| This program is made possible by
The Friends of the
West
Hartford Public Library
with a generous
donation from the John P. Webster Library,
First
Church
of Christ, Congregational,
West Hartford
Book Group Kits, canvas
bags containing multiple copies of a single title, are available for loan to
individuals representing local book groups.
How the program works:
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One member of
the group borrows the kit for the group with his or her library card.
- That person is
responsible for distributing the books to group members and for returning all
books
after the disccusion. The bag and its entire contents must be returned to the library at the same time.
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Kits may be
returned to any branch of the West Hartford Public Library but may not be
returned in a book drop.
- The individual
borrowing the kit will be responsible for any fines.
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The loan
period for a kit is 4 weeks and kits may be renewed once if not reserved for
another group.
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Kits may be
reserved in advance by calling the Reference Desk at the Noah Webster (Main) Library
at 561-6990.
List of Kits:
Fiction
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The Bluest Eye |
Toni Morrison |
Digging to America |
Anne Tyler |
Ella Minnow Pea |
Mark Dunn |
Handmaid's Tale |
Margaret Atwood |
History of Love |
Nicole Krauss |
I Heard the Owl Call My Name |
Margaret Craven |
Inheritance of Loss |
Kiran Desai |
Interpreter of Maladies |
Jhumpa Lahiri |
Last Report of the Miracles at Little No Horse |
Louise Erdrich |
A Lesson Before Dying |
Ernest J. Gaines |
Loving Frank |
Nancy Horan |
March |
Geraldine Brooks |
Memory Keeper's Daughter |
Kim Edwards |
Peace Like a River |
Leif Enger |
The Remains of the Day |
Kazuo Ishiguro |
Shadow of the Wind |
Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan |
Lisa See |
Things We Once Held Dear |
Anne Tatlock |
This Side of Paradise |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
Harper Lee |
Water for Elephants |
Sara Gruen |
White Noise |
Don DeLillo |
Nonfiction |
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Devil in the White City |
Erik Larson |
Eat, Pray, Love |
Elizabeth Gilbert |
Fast Food Nation |
Eric Schlosser |
A Girl Named Zippy |
Haven Kimmel |
Left To Tell |
Immaculee Ilibaqiza |
Loud and Clear |
Anna Quindlen |
Mountains Beyond Mountains |
Tracy Kidder |
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass |
Frederick Douglass |
Nickel and Dimed |
Barbara Ehrenreich |
Night |
Elie Wiesel |
Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment |
James Speth |
Team of Rivals |
Doris Kearns Goodwin |
Book
Group Kit FAQ
Q. Who can check out a Book Group Kit?
A.
Anyone with a valid local library card may borrow a kit to share with a book
group.
Q. Who is responsible for returning the books
from the kit?
A.
The person who borrows the kit is responsible for returning the bag with all
its contents at the same time.
Q. If a book from a kit is lost, who is
responsible for the replacement charges?
A.
The person who borrowed the kit is responsible for the replacement cost of the
item plus
the library
processing fee.
Q. May I return a West Hartford Public
Library kit at another library?
A.
No, kits m
us
t be returned the circulation desk at any branch of
the West Hartford Public Library.
Q. May I return a kit in a book drop?
A.
No, kits may not be returned in a book drop.
Q. May a kit be reserved in advance?
A.
Kits may be reserved by calling the Reference Desk at the Noah Webster Library,
860-561-6990.
Q. May a kit be renewed?
A.
Kits may be renewed once unless they have been reserved for another group.
Q. How do I know what was in the kit when I
borrowed it?
A.
All items in the kit are listed on the tag that is attached to the handle of
the canvas bag.
Q. How can my book group help expand this
program?
A.
To create new kits, the Library will accept “gently
us
ed” copies of paperbacks that book group members
have purchased.
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