Recommended websites

http://www.multcolib.org/talk/

This is part of the Multnomah County Library site from Portland, Oregon. It has links to loads of other helpful sites, including those of children's book publishers.

http://home.earthlink.net/~djebegeman/kbc/index.html

This site is created and maintained by members of the Book Bratz Book Club and has hints on how to host the meeting, how to run the meeting, plus agendas for previous and upcoming months.

http://www.kidsfirstsoccer.com/bookclub.html

This Reading Maniacs book club is from Los Angeles and also has some good ideas and links.

http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html

Not just for book clubs, this is a great site for children's literature in general with a wealth of information!

Books to help you set up your reading group:

Mother-Daughter Book Club by Shireen Dodson, Harper Collins, 1997.

Ellen keeps this in the YA office, but there are copies in the network to place on hold for patrons. It is mostly for older kids, but does have general pointers helpful to anyone beginning a club.