Book Clubs Help Teachers Go Back to School

Here is a great story about how book clubs are matching up with teachers in their communities to help donate books to classrooms. As you know, not all school districts are able to provide schools with the books that they need, and teachers often pay for books out of their own pockets to make sure they have what they need to teach. Kirkwood, MO resident Terry Sibbitts' book club adopted their first classroom in 2002 and when more clubs wanted to help, she formed the nonprofit group Books to Build On, which helps to match book clubs to classrooms in the St. Louis area. This week the group held a Read & Rave event featuring four local Missouri authors and a portion of the proceeds benefited Books to Build On.

I think this would be a great initiative for all our book clubs to take on, especially as the new school year is beginning. Why not contact your local Board of Ed, or your child's school to let them know you'd like to help? You can read about the steps that Books to Build On has created for donating at their website.

Comments

[Susan]

That is such a great idea.

[Susan]

Jen, I wanted to tell you about a book social network that I thought you might like to visit. It is called ning.com. There is a social book blogging community that has been blossoming from a few of us to over 200+. It is called bookblog.ning.com or you could go to my blog and there is a button to link up to, and you can visit it that way if you are interested. The one who started it is Tricia. FYI.

[Julie E.]

I believe I mentioned this once before, but I used to be in a book group where, instead of giving each other Christmas presents, we all made a donation to a book-related cause. This would be a great cause for groups that wanted to celebrate Christmas a little early! :)