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Objective

To promote sustainable reading among youths. Encourage them to become life-long readers, facilitate personal growth and care for the community through guided reading, critical thinking, sharing and discussion.

Activities

Regular meetings will be arranged. It aims to elevate members' reading interest in the course of extensive reading on different topics, discussion and sharing. Reading materials may include printed or electronic versions of books, chapters or excerpts of books, newspapers, periodical articles, multimedia materials or selected articles on the related topics.

Target Audience

Children and Youth from primary 4 to secondary 6 who are registered readers of the Hong Kong Public Libraries.

Details

About 15 - 30 members per reading club.
Members are required to attend 4 - 6 meetings (depending on the requirement of individual reading club), each at 1 hour to 1.5 hours. A certificate will be awarded to member who achieves an attendance rate of 75%.
School nomination will be allotted 80% of the members’ quota, while the remaining will be recruited through individual public libraries. Application forms are available at the libraries which hold the reading clubs. Members will be selected by drawing lots if the applications exceed the quota.

Chinese Teens' Reading Clubs (Cantonese)

District	Library	Target Audience	Month of 1^st Meeting	Enquiry
Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong Central Library	S1 - S3	Apr 2024	2921 0335
Hong Kong Island	Shek Tong Tsui Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2922 6055
Kowloon	Lai Chi Kok Public Library	P6 – S2	May 2024	2746 4270
Kowloon	Lam Tin Public Library	P4 – P6	Jun 2024	2927 7055
Kowloon	Po On Road Public Library	P4 – P6	Aug 2024	2928 7055
Kowloon	San Po Kong Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2927 6107
Kowloon	Shui Wo Street Public Library	P5 – S2	May 2024	2927 3055
Kowloon	To Kwa Wan Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2926 4155
Kowloon	Yau Ma Tei Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2928 6055
New Territories	Cheung Chau Public Library	P5 – S2	Apr 2024	2981 5455
New Territories	Ma On Shan Public Library	P4 – P6	Apr 2024	2630 1911
New Territories	North Kwai Chung Public Library	P4 – P6	Aug 2024	2421 4740
New Territories	Sai Kung Public Library	P4 – P6	Apr 2024	2792 3669
New Territories	South Kwai Chung Public Library	P4 – P6	Apr 2024	2429 6338
New Territories	Tai Hing Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2462 3220
New Territories	Tseung Kwan O Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2706 8101
New Territories	Tsing Yi Public Library	P4 – P6	Jun 2024	2497 2904
New Territories	Yuen Long Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2479 2511

English Teens' Reading Clubs

District	Library	Target Audience	Month of 1^st Meeting	Enquiry
Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong Central Library	S1 - S3	May 2024	2921 0335
Hong Kong Island	City Hall Public Library	P4 – P6	Jun 2024	2921 2508
Hong Kong Island	Chai Wan Public Library	S4 – S6	Jun 2024	2921 5055
Kowloon	Kowloon Public Library	P4 – P6	Apr 2024	2926 4055
New Territories	Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library	P4 – P6	Jun 2024	2126 7520
New Territories	Sha Tin Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2694 3788
New Territories	Tsuen Wan Public Library	P4 – P6	May 2024	2490 3891
New Territories	Tuen Mun Public Library	P4 – P6	Apr 2024	2450 0671
New Territories	Fanling Public Library	P4 – P6	Jun 2024	2669 4444

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· Registration by telephone begins 2 weeks in advance for the public and 3 weeks in advance for members of Teens' Reading Clubs of Hong Kong Public Libraries, schools and youth organisations. First-come-first-served.