Next Chapter Book Club is committed to providing weekly opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to read, learn, and make friends in a relaxed, community setting.  The premise is simple.  A group of four to eight people with IDD, along with two trained facilitators, gather weekly or bi-weekly for one hour in local public library, coffee shop, cafe, or similar public establishment to read aloud and discuss a book.  Anyone can participate, whatever their reading or ability level, NCBC members range from those who read proficiently to those who can not read at all.  Book club members create friendships with each other and with members of the community in which they meet.