[aisle] [External] High School Book Club

Thu Nov 18 13:55:51 CST 2021

Our book club meets twice a week after school.  We use both the Abe Lincoln Award Nominee list and the Read for a Lifetime list.  I usually make a ballot when we start and have the students vote.  Then I try to find funding so each student can have their own copy of a book, but in years past we have also used ILL.  Only one book is required per month, but we do lots of activities on the meeting dates that we don't have a book due.

 If you would like more information, I could send you some of the things we have done in the past.

I have done a Blind Date with a book, Book Speed Dating, Banned books week, Do I have that book challenge for the library, etc.  anything to get the kids up and moving.

As for recruitment, I have had the students bring a friend.  It might start small so don't stress over that.  Over the years I have had groups from 4 -10 members, and they were great.  This year we have a whopping 31, so it has definitely been an interesting year!

Mrs. Shelley Craycraft

Shelley Craycraft, MLIS

Library Media Specialist

Ravenous Reader Program Director

Round Table Project Director

Richwoods High School

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We read from the Read for a Lifetime list through the Illinois Center for the Book. The list is great, there's a lot of overlap between that and the Lincoln list, and the kids get recognized by the Secretary of State at the end of the year. Plus they can add it as an accomplishment on their college apps. It's a natural selling point. :)

This is our third year doing it this way, and it has grown each year. We're a district with three high schools, and over the covid closures, our book clubs met as one group over zoom, which was pretty cool. We try to stay aligned. I'm proud of our book clubs.

Hope that helps!

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 10:11 AM Michelle Shippy via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:aisle at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
I am attempting to start a book club at the high school level.  This is my first year in this particular district, so I don't currently have a go-to group of students I can tap into getting this off the ground; I'm hoping this club will help me foster some strong relationships.  For those of you who have spear-headed and lead a teen book club, please drop all of your advice in this thread.  My plan is to recruit, promote, and choose our first title before the end of this semester and hold our first meeting in late January.  Thanks in advance for the advice!

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