1. Coffee, Tea and Books
More than a Book Club –

2. Introductions Sandra Taylor Tanya Wallace Sherry Edwards
IDD Director for Community Healthcore
Tanya Wallace
Program Manager, Day Hab, Community Healthcore
Sherry Edwards
Joe Audet, Member of Coffee, Tea and Book Club

3. Providing a Way to Offer Choices

4. Looking Outside the Box
Continuing to push Person-Centered approach.
Looking for opportunities in and around town.
Making new FRIENDS!
Wanting to give each individual the chance to take ownership in program wide decisions.

5. Giving Our Individuals A Voice
Met with individuals to see what type of books they liked to read by:
Group Discussion
Showing pictures of the books
Discovering their interests.

6. Networking in the Community
Community Members
Business’s

7. Small temporary groups are formed
Choosing an Adventure
Small temporary groups are formed
based on book choice.

8. Picking a Location
Discussed locations- Research different locations that will make individuals comfortable.
Library's,
Coffee Shops,
College Campus,
Restaurants
Café’s.

9. Locations

10. Developing and Organizing the Book Clubs
Research about Book Clubs
Gathering Book Interest
Creating Clubs based on Interest
Ordering/Purchasing Books
Scheduling
Finding Volunteers
Transportation
Developing a Library

11. Top 4 Suggestions
Adventure
Science Fiction
Life Lessons
Mystery

12. Pictures of Book Clubs

13. Book Clubs consist of three groups from three to eight participations.
Geek
Power Readers
Second Chapter Book Club ?

14. Book Clubs Schedule
Each club met for one hour, one time per week

15. Lessons Learned and Experiences Gained
Making New Friends Going on Adventures Life Lessons Community Inclusion Choice

16. Joseph’s Story
Out of the all the books, which one did you enjoy the most? Horse and his boy
What was your favorite character and why? Aslan, because he’s the only omniscient character.
How much fun are you having participating in the Geek book club? The only thing better than reading about something is doing it your self.

18. Book Club Volunteers Comments
My experience with the Book Club has been inspiring. I have truly enjoyed meeting with our clients in a place outside of work. I have seen these individuals learn and grow, as well as do something that they enjoy. When we meet at the Coffee Shop, other customers like to sit by and listen as we read. Some have even joined in a time or two. I have seen some of our book club participants flourish. They have gone from being afraid to read out loud to awaiting their turn to read with excitement. Others have surprised me by their knowledge of the books we read and how they relate to life. We truly enjoy reading and discussing the books.
Crystal Fernandes, Geek Club Volunteer

19. Being able to participate in our book club has brought me so much joy
Being able to participate in our book club has brought me so much joy! I love seeing everyone’s confidence in reading grow as we meet each week. Reading has been so important to me my whole life and being able to read these books alongside these individuals and hear their opinions and what they’ve learned is so exciting to me. Having the opportunity to discuss these books with others has helped me see the books in a way I hadn’t before. C.S Lewis wrote, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” I have loved seeing our individual’s develop a love for reading since books give us a way to see worlds we’ll never be able to experience firsthand. I’m so fortunate to be able to meet with these individuals each week and go on the adventures the books offer. Reading makes us pause and be still for a while. I think it’s so important for our mental health to take that time and being able to learn and experience new things together is an added bonus Teri Swaty, Geek Club Volunteer

20. As reading club facilitator my most enjoyment has been the curiosity of the members. We are reading a book set in 19th century England with old fashioned British terms. The readers want to know what the unfamiliar terms mean and I love that desire to learn. I also love their compassion for animals!
Susan Mohan Book Club Volunteered

21. Video