THE NEXT CHAPTER

Providing adolescents and adults with disabilities
an opportunity to read and socialize with friends

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Poems Contributed by Members

Marianna's Poem

Music makes me happy
And so does book club
Reading is a joy to me
In all of your company
Along with my friends
Now and through eternity
Now you know a bit about me
Ask me more a good friend you will be

Book Club

Buddies in the summer
Oceans of fun
Oceans of Poems
Kittens are Cute

Cake we can eat
Love to do reading
U can come too!
Be a friend

Silly, giggly, having fun
Lots of poems when we are done
I like to come to book club
I like to see all my buds
I like to read lots of poems
I have lots of friends to show ’em
I tell my friends about book club
Tell them to join my buds-
We laugh, and read and have fun
From the start until we are done!

Roy’s Poem

The sun in shiny and the sky is bright.
People at the Book Club are funny.
We are family at the Book Club too
So are we too
We met a friend at the book club too.
It’s fun to be with people too.

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Check out the Next Chapter Book Club in action...

A mockup of the In the Spotlight

"Next Chapter Book Club: A Model Community Literacy Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities" will be published in July 2009 by Woodbine House. Authors are Tom Fish and Paula Rabidoux with Jillian Ober and Vicki Graff.

The book includes 16 chapters highlighting information for book club affiliates, program coordinators, facilitators, members, host sites, families and sponsoring organizations. Check out the Resource page to click on a link to read more about our book signing on page 8 of the Pipeline Quarterly.

 

Here are a few more NCBC members in action

Program Coordinator Jillian Ober helps new member Chase with "Stuart Little" at a training session on February 24, 2007, in Roanoke, Virginia. Jillian Ober helps a new member with the
One man and five women pose outdoors at the Columbus Zoo.The Monday Panera Bread book club enjoyed their visit to the Columbus Zoo.
In April 2009, members and facilitators of the Thursday Panera Bread book club in Gahanna, Ohio, finished their book, "Hatchet," and celebrated Jeff's birthday. They also bade a sad farewell to facilitator Grant. Seven women and three men have a party at the Panera Bread restaurant.
Two male Members of a the Next Chapter Book Club are sitting at a table reading their books as Anne stands behind her wearing a white blouse and glasses. Members of the Next Chapter Book Club Dan and Ken, are getting some guidance from facilitator Anne as they enjoy reading their books every week at the Borders located on Kenny Road, in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
The new club in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, met at Borders for their first session in November 2006. Seven book club members standing behind a table at Borders cafe in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Four people sitting around two white tables, two of which are girls and one of which is a young man, and an older gentleman. They have their books open and are following along while having some coffee. Members of the Lea Leseklub, of the Next Chapter Book club in Germany, are enjoying a book while dinning at Cafe.
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