tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post9131637727882266902..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Preparing For My Book Club Panel - input from you?Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-49935224679598267722009-04-28T13:00:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:00:00.000-04:00Hi Heather! Congrats on coordinating this panel. ...Hi Heather! Congrats on coordinating this panel. I would love to be involved in something like that! I just wanted to second what Dawn said.. it's sometimes difficult to transition from the social part to the book part of the meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-81652448418801613232009-04-23T10:25:00.000-04:002009-04-23T10:25:00.000-04:00softdrink - thanks! I'm really excited about this ...softdrink - thanks! I'm really excited about this myself.<br /><br />Dawn - This is a huge problem for clubs (at times, my own included). It will definitely be a topic for discussion on the panel.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-28039704742094096972009-04-22T21:46:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:46:00.000-04:00Congrats on moderating this panel - what an exciti...Congrats on moderating this panel - what an exciting opportunity for you!<br /><br />One of the book groups I'm in has gotten quite large (14 if all attend). It's a neighborhood group, so there's a LOT of side talk - even after 1/2 hour of socializing it's tough to get the group focused on discussing the book. Would love ideas for staying on (or getting back on) track during the bulk of the meeting.<br /><br />Have fun with this, Heather!Dawn - She is Too Fond of Bookshttp://www.sheistoofondofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-91869359111256532512009-04-22T20:51:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:51:00.000-04:00Since I'm not in a book group, I don't have anythi...Since I'm not in a book group, I don't have anything to add. But congrats on coordinating this...sounds like you're going to have fun! I'm looking forward to reading about how it all goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-31805294113978059852009-04-22T14:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Ti! I'm hoping to get a library club coord...Thanks Ti! I'm hoping to get a library club coordinator on the panel as well, so maybe I'll be able to address this issue.<br /><br />Just a thought ... could your club "move" to a non-library location? Then you could invite the people who've been part of the club for a long time, including the coordinator. The official library club could continue to meet and your new group would simply be reading the same books. However, if enough people leave the library group, the confrontational person may drop out b/c he/she doesn't have an audience anymore. Then, in a few months, you could move back to the library again. What do you think?<br /><br />- HeatherHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-34319326837849711572009-04-22T13:44:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:44:00.000-04:00Well, I am having some issues with my book club no...Well, I am having some issues with my book club now so this topic is a timely one. After almost 12 years with this public club, we are now having problems with new memmbers. It used to be about 8 core members with a few floaters every now and then, but now we are getting members by the dozen and many are very opinionated and one in particular has gone out of her way to start trouble (racial slurs, political rants, lectures on religion).<br /><br />For this reason, I would love to hear how public groups handle such situations. We are hosted by the public library and have been told that there is nothing that can be done. This is extremely frustrating since our group has been around for so long. <br /><br />This new dynamic also complicates our selection process. We vote once a year and pick titles for the year, but how do you pick titles with members like this? <br /><br />It's a loaded topic for sure, but a much needed one.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.com