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Library of Things: Book Club Kits

A guide to the non-traditional items available for checking out at the Milton Public Library

What are Book Club Kits?

Book Club Kits each contain ten copies (including two large print versions) of the same title for distributing to members in a book group. The checkout period for the kits is four weeks.

Each kit also contains a discussion guide, suggested read-a-likes, and a food & drink suggestion to accompany a get-together. Online versions of these inserts may be viewed at our Book Club Guides page.

Friends and Strangers

Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan
Struggling to adjust to small-town life after having a baby, an accomplished New York City journalist immerses herself in social media before bonding with a babysitter from a very different walk of life.

1 tote + 8 standard paperbacks + 2 large print paperbacks + 2 inserts

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Replacement cost (per book): $28

Deacon King Kong

Deacon King Kong by James McBride
In the aftermath of a 1969 Brooklyn church deacon's public shooting of a local drug dealer, the community's African-American and Latinx witnesses find unexpected support from each other when they are targeted by violent mobsters.

1 tote + 8 standard paperbacks + 2 large print paperbacks + 2 inserts

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Replacement cost (per book): $28

Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love.

1 tote + 8 standard paperbacks + 2 large print paperbacks + 2 inserts

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Replacement cost (per book): $28

Somebody's Daughter

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
One of the prominent voices of her generation, the author presents this coming-of-age recollection of a childhood defined by the ever looming absence of her incarcerated father and a traumatic event, revealing the threads between who you are and what you are born into.

1 tote + 8 standard paperbacks + 2 large print paperbacks + 2 inserts

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Replacement cost (per book): $28

Empire of Pain

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
A narrative account of how a prominent wealthy family sponsored the creation and marketing of one of the most commonly prescribed and addictive painkillers of the opioid crisis

1 tote + 8 standard paperbacks + 2 large print paperbacks + 2 inserts

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Policies

Circulation Policy

In order to borrow an item, a patron must be a Milton resident aged 18 years or older or a high school student in a Milton high school, have a valid OCLN library card and photo identification, be in good standing, and sign a borrower agreement
14 day loan period
Overdue fines are $5 per day
Items are available to be checked out and returned in person at the MPL Reference Desk or via curbside services arranged in advance. Items may not be returned via book drop or at another OCLN Library.
Items are limited to one at a time per patron

Borrower Policy

The Library is not responsible for any costs incurred or damage to personal equipment while borrowers use the items or for the security of connected patron devices.
Borrowers are responsible for the safe-keeping and return of these items to the library in good working order and assume liability for the equipment and packaging while it is in their care. Borrower is responsible for damaged and/or missing pieces. See individual item descriptions for replacement costs.
The Library does its best to provide clean and fully functional equipment, but is not responsible for unforeseen hardware or software failure.
The Library reserves the right to remotely disable any Chromebook or hotspot that is overdue or has been reported lost.