New
Collection!
Book
Club in a Bag
The
Library is pleased to announce a new service that offers a quick
and easy way to host a book discussion group: Book Club in a
Bag. Each kit contains ten copies of a popular book and information
about the author and book, including some discussion questions.
Everything you need to help you run your own book discussion group!
Call
the Adult Reference Desk at 223-6228 with any Book Club in a Bag
question.
Book
Club in a Bag List of Titles (watch for additional titles):
Eat,
Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Love
in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The
Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Snow
Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Borrowing
Policy
Any patron of the Baldwin Public Library may borrow a bag.
Requests for kits must be made in person at the Adult Reference
Desk.
The bag will be checked out on the library card of the Baldwin patron
picking up the bag. That patron is completely responsible for the
bag and all of its contents.
You may reserve a bag up to 6 months in advance.
The loan period is 6 weeks.
A patron can borrow only one kit at a time.
Check contents before returning the kit. The replacement cost of
an entire kit is $175.00. The replacement costs of individual parts
of the kit will depend on the cost of each particular item.
Please note that if you keep a bag past its due date, you will accrue
late charges of 10 cents per barcoded item, per day.
You must return the book club kit to the Circulation Desk, not through
the book drop.
The entire set must be returned together (10 books, the information
folder and the bag.)
Frequently
Asked Questions
Q. One of my group members forgot to return their book, who is responsible?
A. The person who borrows the bag is responsible for the return
of the bag and all of its contents.
Q.
My group meets monthly; can I borrow a bag every month?
A. Check the Availability Calendar at the Adult Reference Desk.
This allows you to see what titles are available and when, up to
6 months in advance. Only one bag can be checked to you at a time
Q.
I can't remember what was in my bag when I got it, how do I know
what to check for before returning it?
A. Look at the sheet in your bag; the bag's contents are listed
there.
Q.
Can my group members return their own books to the library?
A. No, the Book Club in a Bag must be returned with all copies of
the book at the same time.
Q.
What if a book is lost?
A. If your group loses a book, the library will bill the person
who borrows the bag.
Q.
May I place a hold on a Book Club in a Bag from the online catalog?
A. No, the Bag must be reserved in person through the Adult Services
Department at the library.
Q.
What if my group has more than 10 members?
A. Use the Baldwin Public Library online catalog to request more
copies of a title as needed. However, these reserves will be subject
to the regular borrowing period of the book.
Q.
Someone in my group prefers large print books, how can I help them?
A. Most of the books have large print copies in the Nassau Library
System. Use the online catalog or go to the Reference Desk to request
the title in a different format: large print, book on cassette,
book on CD (or even the movie version of some titles!). These items
will be subject to regular borrowing periods.
Q.
Where can I get other ideas for books to read with my book club?
A. Your local library staff is a great resource for this - just
ask them!
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