Bonnie Kunzel, Constance Hardesty

The Teen-Centered Book Club (eBook, PDF)

Readers into Leaders

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780897899895
• Artikelnr.: 68528895

Autorenporträt

BONNIE L. KUNZEL is co-author of First Contact: A ReaderâEUR(TM)s Selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Youth Services Consultant for the New Jersey State Library, and past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. She lives in Somerset, NJ. DEBORAH A. WOOTEN earned her doctorate at New York University, has published with School Library Journal, and is a Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Diana Tixier Herald, winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, is program and outreach manager at Delta County Libraries, Delta, CO, and an author, readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker. Bonnie Kunzel is Youth Services Coordinator, New Jersey State Library, and is former president of ALA's Young Adult Services Association (YALSA).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Before Book Club Begins: Laying the Foundation for Success What's a
Teen-Centered Book Club? Listening to Learn: Straightforward Tips and
Sneaky Tricks for Getting to Know the Teens You Serve Plan to Build a
Better Book Club Let's Go Clubbing! Six Traditional and Innovative Book
Clubs Lets Go Clubbing Some More! Seven More Traditional and Innovative
Book Clubs Word Out! Ways to Take your Club Public The Nitty-Gritty Book
Club Guide: From First to Final Meeting It's Clubbing Time! Creating a
Great First Meeting From an Embarrassment of Riches to a Single Gem: The
Fine Art and Meticulous Science of Book Selection Before We Open our
Mouths: Preparing for Book Discussion In the Thick of Things: Facilitating
and Participating in Book Discussions Only Connect: Activities That Bring
Teens Together Around Books Taking the Measure of Your Success: Painless
Assessment That Pays Off Appendix A: Book Club Values Appendix B: An Array
of Book Club Back-up Questions