Book Nook

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Contributed by Calvin Lee, Vicky

What was the current need/gap that you were addressing?

While our library has an amazing collection of books, we do not have a reading programme at NYGH. There are a lot of avid readers but no programme to tap into the interests of the students and staff.

How had it been experimented and enacted?

We started the Book Nook to widen the reading diet of the students and staff. They are theme and we giveaway books. Some authors we featured are Toni Morrison and Virginia Woolf. We also have started organising quizzes and writing competitions. Now, we have a team of students working with both of us. It is still sustainable as we have many books that have been donated by the staff,

Which group(s) had benefited?

Students (Entire Cohort), All Teaching Staff, All Non-Teaching Staff

What was the positive impact?

We have students who are volunteering their time to review books and plan quizzes. The books offered are mostly snapped up within a day. There seems to be a burgeoning culture of readers we are tapping into.

What is a future need that this IdEas@work could meet?

We have students who are interested in continuing to work with us. So, we will continue Book Nook for the following year.





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