Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps

Academy/Center's Library Club

Library Club Members

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The Library Club

      Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Academy/Center's first Library Club (LC) was established in August of this year by the Library Media Specialist, Mrs. E. M. Morlan, with 11 students participating. Today the club consists of over 40 high school students.  The goal of the LC is to create a community of people who will work for the common goal of making the school experience at Job Corps Academy and Center the best it can be. The LC promotes student support of the activities affecting the welfare and education of students, supplies educational support, enhances school spirit by sponsoring extra curricular activities, and recognizes students and staff who have achieved special honors and awards. Finally, the LC will enhance the overall library by working with sponsors to make it as student friendly as possible. The LC sponsors are Mrs. E.M. Morlan, Chair, Mr. Tyrone Jamerson, and Mrs. Regina Morris.

The pictures below were taken during club meetings.

Activities:

• Visit elementary schools and read to grades k-3 for Read Across America in March.
• Honor the teachers with small gifts for Teacher Appreciation Day in May.
• Visit the local senior citizens home and prepare fruit baskets for the patients in December.
• Sponsor a Scholastic Book Fair every year.
• Sponsor a Teddy Bear Drive and Used Book Drive each year. The books and teddy bears are given to the children on pajama night.
• Sponsor a Family-Read Pajama Night for the students’ and faculty and staff children each year.
• Sponsor an African American Afro Book Fair in honor of Black History Month in February.
• Sponsor a used book sale in May.
• Visit the Clinton Library and Central High School (Little Rock Nine) a celebration for National Library Week in April.
• Sponsor several fund raisers to help with LC expenses.

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