Social+Book-Sharing+Sites

Here are some great sites for sharing and discussing books with your friends, your students, and/or friends and students around the world.. Think of the Bebo, Facebook or Myspace of the book world.

"Enter what you're reading, or your whole library - it's an easy library-quality catalog. LibraryThing also connects you with people who also read the same things."


 * catalogue your own personal library
 * uses the world's best library catalogues to find the book information
 * check out who else likes the same books, and what they have that you don't
 * get involved in a book discussion group
 * use LibraryThing to find books you (or your students might like)

See this [|Create Readers blog entry] for more details.

Try this:
 * go to [|www.librarything.com]
 * register
 * add some books you own, or some you have recently read
 * Go to your profile and see who else has your books
 * Go to recommendations


 * similar to LibraryThing - catalogue your own books online
 * You can use goodreads to keep track of your friends and what they are reading
 * Every time a friend adds a book, book review or comment, you are notified
 * potential for school reading-groups - keep the discussion going between meetings

[|English Online Book BackChat] See [|this blog post] from Create Readers for details.

[|readergirlz] Check out [|this blog post] from Create Readers for more information http://www.jenuinetech.com/ [|Jenuine Tech] (formally Technospud Projects) See Create Readers posting[| here]. For an example of a previous project visit Salute to Suess


 * Social Networking**

Several New Zealand public libraries are using bebo to promote their services to teens. Here are a couple of examples.

[|Auckland City Libraries]

[|Rotorua Public Library]