Book Clubs

Want to Join a Book Club?

Join a Book Club at the Library!

We love a good book club almost as much as we love a good book! Join the APL Book & Tea Society for treats and discussion of a cozy mystery once a month on Thursdays. We also host a monthly Youth Book Club for readers ages 8-13 on Mondays. Crazy about anime? Talk about manga and anime at our Anime Club for kids ages 11-16 on the first and third Wednesdays a month. For teens, we will be starting a YA Book Club in January 2024!

Visit our online calendar for dates and registration.

Looking to Start Your Own Book Club?

1. Great Resources to Get Started

BookBrowse Getting started, moderating meetings, difficult meetings, choosing books, and more
LitLovers Book Club Ideas-Recommendations-1500 LitLovers' Book Discussion Guides-Book Reviews
Random House Reader's Circle where readers can chat with fellow book lovers, find authors on tour, find book discussion questions, and more
Reading Group Guides Starting, running, and choosing books for a reading group
Reading Group Choices Tips on getting started and making your group more lively
Movie Tie-in Books Hollywood has a long history of drawing on great books for films; coupling books with their films makes for lively discussions

2. Book Publisher Guides

4. FIND That Book!

Given advance notice, the library may be able to interlibrary loan your book club selections. Contact the Reference Desk at 309-697-3822 x13 or stop by during library hours to place a hold on the book(s). You could also place holds through our online card catalog.

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If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Alpha Park Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Alpha Park Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (309) 697-3822.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

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