Book Discussion Group Kits

​​​​​​​The West Virginia State Library Book Discussion Group (BDG) kits are available for West Virginia's public libraries in the state of WV to borrow for book clubs. The WVSL has more than 360 BDG kits in a variety of genres. Pleas​e visit our myTurn website or continue reading below.

If you have any questions, please email annie.l.craycraft@wv.gov​ or call us at 304-558-2045 and ask to speak with Annie Craycraft.

​S​​​​tarting a Book Club at your library

​​Before requesting any kits, fill out this contact information form here. ​

​​Reserving Book Club titles

​To reserve BDG titles, send us about a year's worth of titles you are interested in, plus an additional 3-5 titles in case some of the titles are not available. To do this, email annie.l.craycraft@wv.gov with the following information:

• Name of your book club
• Library delivery location
  
• List of titles your book club is interested in
  
• ​Please be sure to include a few alternative titles in case your preferred choices are not available
  
• Date of distribution (preferably stated as follows: First Mondays, Third Thursdays, etc)
• If you are requesting multiple titles, indicate the date you will be distributing the first title scheduled
• Titles are scheduled by the date they are distributed, not the date they are discussed
  
• ​Number of copies you would like each meeting (most kits have 10-15 available copies, but some of our older kits are missing books and the number of copies requested cannot always be guaranteed.)
  

You can also go here for a document that you can print and fill out with your requests. This document is only viewable and cannot be edited.

​​Current Book Discussion Group titles available​​​​

​There are two ways to browse all the available book discussion group kit titles. For a file that you can download, send to club members, etc., check out the following spreadsheet:BDG Kits last updated 5-21-26.xls

Alternately, the myTurn inventory page​ lists all available titles and has more details about each book kit. This list can be filtered based on agre group and genre.

​Searching for titles through WVLN

​You can search the West Virginia Library Network catalog for a list of all of our book club titles here.

1. ​In the drop​down menu, change Title to Local Note
   
2. In the box next to that, type in WVLCBDG
3. In the box that says All Libraries, select WV State Libraries
   
4. Click submit
   

​Scheduling soft​ware we use + returning materials

​​​​We use myTurn to schedule BDG kits. Availability for kits is confirmed by a WVSL staff member. ​Groups are allotted 30 days usage of materials. Kits usually arrive at least seven days prior to the distribution meeting, pending delivery service. We allow one week for materials to be collected from group members from the discussion meeting date and an additional week for shipping back via prepaid FedEx slips that will be included with your shipment. It is the responsibility of the borrowing library to schedule a FedEx pickup or to arrange to drop off the package at a local FedEx Drop-Off Location. You may elect to return the package via USPS at your library's expense. Most kits are already scheduled for another library, so returning materials on time is much appreciated. If you have a situation you are unsure of how to handle regarding returning materials, please email annie.l.craycraft@wv.gov​​ or call WVSL at 305-558-2045.​​