Colorado Book Club Resource Collection Policies and Information
Mission Statement The Colorado Book Club Resource (BCR) is a program of the Colorado State Library (CSL). CSL helps libraries, schools, museums, and other organizations …
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Program Spotlight: Club de Lectura de Cuentos Cortos/ Short Stories Book Club at Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they want the rest of us …
Should book clubs watch screen adaptations?
This post is about all the book club sets (8 or more copies of the book) we have to offer in the Colorado Book Club …
Book Club Author Suggestion: Tana French
Brief Bio Tana French (born 10 May 1973) is an American-Irish writer and theatrical actress who was born in Burlington, Vermont. Her father was an economist who …
Celebrating Women Through the Colorado Book Club Resource
I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are …
Book Club Author Suggestion: James Baldwin
Brief Bio: James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an American novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and social activist. Regarded as one of the most influential American authors of …
Collecting All Things Book Clubs
Book groups to join near and far, websites, articles, discussions, and more… here’s a compendium of All Things Book Clubs!
Book Club Author Suggestion: Toni Morrison
Brief Bio Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American writer who hailed from Lorain, Ohio. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the first Black woman and the …
Program Spotlight: Summit County Libraries’ The Wine & True Crime Book Club
We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they want the rest of us …
Author Diversity in the Book Club Resource
The table below shows all the authors whose work is in the Book Club Resource collection, tags that reveal some identity traits (verified using publicly …
Bite-sized Escapism – Reading Short Stories with Your Book Club
The short story is a form of fiction that has been with us for centuries, beginning with the legends, fables, and myths of the days …
Promotional Materials on the Book Club Resource
Contact bookclub@coloradovirtuallibrary.org to request physical copies of available promotional materials (such as tabloid size posters, bookmarks, brochures, and postcard size fliers). Click to see full …
Latino Poetry Grants: $1200 for Programs, Info and Application
Penguin Random House and Library of America are offering $1,200 grants for programming to support Latino poetry and humanities in our libraries through their Latino …
Book clubs…en español!
Introducción en español ¿Alguna vez ha considerado iniciar un programa de club de lectura para hispanohablantes en su biblioteca? ¡Ahora es más fácil que nunca …
Book Club Resource Surpasses 1,000 Sets
Over the last few years, the Colorado Book Club Resource (BCR) has massively expanded. When I joined the State Library in the summer of 2019, …
Full List of Current Book Club Sets
Refer to the table below for a full list of the entire Book Club Resource collection. The collection can also be browsed in the catalog. …
New Book Club Sets by Colorado Authors!
The Colorado Book Club Resource now contains over 1,000 books club sets (8+ copies of a title)! In recent months, dozens of members of the …
Colorado Authors & Libraries Connect
I’m excited to tell you about a brand new emailing list (also known as a listserv) called Colorado Authors & Libraries Connect. CALC is the …
These Book Club Titles are the Pride of Our Collection
The Colorado Book Club Resource includes an ever-growing selection of titles from a broad range of genres and voices that cater to the needs of …
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month, celebrating the histories, contributions, and achievements of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific …