Book Group Resources and Services

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Book Selection Assistance

Our librarians are always happy to help you find the perfect title for a great discussion. Try our BookMatch service to have personalized recommendations sent to you, or email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov.

Book Discussion Guide Assistance 

Are you looking for the right questions to spark a lively discussion? Do you need additional book reviews or biographical information about an author? Let us help! For more information, email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov or call the library at 503.625.6688. 

Book Club Kits

Book Club Kits are a convenient way to access multiple copies of a title for your book group. Available to request via the WCCLS catalog, each Book Club Kit comes with 8-10 books and a discussion guide. Please note, Book Club Kits are checked out to one library card holder. If books are distributed to group members, it is the card holder's responsibility to collect and return them all together in the kit.  

Accessing Multiple Copies 

Multiple copies and formats of a book may be made available by request. Each group member will need to check out the book on their own library card. For more information, please email askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov.

Community Bulletin Board

Is your group looking for new members? Advertise in the library! Bring a poster to the library or email it as a PDF to askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov and we'll hang it on our community bulletin board

Additional Resources for Book Groups

The Booklist Reader - A part of the American Library Association, The Booklist Reader provides a single home for several well-established book group blogs. 

LitLovers - LitLovers is a one-stop-shop for information on starting and running  book club, book reviews, reading guides and book club ideas. 

Reading Group Choices - Reading Group Choices partners with publishers, independent bookstores, public libraries and authors to develop resources to enhance the shared reading group experience. Provides reading recommendations and discussion guides. 

Reading Group Guides - Reading Group Guides provides information on starting and running a book group, selecting titles, book reviews, author interviews and discussion guides.