By Shannon Brennan and Kathleen Robertson

Diana Price, manager of the Charles E. Beatley, Jr., Central Library in Alexandria, Virginia, was a guest speaker at the May meeting of the CAL International Library and Cultural Exchange interest group. She described her positive experience with the International Sister Libraries program. Her library developed a new Sister Library partnership with a library in Dundee, Scotland, that enriches patrons in both countries. One popular program that has resulted from the partnership is an adult book club, in which patrons in both communities read a book and then gather together virtually for a rich discussion. This presentation explains the exchange in more depth.