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Kerry Library Book Club Collection

Kerry Library currently holds a Book Club collection comprising of over 70 titles available for your book club to reserve and borrow. With a mix of contemporary and classic titles to choose from there's something to suit or challenge all reading tastes!

How to borrow a Book Club Set

  • The Book Club will need to register for a Book Club Library account at your local library.​
  • One member of the Book Club can set up this account in any branch of Kerry Library.
  • A contact name and telephone number will be required for one member of the Book Club.
  • The Book Club set will be issued on this account. A set contains at least 7 copies of the title. Additional copies and an audiobook of the title are available for some sets. 
  • The person who borrowed the kit is responsible for returning all copies of the book.
  • ​The Book Club can search the available titles here
  • A Book Club can also reserve a Book Club set from their local library.
  • The Book Club set can be borrowed for 8 weeks at a time. Book Club sets cannot be renewed.
  • Any copies from the set that are lost or damaged must be paid for or replaced.​​
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Kerry Library Book Club Kits

For the newly added titles in our Book Club collection we have created Book Club Kits for you to borrow. The Book Club Kit is everything we think you'll need to host a Book Club session. Kits contain: 
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  • 8 copies of 1 title from the collection. An audiobook copy of the title will also be available where possible.
  • A set of prompt cards to get the conversation going.
  • A printed guide for your chosen title with suggested questions.
  • Further reading recommendations for books by this author and similar authors.
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