Host a Parent Book Club MASL 2011 Spring Conference “focus on the future” Laurie Seibel, Librarian Kirkwood High School Kirkwood School District
The real inspiration…
Parent Book Club 2014 Connect with great books. Connect with our teens. Connect with each other.
It’s a good thing… Connections Only cost = time Parents “in the know”
Librarian’s Role Group Member/Organizer
Getting Started Background Preparation Advertising Monthly Duties
Background Preparation: Do Your Homework! Use current course description book (required/teacher option readings). Freshman English teachers for input. Create yearly schedule with titles by month. (Handout 1)
Required Readings
Teacher Option Readings
Background Preparation: Do Your Homework! Create Author/Time Period Studies chart. (Handout 2) Ask volunteers to sign up at first meeting.
Advertising: Spread the Word! Freshman Day/Freshman Coffee Newsletter School website/library webpage
Create Members List/ Group ParentsStudent(s) Bibbs, YvonneBarry & Mary (twins) Cleaver, Ward and Healey, Heyl, KimAlex (daughter) Seibel,
Monthly Duties: Those Pesky Details! Send reminders. Include links on monthly agenda. Provide themed snacks – volunteers?
Monthly Agenda: October 6, 2010 December 1, 2010 January 5, 2011 March 2, 2011 April 6, 2011 (Handouts 3-7)
Resources Google Images – authors You Tube – author interviews; movie clips 60 Second Recap – plots, themes, symbols, summaries KHS Library business card (databases/usernames/passwords) JSTOR Gale Databases (MOREnet) World Book
Resources - Hyperlinks
Questions?
Time to Share…
Host a Parent Book Club MASL 2011 Spring Conference “focus on the future” Laurie Seibel, Librarian Kirkwood High School 801 W. Essex Ave. Kirkwood, MO , x