Virtual Book Club [VBC] was founded in April 2020 in order to provide an engaging space for student book lovers to share in reading adventures together.
Weekly meetings are held virtually via Teams on TUESDAY nights from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Each book is broken up into manageable reading "chunks", which allow us to read a book in 4-6 weeks.
Students who wish to participate can sign up for a free book (funded by the Office of Student Engagement) during each sign up period.
Want to participate outside of the weekly virtual meetings? We have a Teams channel, Instagram account, GroupMe chat, and additional complementary programming!
Read Jessica and Kati's peer-reviewed article about VBC!
Szempruch, J. N., & Hinds, K. I. (2022). Virtual book club: Impactful library programming at a distance through co-curricular collaboration. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 16(1), 77-89. DOI: 10.1080/1533290X.2022.2072047
Jessica and Kati won the Florida Library Association's 2023 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award for their article on VBC. Read more about the award here.
VBC Coordinators were awarded USF's "2020-21 Student Success Awards Regional Chancellor Award" for the program. This link provides additional information about the award.
