find discussion questions as well as suggestions.