Book Discussion Kits - Oswego Public Library District

Adult Services Book Discussion Kits

The Oswego Public Library District has discussion kits available for those who need multiple copies of books for discussion groups. The kits include a tote bag, up to 10 copies of the book, discussion questions, information about the author, and sometimes other materials to enhance the reading experience. Please contact Adult Services at 630-978-1024 for more information or to reserve a kit.

Guidelines for Use

The loan period for book discussion kits is 6 weeks. They may not be renewed.
Holds may not be placed on book discussion kits. However, kits may be reserved in advance by contacting Adult Services.
Reserved kits should be picked up at the Adult Services Desk and taken to the Circulation Desk for checkout.
Kits are checked out to one person. Members of the group should get their books from the person who checked out the kit. Discussion kit books are checked out only as part of the kit, not individually.
The person who checks out the kit is responsible for returning the complete kit.
The fine for overdue book discussion kits is 20¢ per item per day, including the bag, each book, and any other material checked out as part of the kit. There is no grace period.

Title List of Adult Services Book Discussion Kits

Please click on a book title to link to the Oswego Public Library District catalog, where you'll find plot summaries and reviews.

A – C D – F G – I J – L M – O P – R S – U V - Z

Adult Services Book Discussion Kits

Guidelines for Use

Title List of Adult Services Book Discussion Kits

A - C

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappearedby Jonas Jonasson NEW!

After This by Alice McDermott

Aleph by Paulo Coelho NEW!

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews NEW!

All Other Nights by Dara Horn

All Over But the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie NEW!

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker NEW!

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gail Parkin NEW!

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett NEW!

Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough NEW!

The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold NEW!

The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai NEW!

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout NEW!

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard

The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway NEW!

The Circus Fire by Stewart O’Nan

City of Thieves by Dave Benioff NEW!

Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith NEW!

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon NEW!

Cutting for Stone by A. Verghese

D – F

Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James

Defending Jacob by William Landay

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Dinner by Herman Koch NEW!

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey

Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman NEW!

Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper NEW!

Euphoria by Lily King

The Expats by Chris Pavone

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski NEW!

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas

G – I

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers NEW!

Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan NEW!

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica NEW!

Great House by Nicole Krauss NEW!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle

Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story by J. Maarten Troost

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill NEW!

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty NEW!

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Innocence Betrayed by Richard Gove NEW!

In the Woods by Tana French NEW!

J – L

Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson

The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood NEW!

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: a Memoir by Bill Bryson

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Little Children by Tom Perrotta

Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows