In order for more students to be able to discuss books and enjoy reading time, Book Club is advertising for more members to sign up and enjoy reading.
The Book Club currently has 20 members and around five to 10 people who attend consistently.
Book Club advisor Kim Wilson calls it a “nice little group that likes to read.”
The club started in 2015 with one of Wilson’s daughters and her friends, wanting a place to read books for pleasure and discuss them.
“Our first meeting is in September, it’s free for anyone to come, and then we propose ideas of books we’d like to read,” Wilson said.
Book Club members are currently on their sixth book of the year, “Don’t Let Her Stay” by Natasha Preston.
Previous book include “We Were Liars,” “Atmosphere,“ ”One of Us Is Lying,” “The Knight and the Moth” and “The Book That Wouldn’t Burn.”
“This club always has about 5-10 people that are faithful,” Wilson said.
With there being around five to 10 faithful members, some club members enjoy it with fewer people.
“I like it with just a few people because you can get more ideas out,” freshman Suhani Parikh said.
While the small group currently meets, they are “always looking for more people to get involved,” Wilson said.
“It’s nice having a larger group because more people enjoy reading,” sophomore Oliver Page said.
While the Book Club’s small community offers them more opportunities to talk among themselves and share their thoughts on the books, they are looking for more people to join and become loyal members.
“I thought that by joining it, I might be able to branch out a little and talk to other people who read books,” Page said.
The Book Club provides a community for people to join and talk about books.
And, it even excites people into joining from middle school. “I’ve been planning to join since eigth grade because I just love reading a lot,” Parikh said.
The Book Club also has a bulletin board hanging on the third floor, in hopes of sparking other students’ interest in joining.
“[It’s] an extra reminder to people out there, because we’re always looking for more people to get involved,” Wilson said.
Book Club helps bring book lovers together and lets even teachers stay attuned to what children are reading.
“It helps me just stay in the mindset of a young person, because I teach young people, so it’s important for me to understand their perspective better,” Wilson said. “I think everybody should keep their minds open. So reading things that I wouldn’t necessarily pick on my own has been really a pleasure for me.”
“Even if you don’t read the book, you can come and just hang out and listen, just talk with people.“
The Book Club is also exploring the use of Kindles. “[Students] read them on there. But that shouldn’t be an impediment for people to join. [You] can always get a book,” Wilson said.