Student+Book+Clubs

media type="custom" key="11012778" **Junior Book Club** This book club has been established for students in Years 7 - 9 and meets on a weekly basis at lunchtime (normally on Mondays). Events and happenings in Junior Book Club are normally recorded in [|The Reading Room blog] so that student members can add comments. Members are invited to participate as contributors to the library blogs.
 * Student Book Clubs**

The activities of Book Club will vary each year depending on current events in the Book World and on the interests of student members but generally they will include some of the following:
 * Excursions - to the local Ballarat Public Library (often at the end of term to allow for student holiday borrowing); to meet authors (either via the Reading Gigs provided by the Centre for outh Literature or via the Melbourne Writers Festival which happens in Term 3)
 * Events - participate actively in Book Week and other CBCA events (August)
 * Author visits - where possible an author will be invited to attend a Junior Book Club meeting over lunch to dicuss their books and writing
 * Blogging - students are invited to contribute comments or posts regularly to the library blogs
 * Creation of Book Trailers - using Animoto this is easy and to be encouraged - students will be trained in using an Education account
 * Reading discussions - sharing their reading either informally or formally (eg via Book Speed dating)
 * Responding to reading in a creative manner: eg creating Show Bags for display, posters, brochures etc



The role of the Librarian/Co-ordinator of Junior Book Club:
 * advertise events and encourage involvement in Book Club - especially to new Year 7 members
 * post appropriate reminders in the student bulletin
 * organise an excursion or author visit or special event at least once a term (and the appropriate paperwork associated with this)
 * ensure that Book Club events are reported on in the library blogs, school newsletter and school magazine and on the library noticeboard
 * seek student ideas for particular activities and keep abreast of Reading events - organise weekly meetings
 * collection development: encourage book clubbers to read widely in our collection and seek their input for collection enhancement

**Senior Book Club**

This book club has been established for students in Years 10 -12 so it is organised somewhat differently to the Junior Book Club.
Senior Book Club also has its own wiki to record events and happenings: BHS Senior Book Club Wiki

Currently the club meets every 3 - 4 weeks. The roster is determined at the first meeting of the year: each member (or group of members) selects a book or author to be read and discussed by the entire group at one of the year's meetings. On the date that a member's book is to be discussed that member(s) will be the organiser and lead the discussion, create appropriate activities and provide food to share. All members bring along a favourite cup or mug and the Library provides milo. Meetings may take place in the LLS for additional privacy (and the sharing of food and drink)!

The role of the Librarian/co-ordinator of Senior Book Club is to:
 * provide sufficient copies of the books for the members to read
 * create a roster and post it on the Senior Book Club wiki and liaise with organisers before each meeting - and place appropriate reminders in the Student bulletin
 * ensure the student organisers write reports of the meetings and photos to be displayed on the wiki and in the school newsletter (and on the library noticeboard)
 * provide milo

**Staff Book Club** **This group meets once a term to discuss a book and or author.**