What is the Next Chapter Book Club?

• Adults and adolescents with intellectual disabilities reading and learning to read, making friends, and enjoying a fun community gathering place.

How does it work?

• Participants meet weekly for one hour at local bookstores, coffee shops, and cafés to read and discuss a book of their choosing.

Who can participate?

• Anyone can participate, no matter their reading level or type of intellectual disability.

Who leads the book clubs?

• Two trained volunteers facilitate each group. They include students, parents, professionals, retirees, people with disabilities, and various community members.

Why join the Next Chapter Book Club?

• NCBC members have fun, improve literacy skills, make social connections, and take part in the community.

Want to join a club?
Want to be a volunteer
co-facilitator?

Contact:
Deborah Baldini
Program Coordinator
NCBC Partnership of
Greater St. Louis/St. Charles
(314) 516-5911
Deborah_baldini@umsl.edu