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Book Club: Cover to Cover (Prince County)
Course Locations and Times |
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| Fall | Summerside Rotary Library | 10/19/2022 - 11/30/2022 | Wednesday | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Cancelled |
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Course Details |
| Description | Week 1. Introductory meeting. Participants will discuss what genres they like to read and their favourite books.
Week 2. 1st section
Week 3. 2nd section
Week 4. 3rd section
Week 5. 4th section
Week 6. 5th section
Week 7. 6th section (to end of book)
Week 8. Wrap up meeting
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| Requirements | Willingness to read a book in sections, over an 8 week period.
Each week participants will read a section from a long book (500 plus pages). |
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| Objectives | To enhance the attendee’s enjoyment of reading. |
| Teaching Process | Each sessions will be one hour long. The discussion will open with a round table where everyone gives brief comments on their experience with the reading. After that a facilitated discussion will take place with questions to prompt new avenues of discovery. |
| UPEI Parking Pass Required? | No |
| Additional Costs? | No |
| Additional Costs or Information | No costs—Book club kits of 10 titles will be provided by the library. If short stories are on the agenda, copies will be made for participants. |
Course Facilitator
| Name | Minerva Gamble-Hardy |
| Background |
Minerva has a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Mount Allison University and 19 years experience working in the PEI Public Library System. Has worked at Summerside Rotary Library, Confederation Centre Public Library and Cornwall Public Library. Enjoys providing Reader’s advice and hosting bookclubs.
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