Chelmsford Public Library Reading Groups

• Morning Book Discussion Group - a group that meets every third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in the main library's Conference Room. Led by the Asst. Director, Chris Kupec.
• Evening Book Discussion Group - a group that meets every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the main library. Led by the Director, Becky Herrmann.
• The Mystery Group - meets on the 4th Monday of every month at 6:45pm, at the MacKay Branch.
• Novel Conversations - meets on the 1st or 3rd Friday of every month at noon, at the MacKay Branch.

Online Book Clubs

• Rachel's Compendium of On-line Discussions, et. al. - a web site that lists different book discussion groups on the Internet, among other things.
• Chapter-a-Day - an online book club that delivers the story to you via e-mail.
• ReadersCircle.org - online directory for book clubs and reading groups of all kinds, serving the US, Canada, and Australia.

Book Group Resources

• Popular Book Group Choices - A list of titles often chosen by book groups for their discussions. If you're looking for books to pick for your next discussion, or just would like to read something that has some meat to it, try one of these.
• LitLovers.com - Provides resources for avid readers and book clubs alike including Reading Group Activities, Suggestions for Leading a Book Club Discussion, Guides for How to Start a Children's Book Club, and Menu Ideas for Starting a Book Club.

How to Start a Book Group

• Book Clubs Resource - This resource has informative sections on "What is a book Club", "Running a Book Club", and "Reading Resources".
• Penfield Public Library Book Discussion Page - a how-to for those starting either a private or a library-run book group.
• Mostly, We Eat - a collection of web resources for book groups presented by a book group that has been meeting since 1993.

Reading Group Guides

• Reading Group Guides - over 970 guides available.
• Reading Group Choices - the web site for the publishers of Reading Group Choices, an annual offering, with commentary, of good books for discussion.

Author Information

• Wired for Books - a web site hosting recorded radio interviews with many of the best writers (Real Audio required).
• How to Research Authors and Books - part of the Penfield, N. Y. public library web site dedicated to resources for book discussion groups.