Reading - Community Organizations

Click on the title of the organization to view upcoming meetings at the library and links to similar organizations.

Book Circulating Group

Websitehttps://uclub.sitehost.iu.edu/bookcirculating/
Description

Must be a member of the University Club. Circulates 15 books a year among members. Books are roughly half fiction and half nonfiction.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
900 E. 7th Street   
Room 150   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
Penny    
Gaither   
Co-Chair   
812-332-8010   
booklady88 [at] gmail.com   
Lou   
Moir   
Co-Chair   
822-1515    
moirl [at] indiana.edu   
   

Books Plus Book Discussion Group

Websitehttp://www.monroe.lib.in.us/fiction/books-plus
Description

Books Plus is an once-a-month discussion group which meets at the library to talk about a wide range of books and issues. Books and other media, both fiction and nonfiction, are the springboards for discussing new trends, social issues, genres, best sellers, foreign authors, etc. Each month, the group focuses on one or more books (chosen in advance). A volunteer leads the discussion.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Monroe County Public Library   
303 E. Kirkwood Ave.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
812-349-3050   
   

First Book - Monroe County

Websitehttps://support.firstbook.org/fundraiser/2203453
Description

A recognized leader in social enterprise, First Book has pioneered groundbreaking channels to provide new books and educational resources at deeply reduced prices - and for free - to schools and programs serving children in need.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
Akola   
Krishnan   
Chairwoman   
812-322-7918   
MonroeCounty_IN [at] FirstBook.org   

History Book Club

Description

The HiSTORY Book Club meets on the First Saturday of the month (unless it falls on a holiday) from 1-2:15 at the Monroe County History Center. Ours is a group for reading and discussing books that relate to history of all different periods, especially those that tie in to Indiana history in some way. We read a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Everyone is welcome to join - but RSVPs are appreciated so we'll be sure to have enough snacks on hand. You can email Jennifer Borland to get the current titles on our reading calendar.

Year Established2016
Incorporation StatusUnincorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
202 East 6th Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
Jennifer   
Borland   
812-369-8692   
jennifer [at] rockman.com   
   

Midwest Pages to Prisoners

Websitehttps://pagestoprisoners.org
Description

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The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all volunteer effort that strives to encourage self-education among prisoners in the United States. By providing free reading materials upon request, we hope to aid in the rehabilitation process and stimulate critical thinking behind bars.

Community Organizations Subjects
Address
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project c/o Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc.   
118 S. Rogers Suite #2   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
Michael   
Hoerger   
866-598-1543 (tf)   
mwpp [at] pagestoprisoners.org   
   

Midwest Pages to Prisoners

Websitehttps://pagestoprisoners.org
Description
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all-volunteer effort that strives to encourage self-education among prisoners in the United States.
 
By providing free reading materials upon request, we hope to promote critical thinking behind bars. We develop relationships so people on the outside can better understand and combat the injustices faced by folks who are incarcerated. We are aware the prison industrial complex targets People of Color, in poverty, and in the LGBTQ+ community.
 
The project exists to alleviate a lot of the pain caused by the criminal justice system, and to provide a direct opportunity for self-education and collective struggle. Additionally, we exist because prison libraries sometimes fail in this respect: they are understocked or are only able to be patronized during specific and limited hours. We exist because prisoners are not strangers: they are brothers sisters, friends, cousins, mothers, and children.
Year Established2019
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
PO Box 1324   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
812-727-0155   
midwestppp [at] gmail.com   

University Club Book Discussion Group

Websitehttps://uclub.sitehost.iu.edu/bookdiscussion/
Description

The group Of University Club members meets on the third Thursday of the month from September to May to discuss a book selected by members the previous June. Each member reads the book ahead of time and at some point takes a turn at being a discussion leader according to the established group guidelines. Hostess duties rotate on a voluntary basis. The group meets in each other's homes. Meetings begin with socializing at 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Discussion runs from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Community Organizations Subjects
Contact
Martha   
Smiley   
Co-Chairs   
339-6822   
mjs3396822 [at] aol.com   
Rosemary   
Dever   
Co-Chairs   
339-5979   
rmdever [at] indiana.edu