New book club keeps reading fun
By Jesse Hadden
Issue date: 12/2/09 Section: News
Whoever said there couldn't be any fun reading books obviously haven't met the new fresh faces of the Black Heritage Center (BHC) staff.
BHC curator Jovanni Williams teamed up with librarian Tuere Murray to start a book club on campus, Street Bookers.
Williams and Murray thought the club would be great for students who keep their eyes glued on pages with words. They also hope to encourage students that don't care to read to come out and get involved in something epic.
"We wanted to be synonymous with pushing information and knowledge," Murray said.
Williams and Murray believe that one of the best ways for young people to educate themselves and learn about their history and culture is to read. There are also people on campus with no cars and nothing to do, so they felt the club would give students a chance to be active on campus.
The first book selected for members to read was "Push," published in 1996 by African
American author Sapphire. It was remade into the movie "Precious" and members of the book club went to see it Nov.20-the day it finally opened in Oklahoma City. They will continue to read other books, preferably ones that have been made into movies.
Meetings are held the second and fourth Thursday of every month.
"What we're trying to do is have a finger on the pulse of the readers on campus. We are a female and female Bonne and Clyde-just doing a drive-by with books," Williams said.
For more information on Street Bookers, call Williams or Murray at (405) 466-3346.
BHC curator Jovanni Williams teamed up with librarian Tuere Murray to start a book club on campus, Street Bookers.
Williams and Murray thought the club would be great for students who keep their eyes glued on pages with words. They also hope to encourage students that don't care to read to come out and get involved in something epic.
"We wanted to be synonymous with pushing information and knowledge," Murray said.
Williams and Murray believe that one of the best ways for young people to educate themselves and learn about their history and culture is to read. There are also people on campus with no cars and nothing to do, so they felt the club would give students a chance to be active on campus.
The first book selected for members to read was "Push," published in 1996 by African
American author Sapphire. It was remade into the movie "Precious" and members of the book club went to see it Nov.20-the day it finally opened in Oklahoma City. They will continue to read other books, preferably ones that have been made into movies.
Meetings are held the second and fourth Thursday of every month.
"What we're trying to do is have a finger on the pulse of the readers on campus. We are a female and female Bonne and Clyde-just doing a drive-by with books," Williams said.
For more information on Street Bookers, call Williams or Murray at (405) 466-3346.
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posted 12/15/09 @ 3:55 AM CST
the Black Heritage Center is a great organization.
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posted 1/26/10 @ 9:52 AM CST
That's not true, reading books is fun!
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