Vibrant, dynamic teen book clubs-the kind teens eagerly anticipate
and attend session after session-are teen-centered. With
innovative, pragmatic ideas that will attract and retain teen
readers, this guide provides everything you need to run a
successful, teen-centered book club. Covering every step, from
planning and promoting to how to prompt discussion and keep it
civilized, this is a one-stop source for the teen book club leader.
Dozens of reproducibles for teens include book lists, ground rules,
and book-based activities. The book even has directions for
evaluating your club and lists of resources for more information.
Whether you're starting a teen book club, trying to revive a
flagging program, or wish to build on past success, if you're
involved in a teen book club, this guide is a must. What's the
difference between a teen book club and an adult one? Too often,
the answer is Not much. Like so many programs for teens,
traditional book clubs tend to be scaled-down versions of adult
clubs. If book selection, taboo topics, and logistical details are
the most important things that set your teen book club apart from
an adult one, you could be missing a huge opportunity. Vibrant,
dynamic teen book clubs-the kind teens eagerly anticipate and
attend session after session-are teen-centered. They're not merely
by, for and about teens, but are grounded in the admittedly radical
idea that the club is not primarily about library programming or
even about books (!) but is all about teens-their interests and
needs, their social habits and styles, their initiative. Books are
the medium and the club is the method to achieve the ultimate goal
of developing teen readers and leaders. Furthermore, the
teen-centered book club has huge potential to further a whole range
of library goals, from bringing more teen patrons through the door,
to building community-wide awareness and support for the library
itself. What sets this book apart from the typical book club guide
is that it is the only guide that addresses the unique constraints
of public and school libraries-budgeting, impact on the facility
and the collection, and potential attempts at censorship, to name
just a few. It's also the only guide that takes a teen-centered
approach, putting front-and-center the idea that, as with so many
other things, book clubs for teens are not merely scaled-back
versions of adult clubs. Whether you are starting a club,
attempting to revive a flagging program, or building on past
success, this manual offers you innovative, pragmatic ideas that
will attract and retain teen readers. Grades 6-12. Teen Book Clubs
offers a fresh new approach for today's teen readers and clear
instructions, along with tips and ideas, for building teen-centered
book clubs. In 12 brief chapters the book covers: the teen-centered
book club: what it is and what it takes to make it work putting it
together: planning and putting the plan in action going public:
recruiting, boosting visibility, garnering support 15 cunningly
creative types of teen book clubs using book club to develop teen
leaders scads of book lists, reproducibles, and sample discussion
prompters tweaking, troubleshooting, and tips for keeping it
civilized evaluations beyond measure resources for more
information. Filled with practical checklists, figures, worksheets,
and reproducibles, this is the guide that all teen book club
leaders should have.
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