Assabet Valley Book Club - How we work
Contact the Book Club coordinator with any questions!
 | At the second meeting of the quarter, the BC coordinator will ask for volunteers to host the next quarter’s book club meetings. |
| As the hostess you pick the date, time of day and title for your meeting and must get this info (plus a brief summary of the book) to the newsletter editor in time for the deadline. |
| Please don’t pick a book that’s not out in paperback yet. Waiting for PB version helps members afford books and/or ensures that books are more easily available at local libraries. |
| If you’ve already hosted in the past 12 months (or, since 9/2005), please wait to offer to host again. |
| As hostess, you might want to have a few questions or discussion points to get conversation going or on track. There's no need to have hand outs or anything formal, just kind of be there to get us started. |
| If you’re not sure what the group might like to read, you’re free to ask for suggestions on the book loop and then choose from that. Non-hostesses are free to recommend any hot reading tips on the book club loop. |
| When selecting your book, try to pick something that has some interesting things to discuss about it, not necessarily the same thing as a fun book to read. Often whodunits and romances are great beach or tub reading, but not necessarily good discussion fodder. |
| Please have mercy on mothers of young children when you consider the length of the book you choose - we rarely read anything over 500 pages. |
| If there’s a book you’d love to read but just can’t host a meeting at your house, talk to the BC coordinator and see what can be arranged. For example, you might be able to be the “hostess” at someone else’s house who has already hosted. |
| At meetings during the day, children are welcome. Evening meetings are for moms only. This cannot change. We normally have one evening meeting and two daytime meetings per quarter, but this can change if the general consensus among regular members warrants it. |
Last modified: 01/03/10