Create a Destiny Discover Engage book club – for librarians and teachers

Destiny Discover Engage book clubs help you promote reading initiatives to students in a fun way. Use book clubs to launch events that anyone can join, such as school-wide read-alouds or summer reading initiatives; or assign specific students to read books that meet an instructional need or support an area of interest. Set club guidelines, track student progress, and more!

Notes:

  1. From the sidebar, click Book Club.
  2. Select MY CLUBS > Create Book Club.

    Book Club page with My Clubs tab and Create Book Club option highlighted.

  3. In the Overview section, do the following:
    Create book club Overview section.  
    1. Enter a club name and a description (optional).
    2. Under Who can join this club?, select one of the following:
      • Only students I invite: Only students you assign are part of the club.
      • Anyone in this school: Anyone at your school can join. You can also include participants you assign.

      Note: Students assigned to a book club can not leave that book club.

    3. Enter start and finish dates.
    4. From the Set reminders drop-down, select a frequency.
  4. In the What? section, select titles and set club guidelines as follows:
    Create book club What section. 
    1. Search for a title to add, and then click Add icon.. Repeat this step for each title you want to add.
    2. From the Selected titles tab, select how many titles participants must read to meet the club's guidelines. You'll be able to track their progress.
      What section with "Must read" drop-down highlighted.

      Notes: 

      • To remove a title, from the Available titles or Selected titles tab, click Remove icon. next to the title.

      • You can also add a title to a new or existing book club from the homepage, search results, or when viewing title information.

  5. In the Who? section, do any of the following (optional):
    Create club Who section.
    • Search for a student's name, and then click Invite. Repeat this step for each student.
    • From the Selected tab, see a list of club members. To remove one, click Remove.
      Create Book Club Selected tab.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • To save the club as a draft, click Save draft.
    • To make the club active, click Activate club.

    Notes:

    • You can save a book club as a draft without completing all required information.
    • Access active, draft, and closed (completed) programs by going to Book Club > MY CLUBS.

Edit, duplicate, or delete a book club

  1. From the sidebar, click Book Club.
  2. From the MY CLUBS tab, select the club you want to work with.
  3. Do one of the following:

    If you want to...

    		Then...
    Edit the club
    1. From the Actions menu on the right side of the page, click Edit.
    2. Make any changes.
    3. Click Save.

    Note: Participants will be notified of any changes to the name, book list, or dates.

    Duplicate the club
    1. From the Actions menu on the right side of the page, click Duplicate. A copy of the book club is created with identical settings.
    2. Make any changes.

      Note: You cannot have two clubs with the same name.

    3. Click Save.

      Note: Once you save a duplicated club, it is activated and appears as either an active or upcoming club, depending on the start date.

    Delete the club

    1. Click Delete. A pop-up appears.
    2. Click OK to confirm.

Participate and track book club progress