Sigma Tau Delta is now creating Book Club Kits! These kits are designed to bring chapters closer together by creating activities for them to participate in together. They also provide opportunities for chapters to feel more connected to the international Society through the feeling of unity reading the same book can provide.
Contents
- Themes: Every kit contains four pages that focus on one theme or element each. Chapters can discuss all four or pick which ones they would like to use.
- Engagement Prompts: Each of these theme sheets includes discussion questions, interactive activities, and sparks to inspire service-related conversations.
- Community Resources: At the back of the kit, there is a list of community resources for chapters interested in pursuing service projects related to the collection’s themes.
Existing Book Club Kits include When My Brother Was an Aztec and Sing, Unburied, Sing. Keep an eye on the Book Club Kits page of English.org for more kits to be released over the coming year.
Service Projects
We encourage chapters to consider service projects related to book club conversations. Each kit will provide valuable resources for how to better understand many of the issues addressed in contemporary literature. Chapter members should consider the many ways that these resources may inspire individual or chapter actions. Remember: no project and no action is too small! Volunteering time and skills is also a valuable resource. Hosting open discussions about issues raised in Book Club is a way of serving individuals, groups, and communities. Service through words is an important part of raising awareness.
Book Club Service Award
Any chapter that completes a service project is eligible for a Book Club Service Award of $200. These awards will be distributed after service projects have been completed by chapters. Chapters can be funded for one project within the award period.
Visit the Book Club Kits page of English.org for more information on our existing kits and supplemental material, including application guidelines for the Book Club Service Award.
Quick Kits
To help build enthusiasm for the 2025 Convention LitFest and encourage attendees to read the attending authors, the 2025 Convention Co-Chairs are creating a series of Book Club Quick Kits. Like the longer Book Club Kits, these shorter versions are designed for single-event conversations like chapter meetings. They are also intended to spark your interest in reading our speakers’ works. Perhaps these abbreviated Book Club Kits will lead you to organize campus or community service projects and events. They’re also a way for chapters unable to attend convention to participate locally in events inspired by the authors at LitFest. However you use these resources, we hope they’ll help you get to know our guest speakers a little bit better.
Diana Khoi Nguyen
Clare Beams
Cameron Barnett
Check back often for more Quick Kits to be released between now and convention.
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