Re: [LM_NET] Target: Elem: Parent book club

[jd1953 <jd1953@FLASH.NET>]

I do have a parent book club but it evolved from a parent-child book club that I 
sponsored a couple of years ago.  In the original book club, 4th and 5th grade 
students and at least one significant adult per family read the same 
age-appropriate children's book and met monthly to discuss it.  We met in the 
evening at the library. I had a core group of about 8 families who enjoyed each 
other's company so much that they asked to form a parent group.  We meet 
irregularly in the evening for dinner at a local restaurant (one related to the 
book in some way) and book discussion.  The group has expanded from the original 
members to friends of members and husbands or wives, teachers at school or, in one 
case, adult children.  We take turns selecting the books and have become good 
friends through the process.
  As the children of this core group graduated from my school, the program 
faltered.  The kids at my school would love to continue the program but their 
parents are reluctant to commit to the time it would take to read the book and 
bring their child to school.  No amount of advertising or bribery improved the 
situation. The original program died a natural death but I would recommend it to 
others looking for parent involvement.  I know that a different community would 
react differently.

Rachel Hinds <McQuita2@AOL.COM> wrote:
  
I am considering - only considering at this point - starting a book club for 
the parents of the students who go to our school. I'm thinking maybe one 
meeting a month, scheduled just after school starts in the morning or just 
before school lets out for the day. I would want to read books of interest to 
adults (not children's books or books about children & child care etc.). Maybe we 
would read Oprah's books or something. I would need to work that out. But 
anyway, has anyone done such a thing with the parents of their students? Was it 
successful? How did you promote it? How did you choose the books? Any tips 
you can give me if I decide to pursue this endeavor?



Rachel Hinds
Librarian
Carleston Elementary
Pearland, Tx
_mcquita2@aol.com_ (mailto:mcquita2@aol.com) 

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Judith Dallinger
Library Media Specialist
Watauga Elementary School
Watauga, TX
jd1953@flash.net

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