| Updated October 2006 |
| General Policy |
| We pride ourselves on being a group of positive down to earth friendly sisters. We have been coming together for over 6 years with the intent of peaceful fellowship with like minded people in a relaxed environment.. As such, we remind everybody to be respectful of each other. While we celebrate being candid and honest, we respect the values & feelings of others. We all have learned & will continue to learn a lot from each other so we continue to give everybody the time to be heard & the benefit of our own voices. We all have the same objective In mind. That is keeping this a positive, stress free group that continues to grow while enjoying each others company. Group policies are largely decided on as a group. Changes to the structure and protocol for LBBC are suggested and voted on at annual meetings that coincide with the LBBC anniversaries. New member invitationals also coincide with the LBBC annual celebration. We encourage every member to speak up if they see a policy or habit we can change for the over all improvement of our group. |
| The annual dues for the 2006-2007 club year is $20. Dues will be used to fund club special events, author guest appearance gifts, social activities, web maintianance and partial anniversary tokens. |
| HOSTING |
| Eligible Hosts |
| The hosting schedule is established every October to coincide with the LBBC anniversary. 11 hostesses are selected for book club meetings & 4 hostesses are selected for organizing social events. Eligible host are assigned their event by a random drawing. You must meet the following criteria to be eligible for hosting: ** A minimum of 1 year must pass from the 1st book club meeting you attended. ** Hosting priority is given to members who attend bookclub meetings in higher numbers. The required amount of meetings to be eligiable to host a bookclub meert or event is determined on an annual basis, using the average attendance from the year. *** Social events do not count as bookclub meetings |
| Host Responsibility |
| The host must select their book one month prior to their book club meeting (see below for book criteria). This means, if you are the December host, you must be prepared to announce your book at the November meeting. The host is the discussion leader of the meeting. Keep the group focused & on topic. Each person should be given the opportunity to express their over all impression of the book & then the host should have at least 3 topics they would like to discuss. The host for the month is responsible for selecting the location of the meeting. Meetings can be held just about anywhere that can accommodate us. Your homes, bookstores, coffee shops, restaurants, property club houses, etc... It is your hostesses responsibility to secure reservations for the group if needed. When selecting a venue, please take into consideration budgets & traveling distance. Meeting at restaurants are great once & a while but not every month. Try to mix It up a little if not at your home. If selecting a bookstore, coffee shop etc.. ensure you know their policy on bringing our own food since chowing down Is a HUGE part of our meetings. ?We do tend to get a little on the loud side so check the place out to ensure we have a little privacy or at least an area where we are somewhat secluded. Host is always responsible for utensils, cups, plates & ice |
| Attendee Responsibility |
| **Rsvp **Be on time, call if running late. Meetings will now start in time. **Each member brings a dish. Food list is distributed the week of the meet based on RSVP **Have Fun!!! |
| Books: |
| Reading the Book: |
| It is a book club so please at least try to complete the book. We are aware that many of us have very hectic schedules so completion of the book is not mandatory to attend. Please at least buy or check out the book and get through as much of it as time permits. Book selections are published a month prior to the book club. An e-mail is sent with the book & it can also be found on our web page. We ask that everybody is open & respects the selections of our members regardless of topic. If you didn't like it or it offended you. come out and tell us why. If you didn't get around to finishing the book, still come out and fellowship with us. |
| Book Restrictions; |
| NO RELIGIOUS, NO SELF HELP or POLITICAL BOOKS. We don't want bloodshed, we don't want to bore the life out of people & we DO want to respect the personal values & beliefs of each member. For this reason we ask that the host refrain from choosing Religious (TD Jakes etc.), Self Help (Iyanla, Dr. Phil, etc. .) or Political books (Bill Marh, O'Riely, Clinton, etc...). |
| Scheduling. Meetings &; Attendance: |
| When |
| Bookclub Meetings are held the first Saturday at every month with the exception of holiday weekends. In this event, Meetings will be the 2nd Saturday. Meetings always start at 6pm PROMPT. LBBC Social Events - Scheduled LBBC social events are every other month. Host list is on our site under Monthly Details |
| RSVPs: |
| Every month Invitations are sent electronically for the upcoming meeting. Please take a few seconds to respond to the invitation at least a week prior to the meeting. RSVPs are used to determine the location & food requirements. Out of consideration for the group & planning, let the host know if you can't make it or if you will be late. Ensure mail from info@evite.com is not being blocked or going to your spam folder. That is where your monthly invites come from |
| Attendance: |
| We know not everybody is iable to come every month.. That is not a prob, we'd like you to come fellowship & have a good time as often as you can. Come out even if it's once in a Blue moon and even if you have not read the book. Out of fairness for those that do attend the meetings regularly, they will be given preference for hosting & other considerations. |
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| LBBC Treasurer: Latisa N LBBC Secretary: Tish M (backed up by Windy K) Foods Coordinator: Toyya K LBBC Social Cal:: Myesha C LBBC Community Involvement: Sherkeria |
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| Founder: Renee W |
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| The LBBC is committed to the ideology of continued and growing sisterhood. As such we desire to continuosly recieve new members. ** Current members are welcomed to refer friends, family, etc... to join at any time of the year. ** Web inquires (and the like) will be welcomed to join during our annual and semi annual new member invitational ** Currently membership us open to women only. We do however have occassional, fun and heated co-ed sessions For membership inquires or co-ed meet interest, please email ReneeW@TheLittleBlackBookClub.com |
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