Reg Reads

The Reg Reads Book Club will feature a quarterly book selected from our popular reading collection, Reg Reads, to provide students an opportunity to relax and gather with their peers. The Reg Reads Book Club will be open to all students and led by librarians. Be sure to check this guide frequently to find what we're reading and when we're meeting.

Reg Reads Book Club will return in the winter quarter. Check back for updates!

We will provide five print copies for participants to check out. The copies will adhere to the Reg Reads loan period of 21 days. We will also have an ebook when available. Please reach out to Kristy Lueshen at klueshen@uchicago.edu for help accessing the book.

Community agreements help establish a collegial atmosphere of free inquiry, open discussion, and respectful dialogue. The Reg Reads Book Club will embrace the following tenets to ensure a welcoming experience for all attendees.

Respect in dialogue: Be respectful and courteous in group discussions. We want dialogue, not debate. Respect the opinions, viewpoints, and experiences of others without arguing.

Speak: Speak from your own experiences. Don’t speak for others even if you share the same identity.

Listen: Listen respectfully and intently to other perspectives. Let people finish sentences before responding.

Respond: Respond to what has been said, not the person saying it. Reflect on what was said and take time to understand others’ perspectives.

Confidentiality: Respect confidentiality. Personal information/comments should not be shared outside the space. What is shared here stays here, what is learned here leaves here.

Impact over intent: Some books we read may be on sensitive topics with people holding varying viewpoints. We accept that we are all learning and will make mistakes, and we will honor the impact of what we say over the intention of what we say. We will respectfully listen to open and honest feedback and commit to work toward repairing any harm we cause.

Communicate: Communicate as transparently and respectfully as possible but grant yourself and others permission to express ideas and thoughts imperfectly.