“Stories have given me a place in which to lose myself…,” wrote author Roxane Gay. “They have allowed me to imagine different endings and better possible worlds.” It’s true–books have the power to change the way readers see the world and, as such, help create a road map for them to change...
Ahwatukee’s Ironwood branch of the Phoenix Public Library is piloting a book club program aimed at connecting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities through reading. Around Town – Next Chapter Book Club1/27/20230 Comments Ahwatukee’s Ironwood branch of the Phoenix Public...
A Disproportionate Pandemic Library patrons with disabilities face compounded challenges Jack Miller dusts shelves at the main location of Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, Illinois, pre-pandemic. Photo: Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, Illinois Before COVID-19 came...
Robb White talks about upcoming CPR classes to be held at the Library. Mike and Holly discuss Family Trivia Night and we introduce you to the Next Chapter Book Club. View Video
Chicago Tribune (Illinois)
His body and brain work differently now. Both were severely injured when Bob Boddorf, riding a bicycle after drinking heavily, crossed paths with a dump truck. Boddorf describes the accident matter-of-factly, referring to the nearly fatal experience a decade ago as “what happened to me before book...
(Left to right) Annie, Rob, Kylie, Chris and Lauren with one of the prescribed books.(ABC Central Victoria: Larissa Romensky) A community-based book club for people with intellectual and development disabilities has been launched at the local library in Echuca. This is the first time 21-year-old...
Kendall County NOW (Illinois)
Rivervine Herald (Australia)
A field trip is on the horizon. Billy and his teacher are boarding a bus with the rest of his classmates, to travel from Burton High School library to the Portola Library for a book club. “This book club is their own,” says head librarian Nicole Germain at the Portola Library. “We’re not teaching...
WFMY-TV (North Carolina)
On Feb. 2, members of the Next Chapter Book Club at the Davie County Public Library hosted some feathered friends. The club is reading the book “Chicken Boy” by Frances O’Rourk Dowell. To foster more understanding of chickens, they invited Ashton and Ben Connor to share some chickens from their...