Workplace book of the month club - good or bad idea?

[David Tower]

Hi Folks,

I work for a major investment firm. I've been thinking about proposing that we start either a lending library or a book of the month club for my department(150 people or so)with books ranging from personal development, to investing, to business excellence, etc.

I was thinking of the "Leaders are Readers" angle but I don't know if it's going to come across the wrong way. We could set up a sharepoint site where people could discuss the books too. Maybe I could even get the company to pony up some dough for used books through amazon or something.

I could moderate the site, gather suggestions, send e-mails, etc.

What'ya think? Good idea or waste of time?

Thanks for the feedback,

-Dave