Burlington County Library System Offers 'Borrow a Book Club' Service to Facilitate Community Reading
The Burlington County Library System (BCLS) provides a service called 'Borrow a Book Club,' which offers book club kits to its cardholders. These kits typically include up to 13 copies of a popular adult-level title, along with discussion questions and other helpful materials. The service, which began in 2008 with donated books, established a dedicated budget line in 2018 to expand its collection. Initially, the collection included children's, teen, and young adult titles, but it has since evolved to focus exclusively on adult-level books, which proved more popular with book clubs. Currently, the collection boasts over 200 titles. Kits can be picked up and dropped off at any BCLS location, and the standard loan period is eight weeks. This service is not limited to traditional neighborhood book clubs but also serves retirement homes, senior centers, and other community groups, with delivery options available through the BCLS Mobile Library.
