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Why Have a Book Club?
  • It's fun!
  • Encourages critical thinking.
  • Develops discussion skills.
  • Promotes respect for others' opinions.
  • Exposes members to broader reading experiences.
  • Stimulates interest in reading, especially over the summer.
  • Encourages higher academic achievement.
  • Provides an opportunity to meet new kids and make new friends.
  • Provides a group experience for the non-sports kid.
  • Promotes several crucial developmental assets of children, including reading for pleasure, developing a life-long commitment to learning, and establishing relationships with nonparental adults.

  • Find Book Clubs at Hennepin County Library.

    Updated October, 2006
    M. Severson, G. Cramer, J. Kreuser
    © Hennepin County Library
    We welcome your comments and suggestions.

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    "I need to read.
    It's a little like breathing
    or eating
    or drinking
    my life's link to thinking.
    Without it I am
    much less than I am,
    less of a person
    and more of a yam."

    from poems by Karla Kuskin
    Moon, Have You Met My Mother?