San Juan Island Library awarded youth book group grant

Submitted by the San Juan Island Library.

The San Juan Island Library has been awarded $2,400 by the San Juan Island Community Foundation for two book groups that serve youth in the community. The funding, provided by the San Juan Island Women’s Fund, will help purchase over 200 books over the course of the next year that will be given to book group registrants.

The library offers two book groups for young community members. The Teen Book Group and the Upper Elementary Book Group, which together serve youth in third to 12th grades, provide free copies of a monthly book to up to 12 students each. Each month both groups meet in person and participants enjoy discussions, activities and watching film adaptations.

Book groups are essential library offerings that facilitate the growth of literacy and social skills. Participants are encouraged to converse openly and learn to navigate civil discourse in a nonacademic setting while simultaneously exploring a variety of literature for recreational reading purposes.

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For more information, or to register a young person for either book group, please visit www.sjlib.org, call 360-378-2798 or inquire at the front desk.