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Bring Your Own Books Clubs – Archive
B.Y.O.B(ooks). Club
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 S. 14th St. (4th Floor Auditorium)
Third Wednesday of Every Month, starting January 2022, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
441-8530 (Public Service Desk at Bennett Martin Public Library downtown)
Would you like to gather with fellow book-lovers to discuss whatever you’ve been reading and enjoying lately, without the pressure of assigned reading?
The B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Books) Clubs were designed with you in mind. Based loosely on the concept of “literary salons” of days gone by, the idea behind this group is that it will appeal to readers who want to talk about what they’ve read or listened to, but who don’t necessarily want to be “told” what to read, or who don’t feel like they have the time to read something assigned in addition to everything else that’s already on your “to be read” list.
Each meeting was “themed”, so participants could select a title to talk about that matches the monthly theme. You didn’t actually have to bring the book with you.
Date Program Description January 19, 2022
NOTE: This month’s meeting was held on ZOOM, not in-person.
Reading Prompt — A book you wish you could read again for the 1st time! [ BOOKLIST ]February 16, 2022
NOTE: This month’s meeting was held on ZOOM, not in-person.
Reading Prompt — A book with a setting so intriguing (real or imagined) you wish you could travel there. [ BOOKLIST ]March 16, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Read Because You Liked the Cover [ BOOKLIST ] April 20, 2022
Reading Prompt — Not Worth the Hype – A Book it Seems Everyone Loved But You! [ BOOKLIST ] May 18, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud [ BOOKLIST ] June 15, 2022
Reading Prompt —Your Favorite Beach Read [ BOOKLIST ] July 20, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Read Because You Saw Someone Reading it in a Public Space [ BOOKLIST ] August 17, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Were Intimidated to Read [ BOOKLIST ] September 21, 2022
Reading Prompt — Your Favorite “Banned” Book [ BOOKLIST ] October 19, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book That Creeped You Out [ BOOKLIST ] November 16, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Non-Fiction Book That Taught You Something New [ BOOKLIST ] December 21, 2022
Reading Prompt — Your Favorite Winter-Themed Book [ BOOKLIST ]
B.Y.O.B(ooks). Club
Walt Branch Library
6701 S. 14th St.
Third Thursday of Every Month, starting February 2022, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
441-4460
Would you like to gather with fellow book-lovers to discuss whatever you’ve been reading and enjoying lately, without the pressure of assigned reading?
The B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Books) Clubs were designed with you in mind. Based loosely on the concept of “literary salons” of days gone by, the idea behind this group is that it will appeal to readers who want to talk about what they’ve read or listened to, but who don’t necessarily want to be “told” what to read, or who don’t feel like they have the time to read something assigned in addition to everything else that’s already on your “to be read” list.
Each meeting was “themed”, so participants could select a title to talk about that matches the monthly theme. You didn’t actually have to bring the book with you.
Date Program Description March 17, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Read Because You Liked the Cover [ BOOKLIST ] April 21, 2022
Reading Prompt — Not Worth the Hype – A Book it Seems Everyone Loved But You! [ BOOKLIST ] May 19, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud [ BOOKLIST ] June 16, 2022
Reading Prompt —Your Favorite Beach Read [ BOOKLIST ] July 21, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Read Because You Saw Someone Reading it in a Public Space [ BOOKLIST ] August 18, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book You Were Intimidated to Read [ BOOKLIST ] September 22, 2022
Reading Prompt — Your Favorite “Banned” Book [ BOOKLIST ] October 20, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Book That Creeped You Out [ BOOKLIST ] November 17, 2022
Reading Prompt — A Non-Fiction Book That Taught You Something New [ BOOKLIST ] December 15, 2022
Reading Prompt — Your Favorite Winter-Themed Book [ BOOKLIST ]
