Establishment and Management of a Book Club (Governorate of JENDOUBA)

The "Establishment and Management of a Book Club" training provides the necessary skills to create a vibrant literary club. Participants will learn to select works on various themes, plan meetings with regularity, facilitate enriching discussions, and maintain member engagement. Modules cover group management, facilitating debates, logistical meeting management, club promotion, and creating an inclusive environment. This training equips reading enthusiasts with theoretical and practical tools to build a dynamic, flourishing, and committed community of readers.

2 days of training, from 9 am to 4.30 pm

Safahat

CSR coworking space, Rue Habib Thameur, Résidence Haj Dahman, Jendouba, 8100

Registration deadline

09-01-2025


Objectives :

- Establish the book club as a meeting place.

- Maintain a regular meeting frequency for the club.

- Acquire group facilitation and speaking distribution skills.

- Lead debates on various topics based on books.
- Manage logistical aspects within the book club.
- Promote the club on social media.
- Engage participants in the book club and better understand some of its users.

- Raise awareness of the importance of reading aloud in book clubs.
- Motivate participants to create book clubs in schools.

Training Outline over two days:

- Day One :
▪ Presentation of the importance of a book club for young audiences (2 hours)
▪ Group management: structuring, debate facilitation, conducting critical reading of a book (6 hours)

- Day Two:
▪ Teenagers and reading: examples from the high school book club (2 hours)
▪ Group management: speaking, listening, etc. (6 hours)

Target Audience : 
Librarians, documentalists, primary school teachers, educators, professionals in early childhood, social work, and leisure centers, cultural mediators, professionals, and volunteers in associations, booksellers, publishers, authors, illustrators, graphic designers, speech therapists, individuals in career transition.

Training Schedule :
11, 12 January 2025, from 9 am to 4.30 pm

Number of participants : 20

Speakers / Trainers


Tarek LAMOUCHI

Trainer in animation and group management.

Hichem BEN ALAYA

secondary school teacher and founder of a reading club for young people in Ksar Hlel, member of the SAFAHAT board.

Rayhane BOUZGUENDA

Enseignante au lycée, et fondatrice de club de lecture au lycée Pilote Bourguiba de Tunis.

Helmi Chikhaoui

President of the Bibliophiles Sousse association.