Booked for Lunch

Readers tend to like to talk about the books they've enjoyed and to always be looking for recommendations of other great books to try.  How do you find these recommendations though? Obviously you can ask a librarian, but even though we try to be widely read we do have our own reading preferences and tastes, so it can be challenging to recommend something that isn't in our wheelhouse so to speak.  (For instance, I don't read horror, so I wouldn't be a good person to ask for recommendations for that genre off the top of my head.) Goodreads is another great resource, but to get the most out of it you need to invest a lot of time building your bookshelves and reviewing books; time that busy readers would rather devote to actually reading.  Of course, there are also book clubs, but those can be hard to find and join.   Also, just because you are friends with someone doesn't mean you will have the same taste in books.  Many readers also don't want to be forced to read anything, they just want a good mystery by golly! What's a frustrated book worm to do?

Introducing Booked for Lunch!!! Beginning in September the Jim and Patsy Rose Library will be hosting Booked for Lunch twice a month (on different days to help accommodate people's schedules) where we get together over lunch (you have to provide your own) and discuss what we are reading based on the selected genre and get recommendations of other books in that same genre.  For example, in October the genre will be mysteries.  Hate mysteries?  You don't have to come to that meeting! Another genre will be fantasy. Loathe those? Don't come!  You only need to come to the meetings where the topic interests you.  If that means you only come to one a year so be it.  We aren't taking attendance. We just want to give our patrons (this is open to faculty, staff and students) an opportunity to simply discuss books and socialize.  And don't worry if you can't make it to the meeting itself.  All of the books mentioned will be posted here after the second meeting has taken place.

We are all very excited about Booked for Lunch and hope you will be too!