Book Club Resources
Whether you have your own personal book club or you’re a librarian hosting public book discussions, check out the resources below. These Pushing the Limits support materials will enrich the book event experience for the readers in your life.
USER GUIDE
The User Guide is your go-to spot for understanding how the book club kit elements work together. Each themed kit is based on a concept that touches all of our lives. By planning your discussions around that concept, you deepen the reader experience. The User Guide helps you accomplish that goal with:
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1. An overarching description of how the themes work
2. A quick snapshot of each kit: how the featured book and human interest video support the theme
CLIMATE CHANGE BOOK CLUBS
Would you like to host book clubs centered around the topic of preparing your community for climate change? These easy-to-use resources give you access to:
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Rich content that sparks meaningful book club discussions
Digestible climate change data — often customizable to your location
Fascinating long-range climate predictions by area
Links to PTL kits with climate-related themes
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FREE COURSES
See what’s new — or new to you — at Infopeople. Explore the free-of-charge online courses that can help you prepare for leading Pushing the Limits bookclubs in your own library.
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Additional no-cost professional learning opportunities are also available for supporting you in offering book..
EVALUATION REPORTS
For more than a decade now, librarians have not only used these materials, but told us how to make them better. The result is a rich, targeted program that enhances librarians’ capacity as informal science facilitators (ISFs).
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Over the course of ten years, the effectiveness of PTL has been formally evaluated..
Eval. Phase 1
Eval. Phase 2
Eval. Phase 3
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
From Science Program Conveners To Science Program Developers: An Online Professional Development Program For Rural Librarians
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Is the PTL project effective at helping libraries present STEM programs for adults? See the results for yourself!
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This report on the success of the program for..
Journal Article