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plilley
plilley
Book Clubs
Nov 1 2011, 6:58 PM EDT | Post edited: Nov 1 2011, 6:58 PM EDT
We have had a Book Club running in the Library for the past two years for Year 7-13. Ours is run by the young adult librarian from our local library. This has been really effective. I was able to source prizes for the students. The students posted book reviews on line, completed quizzes and tried to read as many books as they could. Our aim was to build up student's reading mileage and forge links with the public library. Our students can't wait for it to start again next year. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
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Bridget_S
Bridget_S
1. RE: Book Clubs
Nov 22 2011, 5:00 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 22 2011, 5:00 PM EST
We have a Book Club, called The BookGang. We met this year on Tuesdays at lunchtime. We originally had cake each time which the guys made, on a roster. We have killed the cake, except for occasionally now because membership was burgeoning out of control. The guys love it, I find it stressful but entertaining. Next year we hope to divide into Junior and Senior, but this brings with it a bunch of issues about book access, as many of our juniors are reading quite advanced books and some of the seniors are reading quite easy books. Sigh. The BookGang get access to all the new books first, and get to come shopping, choose books from lists, and help ordering new books. They contribute to the blog, they generally see the library as their second home. They are awesome. We go to movie nights, we have screenings at school of movies and we have a good time. And their Mums can bake fabulous cakes!

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