Start A Reading Club!

Your local library doesn't have a reading club for your child's age/grade level? No problem...start one yourself!

Our small, rural library has one full time and one part-time librarian. They have, from the beginning, offered a Story-Time for preschoolers. The summer reading program always consist of a 1-week (5 day) program - which I never could figure out because I thought the object of a summer reading program was to encourage the kids to read all summer long. But I digress.

After years, we finally got a Friends of the Library group started. From within Friends, a friend (also a kindergarten teacher) and I started a kindergarten reading club. We actually tried to find volunteers willing to establish a group for each grade level, but to no avail.

This year, we began "500 Page Club", a reading group for kindergarten and 1st graders. We talked with our librarians, and again going through our Friends group, are leading the weekly group.

Want to start a reading group at your library, but don't know where to start? Here's a good place to begin: http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/reading-language/reading-tips/book-clubs-for-kids/.

You can make your reading club as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Use your imagination. Do things the kids will enjoy. Have fun!