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How to Start a Greenway Walking Book Club

Greenway book club members gathered around a St. Vincent Greenway sign

Tips and Tricks to Start Your Own Greenway Walking Book Club

Ever wanted to start your own Greenway Walking Book Club but can’t attend our current club on the St. Vincent Greenway? Here are some tips to start your own!

  1. Recruit interested participants. An ideal group size is about 6 to 8 participants.
  2. Host a kickoff meeting to vote on:
    • Which days of the week and times work best
    • Which books to read
    • Which greenway(s) to walk
    • A name for your greenway walking book club
    • How the group prefers to communicate – email, text, etc.
  3. Contact Great Rivers Greenway at 314-436-7009 or info@grgstl.org to request a free Greenway Welcome Bag for each of your greenway walking book club members.
  4. On your greenway walk, mix casual socializing at the beginning or end with a focused discussion on the book.

Looking for greenway meetup location ideas? Check out the map of meetup locations on greenways here.

A greenway walking route between 1 to 2 miles often works best. Looking for greenway walking route ideas? Check out the map of greenways here.

Looking for book ideas? Many libraries offer book club kits.