Monday, July 6, 2015

Beyond Book Groups: Fun Library Programs for Adult Readers

Author Name: Tammy Gantz
Library System: Washington County Free Library

Top 3 things learned:
Ideas were given about adult programming which included:

  • Hosting book clubs at bars using edgier titles or a book club on a ferry.
  • Book-to-Action events where you read a book about an issue, have a speaker, and then do a service project.
  • Literary pub trivia events.
  • Murder mystery night which you host at the library after hours.
  • Story nights - participants tell a true story, five minutes or less, relates to a theme. (usually have at a bar)
  • Speed dating for book lovers where they share a book.

How to implement: To implement some of these ideas one would need to research
a bar/restaurant that was willing to be a partner. Research would have to be
completed to set up a murder mystery night or questions researched for the
literary trivia night.

Additional learning: Even though they stated it was a lot of work I would
like to learn additional information about the murder mystery night.

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