Book Clubs
Marg Gibbs promotes her book clubs that foster reading, social interaction and sharing of ideas. From children’s book clubs to women’s reading groups, Marg is a firm believer in sustaining and building a reading life that is diverse, community minded and supportive.
Marg's Tips for Running a Book Club
- Engage everyone’s ideas.
- Be organised with notes, questions etc
- Encourage conversation and creativity.
- Round the group thoughts and opinions works, although vary this approach.
- Appreciate different points of view.
- Make use of your ladies’ backgrounds when discussing books/ characters.
- Introduce a fun game or quiz.
- Have theme evenings and rewards/ little gift surprises help.
- Offer to share your book, Have a book buddy for spending/ reading.
- Phone and email to let people know what is happening.
- Change the scenery occasionally, eg have book club in a coffee shop
- Keep the evening book related.
- Organise a supper roster.
- Let ladies know when a book needs to be returned.
- Allow opinions and attitudes to be freely expressed.
- Foster understanding and tolerate last minute disappointments when ladies cancel. Persevere and be passionate about reading!
- Choose variety – murder, travel, autobiography, family, romance etc
- Share author visits, launches and awards.
- Provide reading lists for the avid reader.
- Welcome the delight of becoming a stronger reader!
Fun Ideas for a Childrens Book Club
- Book mark making
- Scavenger hunts
- Collage pictures
- Join the dot
- Unscramble author’s names
- Missing letter of book titles
- Stencil decoration
- Make a mini book
- Dreamtime dot art pictures
- Guess who type games
- Designer badges
- Pom pom making
- Alphabet quizzes related to books
- Competitions
Booknook Blue in Maryborough
1987 to ????
Booknook Blue in kenmore
1993 to 2002
