Below is an invite to all NH youth/teen librarians to join a summer student wellness book club. They would also like any suggestions for kids and one companion reads for teens per book. Suggestions may be sent directly to Ellen or to me. What a great opportunity to collaborate with other folks in NH with the best interest of our youth in mind. Together we are better and we can provide stronger support.
Best,Deborah DutcherYouth and Adult Services ConsultantNH State Library
I hope all is well with you and the youth/teen librarians and am hoping that you have had plenty of time to read yourself during the stay-at-home order!
I’m looking to enlist you and your colleagues in an exciting summer project. Our team has decided to host a summer student wellness book club for adults via Zoom. First, I’d like to invite your team to join us—we would love to have some library folks represented! The registration link is here.
Second, we would like to publish a list of one companion read for kids and one companion read for teens per book about the same theme(s) discussed in our book club sessions. I’ve listed the titles below and would love some input! Thank you! ·
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems (Alice Walker)·
“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (Peggy McIntosh)·
Wait, What? And Life’s Other Essential Questions (James E. Ryan)·
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (Marya Hornbacher)·
Honor (Elif Shafak)·
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)·
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race (Beverly Tatum)·
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone (Lori Gottlieb)·
This Is How It Always Is: A Novel (Laurie Frankel)
Ellen C. Desmondshe/her/hers
Special Projects CoordinatorOffice of Social & Emotional WellnessBureau of Student Wellnessellen.c.desmond@doe.nh.gov | 603.271.3213