Complimentary Beginner Packets
Physical Beginner packets are available free of charge to Rainbow Room members attending our in-person meetings who are counting days
Beginner packets contain a printed copy of Living Sober, a helpful AA resource for staying sober one day at a time, as well as a Beginner’s Pamphlet.
Digital Beginner Packet
Also for members counting days, below are some useful links to pamphlets, literature, and websites.
Frequently Asked Questions About A.A. – Answers the questions most frequently asked about A.A. by alcoholics seeking help, as well as by their families and friends.
How It Works – How the program works.
Is A.A. for You? – Symptoms of alcoholism are summed up in 12 questions most A.A.s had to answer to identify themselves as alcoholics.
Newcomer Asks – Gives straightforward, brief answers on 15 points that once puzzled many of us.
Questions and Answers on Sponsorship – Uses shared A.A. experience to answer 34 questions likely to be asked by persons seeking sponsors, persons wanting to be sponsors, and groups planning sponsorship activity.
LGBTQ Alcoholics in A.A. – Excerpts from the experience, strength and hope of sober LGBTQ alcoholics point out that the tie that binds us all together is freedom from alcohol.
Our textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous (affectionately known as the Big Book) is available online here.
A useful booklet in early recovery is Living Sober - by following this link you can read or listen to the chapters for suggestions in the early days.
Other AA websites that you may find useful are:
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA.org) – The main A.A. Website.
A.A. Online Intergroup – A list of online meetings from around the world.
A.A. Meeting Guide App – AA’s free Meeting Guide App for iOS and Android that provides location- and time-based meeting information – direct Android & iOS download