Watchung Booksellers Launches Teen Advisory Board
January 23, 2013
New Jersey-based establishment Watchung Booksellers has launched a teen advisory board. The purpose of this initiative is to have teens advocate reading to other teens. The first board meeting will take place on February 1st.
"Publishers have so far responded well to the initiative, offering to send ARCs, and Scholastic has considered hosting a visit to its headquarters in nearby Manhattan, Freed reported. To help raise awareness of the group and attract prospective members, Freed has sent out e-mails and Facebook messages, and reached out to local high school teachers. The teen advisory board is a first for Watchung Booksellers, although the store has hosted family book clubs, parent and child readings and book groups for adults."