Fiction Titles of the Month
The House is on Fire
by Rachel Beanland
The First Ladies
by Marie Benedict
Hula
by Jasmin`Iolani Hakes
The Celebrants
by Steven Rowley
Non-Fiction Title of the Month
Why Fathers Cry at Night
by Kwame Alexander
Classic Title of the Month
1776
by David G. McCullough
Book Club Help
The Huntley Area Public Library strives to provide the most convenient hold system possible for area book clubs. If you would like to use our services to place holds on your upcoming book club titles, please use the links below.
- Download the guidelines for book club holds (PDF 83Kb)
- Download the book club hold request form (PDF 78Kb)
If you have any questions, you may call the Information Desk at (847) 669-5386 and press 3. Our librarians also offer personalized assistance upon request.
Looking For Discussion Titles
Leading the Discussion
If the website links below don't have discussion questions that are specific to your title, try these out:
Fiction | Non-Fiction/Biography
Short Story Fiction | Christian Fiction
Helpful Websites
A list of useful websites to guide your Book Club.
- http://theclub.hoopladigital.com/
- http://bookpage.com/
- http://www.litlovers.com/
- http://www.goodreads.com/
- http://www.librarything.com/
- http://aalbc.com/
- http://www.bookspot.com/discussion/
- http://www.historicalnovels.info/
- http://partners.nytimes.com/books/forums/index.html
- http://www.penguin.com/read/book-clubs/
- https://www.simonandschuster.com/h/bookclubs
- https://www.npr.org/books
- http://www.nancypearl.com/
- http://www.bookmovement.com/
- http://www.bookbrowse.com/bookclubs/
- http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
- http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides
- https://www.penguin.com/static/pages/classics/readingguides.php
- http://readinggroups.simonandschuster.com/
- https://thebookerprizes.com/information-for/reading-guides
Tip of the Month
The Huntley Area Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge Read, Renew, Repeat takes place from June 1st through July 31st. Dive into reading, renew your mind, and repeat this summer for a chance to win awesome prizes!
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