Library Club
Join the Library RATs (Readers And Thinkers)
Read books! Think about them! Join in lively discussions!
Library RATs, Madison’s Library Club, is for people who like to read, think, and hang out in the Library. We come together to share thoughts and lively discussions. Also, club members get special library privileges! The Library RATs help organize fundraisers and advise on ways to improve library operations. Join us as we choose exciting new books to read and have great discussions each meeting!
2019 - 2020 Library RATs
Back Row: Parker Guralnick, Erin Challenor, Lily Batty, Jaida Leap, Celia Leap, Katherine McBee
Front Row: Coen Parzybok, Iolar Lima, Nancy Sullivan (Advisor), Nellwyn Yott
Books we read in 2019 - 2020:
October - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (Movie watching party on 2/22/20)
November - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
December - The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
January - Sherwood Nation by Benjamin Parzybok
February - Sherwood Nation by Benjamin Parzybok
2018 - 2019 Library RATs
Back Row: Nancy Sullivan (Advisor), Peter Gillooly, Carson Flores, Meagan Graves, Coen Parzybok, Nellwyn Yott
Front Row: Erin Challenor, Iolar Lima, Katherine McBee, Lily Batty, (not pictured - Jaida Leap)
Books we read in 2018 - 2019:
October - The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
November - You Don't Know My Name by Kristen Orlando
December – Alive by Scott Sigler
January - Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
February - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
March - She Will Persist by Erin Challenor (aka dragonflyashes)
April - She Will Persist by Erin Challenor (aka dragonflyashes)
May – She Will Persist by Erin Challenor (aka dragonflyashes)
June - End of Year Celebration!
2017 - 2018 "International" Library RATs
Back Row: Lily, Carson, Erin, Sylvia
Front Row: Nancy Sullivan (Advisor), Meagan, Sabina, (not pictured - Lucia)
Books we read in 2017 - 2018:
October - Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
November - Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
December – The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
January - Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
February - This is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell
March - This is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell
April - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
May – Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
June - End of Year Celebration!
2016 - 2017 Library RATs
Back Row: Magali, Carson, Sabina,
Front Row: Sylvia, Nancy Sullivan (Advisor), Esme (left MHS), Meagan, (not pictured: Kylie, Ainsley)
Books we read in 2016 - 2017:
October - Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond
November - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
December - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
January - Breathing Room by Marsha Hayles
February - The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris
March - I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
April - Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
May - Discussed the April book and planned our party
June - End of Year Celebration!
2015 - 2016 Library RATs
Back Row: Sylvia, Nancy Sullivan (Advisor), Kylie, Erin (Practicum Student)
Front Row: Magali, Sabina, Meagan
Books we read in 2015 - 2016:
October - It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
November - Asylum by Madeleine Roux
December - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
January - My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger
February - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
March - Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
April - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Movie watching party on 4/30/16)
May – Discussed the April book and planned our party
June – End of Year Celebration! (Pizza and exotic fruit party)
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
- Henry David Thoreau
