Horsham Township Library: Book Discussion Programs & Reading Groups

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Horsham Township Library hosts a book discussion group, facilitated by Reference Librarian Sandra Courtney, the last Wednesday of the month from 6:45 to 8:00 PM. To register, please telephone Sandra Courtney at (215) 443-2609, ext. 202.

On Wednesday, September 24, 2008 the group will discuss The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.

On Wednesday, October 29 the group will discuss Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom.

This book has been chosen by the Hatboro-Horsham School District as the focus of its first "One Book, One Horsham" project. Read the book that all the high school students will be reading and discussing this year. Then attend the author's program on Tuesday, November 18 sponsored by the Hatboro-Horsham Education Foundation.

Here are some websites of interest to avid readers and book discussion group participants:

African American Literature Book Club.: A widely recognized source of author profiles, book recommendations, intriguing on-line discussion boards, writers resources, articles, and critical reviews of books and by and about African Americans.
BookBrowse.com: BookBrowse recommends only the most exceptional current books and provides you with a substantial excerpt and multiple reviews of each one, so that you can decide for yourself which are exactly right for you.
Book Clique Cafe: A virtual book discussion group occuring in cyberspace.
Book-clubs-resource.com: A comprehensive guide to book clubs, reading groups and reading group guides.
BookMuse.com, sponsored by Powells.com, an on-line book seller of new, used, rare, & out-of-print books.: BookMuse offers in-depth Muse Notes for readers of all ages: questions to spark discussion, thoughtful commentaries, author bios, leader's tips, suggestions for further reading.
Bookreporter.com: Thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews offered on line by the Book Report Network.
BookSpot.com: A useful site with links to Internet resources for book discussion groups for all ages and interests.
Celebrate Books: Novels from Oprah's Book Club...: A section of Oprah Winfrey's website devoted to her book club selections and the books featured on her TV show and in her magazine.
DearReader.Com: This e-mail service sends two or three chapters of a book, one section a day, to introduce busy people to books they might enjoy finishing. All books are used by permission of the publisher and can be purchased through the website or borrowed from the library.
The Great Books Foundation.: The Great Books Foundation is dedicated to helping people learn how to think and share ideas by educating them to become participants in, leaders of, and advocates for shared inquiry.
Overbooked.org: A website for ravenous readers!
Readerville.com: Provides a broad and flexible space for readers, writers, librarians, publishers, critics and anyone else who loves books to have thoughtful and engaging discussions about favorite books and authors.
Reading Group Choices: An opinionated guide of great books to read and discuss that have been published by independent presses as well as major publishers.
ReadingGroupGuides.com: ReadingGroupGuides.com is the first website built especially for reading groups, providing them with all they need to make their book club experience better than ever.

Horsham Township Library
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Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044-1224
Tel: (215) 443-2609
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