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Find a Book Club
We read a lot and are happy to share our book club favorites with you! You can request a personalized list or find our book club favorites. Interested in finding a book club? We have in-branch and virtual options, from romance to banned books. If you can't find what you are looking for, please email your local branch and they can better assist you.
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Book Club Kits
Whether you’re trying to start a book club or have been a part of one for years, Book Club Kits are a great way to get multiple copies of a title without having to place multiple requests for individual copies. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has over 200 kits in a variety of genres and authors ready for your club to discover.
How can I get a book club kit?
- There is no cost to checkout a kit by any adult with a valid Charlotte Mecklenburg Library card.
- Book Club Kits are available at most of our locations. You can also search for available book club kits via our online catalog.
- Titles can be requested through the library catalog and sent to any branch to be picked up.
- You will be notified when the kit is ready for pickup, and you will have seven days to pick it up.
- Customers that want to request multiple kits and receive them at different times throughout the year can request a hold for up to twenty titles per library account. Please ask a staff member if you need assistance.
- Customers can have up to two book club kits checked out per library account.
- Book club kits check out for six weeks. Due to the popularity of titles, they are not renewable.
- If you would like to request a title as a book club kit, please see the contact form at the bottom of this page.
What is in each book club kit?
- Each book club kit includes ten paperback copies of a single title.
- Each copy is numbered to help keep track of who has which copy.
- While a physical copy of the discussion guide is not included in the kit you can find a link to a digital copy of the reader’s guide in the library’s catalog, under the Explore Further—Online Resources section of the title.
- Book club members may find additional copies of titles through our catalog where you can request other formats (i.e. books on disc, large print). These additional copies are subject to the normal library lending periods - typically three weeks.
Returning a book club kit
- You may return the kit in person to any Charlotte Mecklenburg Library branch.
- You cannot return kits through after-hours book drops.
- The kit must be intact with all copies included. Incomplete kits will be subject to replacement costs.
- All materials in the kit must be returned together; a library staff member will inventory the kit upon return.
- Kits returned with missing copies will not be checked in until all copies are returned or missing copies are paid for.
- Fees for missing books will be charged to the customer who checked out the kit.
- Replacement cost: $20 for replacement bag; $150 for the total cost of a book club kit.