Welcome

Happy August!

Anisse here to provide some important updates on what is coming up for Book Club. I hope you all are having a great summer with plenty of time to read, but are also excited to come back to campus! Here are all the things you need to know.

Thanks for reading,

Anisse

Summer Book Discussion

Lessons in Chemistry Book Discussion

Calendar

Welcome Week & Fall Kickoff Events

Family Feud

A Fun Survey!

For a future book club event we need some answers from you guys! Please take this quick survey and be sure to join us for bookish family feud at our Fall Kickoff Event!

Survey Says?

Summer Reading

Summer Reading Challenge

As a tie-in to reading Lessons in Chemistry, the book club board thought it would be fun to have a reading challenge for this summer. Based on the periodic table of elements, there are two challenges to choose from. You can read a book from all the genres or be bold and read books from one genre to complete a “family!”

Challenge sheets can be downloaded and remember to submit your entry through the online form by September 6th, and you’ll be entered into a prize drawing.

If this challenge isn’t really your element, the University Libraries have a Summer Reading Bingo celebrating the 100 year anniversary of The Great Gatsby. Check it out!

Book Club Kits

Read with friends! The University Book Club has been working closely with the University Libraries on a brand-new pilot program, funded by the Libraries' strategic initiatives award, to build a collection of book club and buddy reading kits available for anyone at UMN to check out. The kits are available to check out TODAY at Wilson Library on a first-come-first-serve basis.

We have a number of new kits that will be available around noon on Monday, June 30th. New book club kits include The Idiot by Elif Batuman and The Three-body Problem by Cixin Liu. Along with a new buddy read kit for The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo.

Book Access

Ways to access our current book selection:

• Borrow a physical copy from UMN Libraries: email [email protected] to reserve a copy

• Buy the book at a 20% discount from the UMN Bookstore (either in-person or online) Note: The discount is automatically applied when you check out.

• Borrow a physical copy from UMN Libraries or using the Interlibrary Loan service

• Borrow via the UMN Libraries Libby, the book club has our own collection!

• Public Libraries:

  • Hennepin County Library: Library cards are free and Arvonne Fraser Library is located just a few blocks from campus, in Dinkytown

  • Ramsey County Library: Library cards are free and the Roseville Library is about a 10 minute drive from the St. Paul campus

• The Book House: Used book store in Dinkytown

If your financial situation makes it hard to obtain a copy of our current book selection, please reach out to us at [email protected] as we may be able to help.

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