So Much Love for Library Book Groups!

I'm excited to share with you my article on the American Library Association's Book Club Central website: "So Much Love for Library Book Groups!"

If you find it interesting, please do share with others!

It's based on our recently released report: The Inner Lives of Book Clubs: Who Joins Them and Why, What Makes Them Succeed, and How They Resolve Problems.

Here's a brief snippet from the article:

• Statistically speaking, there is barely a difference between happiness in public book groups compared to private ones: 71% of those in public groups (most of which meet in libraries) say they are very happy in their group, 24% say they are somewhat happy.
• 69% of those in public groups say their book club is "very important" to them--the exact same percentage as in private groups.
• 57% of respondents in public book clubs (most of which meet in libraries) have been with their group at least five years.

Continue reading at Book Club Central

The ALA closed Book Club Central in mid-2019 so we have republished the article in BookBrowse's Blog

And, just in case you missed it, here's a link to an earlier aticle in Publishers Weekly.