Book Clubs

Tag: Book Clubs

September 28, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Growing Readers, a guest post by Sara Swenson

Edina High School's book club celebrates 20 years of reading, discussing, and growing!

December 11, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Happy Arguing, a guest post by Arwen Elys Dayton

What makes us human? What keeps us human? Author Arwen Elys Dayton listens in as a middle grade book club discusses her book Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful, possibilities of biotech advances, and ethical quandaries.

March 23, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen Book Club – Creating a Place to Read and Belong! (a guest post by Sheri Schubbe)

Everyone who works with teens in an educational library setting knows it’s a struggle to compete for a their time and attention. We’re up against schoolwork, sports, various extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, social media and technology. We want teens to spend time in our libraries and love reading, but it can be challenging to get […]

#MHYALit: Talking about mental health-related books and issues with teens

March 17, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

For the past nearly four years, I’ve run a monthly YA book club at the library. My crew has remained fairly strong over the years and is a very diverse mix of teens. Generally, we talk about whatever it is we’ve been reading. It’s very casual and there’s always lively discussion. To see some of […]