Online Resources for Discussion Leaders

BookBrowse
http://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/index.cfm?fuseaction=starting_club
Guide to starting a book group and facilitating discussions. Geared towards adult book groups but relevant to children and teens.

Canadian Book Clubs
http://www.canadianbookclubs.com/start.html
Guide to book groups from Canadian Book Clubs.

Hennepin County Public Library
http://www.hclib.org/pub/books/BookClubsKid.cfm
Hennepin County Public Library in Minnesota guide to growing a children’s book group.

KidsReads
http://www.kidsreads.com/clubs/index.asp
Advice on starting and running a book discussion group for children and tweenagers.

Multnomah County Public Library
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/start.html
Multnomah County Public Library’s guide to starting a book group.

Seattle Public Library
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_discussiongroup_howtos
Guide to starting and running book clubs by the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library.

TeenReads
http://www.teenreads.com/clubs/index.asp
Advice on starting and running a book discussion group for teens.