Mother-daughter book clubs
Do you ever get that feeling that you’ve stumbled onto a new idea only to realize that it’s not so new after all? I first heard about mother-daughter book clubs from a friend of mine with teenage daughters. She happened to mention that this reading group had been together since late elementary school. Since I have a young daughter myself, I like the idea of starting a group that would start before the turbulent teen years and take us into high school. It seems like a great way to keep the lines of communication open.As I started looking into the concept I was surprised at the number of resources available right here in our library. It turns out mother-daughter book clubs have been around for awhile. Are you already in a group? Tell us know it’s going. If you’re in the thinking stage, here are some library resources to get you started:
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The mother-daughter book club: how ten busy mothers and daughters came together to talk, laugh, and learn through their love of reading by Shireen Dodson |
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Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs by Cindy Hudson |
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100 Books for Girls to Grow On by Shireen Dodson |
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Once Upon a Heroine: 450 Books for Girls to Love by Alison Cooper-Mullin and Jennifer Marmaduke Coye |
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Great Books for Girls: More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today’s Girls and Tomorrow’s Women by Kathleen Odean |
The library also has a great collection of book club bags (with up to 10 copies of the book) for kids and teens. If you start a club, we’d love to hear about it!
Posted by Alex, a second floor librarian
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