Abstract

The article focuses on social networks and their impact on the development of book clubs as a service to the promotion of reading. The views of several authors are presented, based on a document analysis, and the presence of book clubs in the social network Facebook is examined, listing their characteristics and some examples of such groups. Some ideas are offered for procedures libraries can follow to configure this type of services.

Abstract

Currently one of the main challenges in the work of promoting reading in schools is the cultivation of children's enjoyment of reading. We present a unique case study in a school reading club in Spain that has managed to achieve that goal and has received a very positive assessment from participants. The reasons for its success mainly reside in four key areas: planning, dialogic reading, critical thinking and values education.