One stop for your book discussion group!
In each Book Club in a Bag, you will find:
- Ten copies of a single title, ripe for a juicy discussion
- An author bio
- Book reviews
- Reader’s guide
- Discussion questions
Borrowing Guidelines
- Book Club in a Bag is open to all Kalamazoo Public Library district resident (not reciprocal) cardholders.
- Eligible cardholders may reserve Book Club in a Bag up to one year in advance of their book club discussion date.
- A Book Club in a Bag may be checked out for two calendar months.
- No more than one bag at a time may be checked out to an individual.
- Bags cannot be renewed.
- The person who checks out a Book Club in a Bag is financially responsible for returning the entire kit.
- Please check the number of books before borrowing.
- A signup sheet is included to help borrowers keep track of the books.
Returning
- Please check the number of books before returning the bag to the library.
- Bags must be checked out and returned to the Central Library - the folder of materials may be kept when the books and bag are returned.
- Borrowers will be charged $5.00 a day for an overdue Book Club in a Bag or $1.00 a day for each missing book if a kit is returned incomplete.
- Replacement cost of an entire Book Club in a Bag is $180.00.
- Replacement cost of individual parts of the bag will depend on the cost of each particular item.