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FROM: Mary K Chelton <[removed]@optonline.net>
REC'D: 3/30/01, 8:26 AM
A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research for
adult reading groups:
Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
Thanks,
Mary K.
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Mary K. Chelton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367; Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone: (631)286-4255, no
home fax. E-mail (NEW): [removed]@optonline.net
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FROM: "Gena Zelenka" <[removed]@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/30/01, 9:07 AM
-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Mary K Chelton
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:16 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Adult Reading Groups
Hi again!
A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research for
adult reading groups:
Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
Thanks,
Mary K.
****************************************************************************
Mary K. Chelton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena
Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367; Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone: (631)286-4255, no
home fax. E-mail (NEW): [removed]@optonline.net
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FROM: "Virginia S. Humphrey" <[removed]@sals.edu>
REC'D: 3/30/01, 6:35 PM
FROM: Kim Rutter <[removed]@lvdl.org>
REC'D: 4/2/01, 11:50 AM
I believe the thing that makes my book group most successful is having the
members suggest books for the upcoming year's discussions, then having the
members all vote for the top 12 selections. This means that our books are
always the responsibility of the group, not just that of the "leader", and
my 15-20 regulars have a real feeling of ownership. Having said that, we
are always amazed that the most common comment from people is "I love this
book group, because we always read books I never would have chosen myself"!?
I really can't think of anything I wouldn't try again. The allure of the
book group is the ways you can spin off of it. We have gone to the movies
as a group, out to have pie during discussion as a group, invited authors,
and rented videos for comparison. If I could think of other ideas, I'd try
them too, just to keep it fresh. This is the best part of my very excellent
job.
Kim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary K Chelton [[removed]@optonline.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:16 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Adult Reading Groups
>
> Hi again!
>
> A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research for
> adult reading groups:
>
> Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
> make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary K.
>
>
> **************************************************************************
> **
> Mary K. Chelton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
> Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena
> Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367; Phones: (718) 997-3667
> (direct/voice/voicemail),
> 3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
> Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone: (631)286-4255, no
> home fax. E-mail (NEW): [removed]@optonline.net
> **************************************************************************
> **
>
>
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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 4/2/01, 12:11 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Rutter [[removed]@lvdl.org]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:41 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: Adult Reading Groups
Mary K.:
I believe the thing that makes my book group most successful is having the
members suggest books for the upcoming year's discussions, then having the
members all vote for the top 12 selections. This means that our books are
always the responsibility of the group, not just that of the "leader", and
my 15-20 regulars have a real feeling of ownership. Having said that, we
are always amazed that the most common comment from people is "I love this
book group, because we always read books I never would have chosen myself"!?
I really can't think of anything I wouldn't try again. The allure of the
book group is the ways you can spin off of it. We have gone to the movies
as a group, out to have pie during discussion as a group, invited authors,
and rented videos for comparison. If I could think of other ideas, I'd try
them too, just to keep it fresh. This is the best part of my very excellent
job.
Kim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary K Chelton [[removed]@optonline.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:16 AM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Adult Reading Groups
>
> Hi again!
>
> A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research for
> adult reading groups:
>
> Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
> make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary K.
>
>
> **************************************************************************
> **
> Mary K. Chelton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
> Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena
> Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367; Phones: (718) 997-3667
> (direct/voice/voicemail),
> 3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
> Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone: (631)286-4255, no
> home fax. E-mail (NEW): [removed]@optonline.net
> **************************************************************************
> **
>
>
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FROM: "Roberta S. Johnson" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 4/2/01, 4:03 PM
Provide some topics for discussion, even two or three brief questions or comments on
the book, *before* the group meets. I had an un-chatty group, and this helped them
feel more confident about voicing their opinions.
I might add, and this is certainly my own opinion, that it is OK to politely quash
someone who routinely goes on at length or otherwise dominates the conversation. I
have had two such people in different groups, and the rest of the group always thanked
me discreetly if I acted to prevent a monologue. Some ways to do this are to try to
limit the person to one thought or question, and then turn to the group for answers, or,
to say "We might be getting a little off the book here" and again, turn to the group for
"any other comments"?
RSJ
Roberta S. Johnson
Readers' Services Librarian
Des Plaines Public Library
[removed]@nslsilus.org
www.desplaines.lib.il.us
Opinions my own.
FROM: "Carl Heffington" <[removed]@lmxac.org>
REC'D: 4/3/01, 10:01 AM
> Mary K.:
>
> I believe the thing that makes my book group most successful is having the
> members suggest books for the upcoming year's discussions, then having the
> members all vote for the top 12 selections. This means that our books are
> always the responsibility of the group, not just that of the "leader", and
> my 15-20 regulars have a real feeling of ownership. Having said that, we
> are always amazed that the most common comment from people is "I love this
> book group, because we always read books I never would have chosen
myself"!?
>
> I really can't think of anything I wouldn't try again. The allure of the
> book group is the ways you can spin off of it. We have gone to the movies
> as a group, out to have pie during discussion as a group, invited authors,
> and rented videos for comparison. If I could think of other ideas, I'd
try
> them too, just to keep it fresh. This is the best part of my very
excellent
> job.
>
> Kim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mary K Chelton [[removed]@optonline.net]
> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:16 AM
> > To: Fiction_L
> > Subject: Adult Reading Groups
> >
> > Hi again!
> >
> > A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research
for
> > adult reading groups:
> >
> > Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
> > make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mary K.
> >
> >
> >
**************************************************************************
> > **
> > Mary K. Chelton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
> > Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library, Queens College, 65-30
Kissena
> > Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367; Phones: (718) 997-3667
> > (direct/voice/voicemail),
> > 3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).
> > Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone: (631)286-4255,
no
> > home fax. E-mail (NEW): [removed]@optonline.net
> >
**************************************************************************
> > **
> >
> >
> > ......................................................................
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>
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FROM: Leane Ellis <[removed]@noblenet.org>
REC'D: 4/5/01, 4:45 PM
The one thing I would not do again is read a classic or a mixture over the
summer for the September meeting--we did A Tale of Two Cites and The
Scarlet Pimpernel together and it was a hoot--great discussion but only
six people (17 had voted for the combo!) came. The same thing happened
when we did To Kill a Mockingbird/Grass Harp//Housekeeping. People wanted
pages and they wanted to read "good" books but NOT in the summer. The
historical mystery series we read went much better.
If you want to see what we've discussed--it is on the web at
http://www.noblenet.org/wakefield/zralibris.htm.
Leane Ellis
On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Mary K Chelton wrote:
> Hi again!
>
> A question for those of you who have done or helped others do research for
> adult reading groups:
>
> Would you please share the one thing you would always recommend doing to
> make the group successful and the one thing you would never do again?
--
Leane Ellis, Reference and Readers' Advisory Librarian
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield,Massachusetts
[removed]@noblenet.org
North of Boston Library Exchange
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