Every club is different, with different members reading books about different topics. Here are a few tips for you are your own reading group.
First, you need a few interested friends. 6-8 persons is an ideal size, just enough to get a lively discussion. Once you have a few dedicated partners find that you each bring one or two additional people in the group. You can find possible candidates for the job, school or church. If you have trouble rounding up enough interest,Try posting a flyer at your local library or a bookstore nearby.
Next, decide, what to read! About 55-year-olds in general subjects such as politics, interested in the fiction on environmental issues. You can see that passions run high on the subject. Do you want to vote on all the nominated titles, or you take the choice of the next election? Some groups choose all their books for the coming year in the first session, others take a month to month.
Once you have a selectedBook, you must determine how to structure the discussions. Do you want to keep a member in each session? Perhaps the person who chose the book, the conversation would mediate. You can assign each participant a topic to speak. Or would you prefer a free-for-all, with each jump into the conversation, and from one to another.
The choice of venue is next. Often book clubs meet at homes of members, each member taking it againto host. Make sure that your members fit into your living room or dining room if you go this route. Larger groups may choose to in a church, parish hall or at a café to take.
Finally, determine how often you will meet, and at what time. If the members of your association are retired, you might have more flexibility in your schedules. 4-5 weeks is usually enough time to ensure that everyone can finish the book assigned. Meeting on the same day and at the same time every monthlet your members to plan ahead.
Book clubs are very popular with Over55s. With the combination of extra reading time and life experience, you and your friends are bound to have lively discussions on a variety of topics.
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