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Does your book group do anything special for the holidays? Please check all that apply.

Survey expired 01/10/18
Total voters: 241

Does your book group do anything special for the holidays? Please check all that apply.

17% (42 votes)	Yes, we have holiday-themed meetings.
17% (42 votes)	Yes, we read holiday-themed books.
21% (51 votes)	Yes, we prepare special meals for our meetings.
23% (55 votes)	Yes, we go to a restaurant.
17% (42 votes)	Yes, we exchange gifts.
11% (27 votes)	Yes, we do a charity-related project.
7% (16 votes)	Yes, we do a cookie exchange.
20% (49 votes)	Yes, we do a book swap.
17% (41 votes)	No, we meet as usual.
14% (33 votes)	No, we take a break from meeting during the holiday months.
15% (35 votes)	Other (Please specify): We have a Christmas party where we decide which books we will read the next year and also a pot-luck brunch. We also are not allowed to cook anything. Store bought potluck only. We have a big party at my (the leader’s) house with fun games and present exchange! For the gift exchange, the gifts get a number, then we pick a number, and that's our gift. Tacky Ornament Exchange Sometimes we have a potluck at a member's house Snacks and drinks and everyone read/report on Christmas themed book. Since December is so busy, we have a regular meeting but have a special dinner in January. We have a “quiz” at our December meeting. Because I was a teacher, I always tell our We always have a “quiz” at our December meeting about books that we’ve read over the past year and previous years. we use this month to pick out our books for next year and everyone brings treats We just gett together with appetizers and libations, talk about books in general and just relax with friends. We have a White Elephant gift exchange which has been hilarious fun. We have a “special” theme...this year is poet William Wordsworth Bring in treats Each member recites a holiday themed poem. We do a bookmark swap. We do a book exchange, choosing a book we've read this year and writing a note to the recipient as to why we enjoyed it. We get together, and give gifts of children We meet for lunch, and give gifts of children books (we donate 3 - 6 each) to an impoverished elementary 1st grade class. We do a Yankee Swap gift exchange with a cap of $20. Using 2 decks of cards we deal out 12 cards and then call out nos. We will have tea and cookies at our meeting. We share titles of our individual best book(s) of the year We treat our librarian and one other employer of her choosing to lunch with the book group. We take a collection and donate it to a pre-determined charity Book mark swap/exchange New Year's Brunch Because many of our City and county libraries got flooded and are still not open, we all donated funds to the libraries. Bring in Christmas cookies We gather for lunch, everyone brings something. Another does games and prizes. Discuss books to read in the new year Meeting where we recommend books and exchange thoughts, no required reading in December! Instead of an assigned book we each bring a book we've read during the year and review for the group. We each selected a favorite book/books, gift wrapped them, then randomly picked a "gift"; we will each report on the book we pic We have a summer luncheon at someone's home. It is a potluck and we all bring something to share. Then we do our book review.