On the afternoon of 19 January, the first reading session of the HuiYue Reading Parent Book Club, jointly launched by FOW and the Library, concluded successfully.

Centred on reading as a shared bond and guided by the original intention of growing together through parent-child engagement and building a culture of reading at home, this event created a dedicated platform for parents to exchange ideas, learn and grow. The atmosphere was warm and engaging, participation was active and effective, and the event achieved very positive outcomes.

The objectives of this reading session were clear. First, to use reading as a bridge to strengthen parent-child relationships, nurture a reading-rich family environment, and support shared growth. Second, to empower parents with scientific and practical methods of reading guidance, helping children develop strong reading habits, sustained interest and improved overall reading ability. Third, to establish a dedicated space for parents to exchange reading experiences, enabling personal growth and enrichment of the inner world through dialogue.

The session began with an ice-breaking activity using a reading-themed word chain. Parents enthusiastically shared vivid words that reflected their understanding of and passion for reading, quickly dissolving any unfamiliarity and warming the atmosphere. During the expectations sharing segment, parents spoke sincerely about their hopes. Many expressed a desire to gain deeper value from their reading through methods such as reading journals and mind maps. Their seriousness and commitment to reading further strengthened our determination to run the club well.

Through collective discussion, the club was officially named HuiYue Reading. Hui represents both Wellington and inclusiveness, and Yue symbolises joy. Together, the name reflects the hope that the joy of reading will benefit every Wellington family and that all participants will gain happiness and growth through reading.

At the same time, the club's future core theme was confirmed as Enjoying Shared Parent-Child Reading Time. The first shared reading selection was the classic parenting guide, The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease. The book focuses on common challenges in parent-child reading, such as a decline in children's interest as they grow older, and provides practical, actionable solutions to help parents guide their children to fall in love with reading in a scientific and effective way.

During the session, we also clarified membership benefits and daily guidelines to ensure the club operates in a structured and orderly manner. To make reading resources easily accessible, the Library introduced its digital resources, including a vast e-book collection, the BrainPOP learning platform and the Flipster magazine database. These free school-based digital resources provide strong support for home reading for both parents and children. Parents expressed great enthusiasm and anticipation for using these resources.

The successful launch of the first reading session laid a warm and solid foundation for the HuiYue Reading Parent Book Club. In the future, we will continue to focus on Enjoying Shared Parent-Child Reading Time and conduct in-depth shared reading and discussion around The Read-Aloud Handbook. We aim to help parents address various challenges in parent-child reading while continuously enriching activity formats and improving resource support so that the power of reading can reach every family.

We sincerely invite more parents to join the HuiYue Reading Parent Book Club. Let us take books as our companions and reading as our bond, accompany our children's growth through shared reading and achieve self-improvement through exchange and sharing. Let us work together to build a strong family reading culture so that every child can fall in love with reading and every parent can discover a better version of themselves on this warm and inspiring journey.

——FOW Parent Reading Club and

Hangzhou Wellington College Library Team

1月19日下午，由FOW和图书馆共同发起的“惠悦读”家长读书俱乐部第一期读书会圆满落幕。

本次活动以阅读为核心纽带，围绕“亲子共成长、家庭共书香”的初心，为家长们搭建了交流、学习、成长的专属平台，现场氛围温馨热烈，互动积极高效，取得了良好的活动效果。

本次读书会的核心目标清晰明确：一是以阅读为桥梁，拉近亲子距离，滋养家庭书香氛围，助力亲子共成长；二是赋能家长掌握科学的阅读引导方法，帮助孩子培育良好的阅读习惯与浓厚兴趣，提升综合阅读能力；三是搭建家长专属的阅读交流阵地，让家长在交流中实现自我成长，丰富精神世界。

活动伊始，我们以书香关键词接龙作为破冰环节，家长们踊跃发言，用鲜活的词汇传递着对阅读的理解与热爱，快速消除了陌生感，让现场氛围迅速升温。在核心期待分享环节，家长们真诚表达了自己的诉求，不少家长希望在阅读学习中有所沉淀，通过读书笔记、思维导图等形式深化阅读效果，这份对阅读的认真与用心，也让我们更加坚定了办好俱乐部的决心。

经过共同商议，我们为俱乐部正式定名“惠悦读”，“惠”取惠灵顿之惠、普惠大众之惠，“悦”为喜悦之悦，“读”即阅读之读，寓意让阅读的美好惠及惠灵顿的每一个家庭，让大家在阅读中收获喜悦与成长。

同时，我们确定俱乐部未来的核心阅读主题为“亲子共读时光漫享”，首期共读书目选定经典育儿阅读指南《朗读者手册》。该书由吉姆•崔利斯所著，聚焦亲子阅读中的常见痛点，如孩子年龄增长后阅读兴趣减退等问题，能为家长提供具体、可落地的解决办法，帮助家长科学引导孩子爱上阅读。

活动中，我们还明确了俱乐部的成员福利与日常规则，让俱乐部的运营更加规范有序。为了让阅读资源触手可及，我们重点介绍了图书馆的电子资源，包括海量电子书库、BrainPOP学习平台以及Flipster杂志数据库等，这些免费的校园电子资源，为家长和孩子的居家阅读提供了丰富支撑，家长们纷纷表示收获满满，对资源的使用充满期待。

第一期读书会的顺利开展，为“惠悦读”家长阅读俱乐部奠定了温暖而坚实的开端。未来，我们将持续以“亲子共读时光漫享”为核心，围绕《朗读者手册》开展深度共读与交流，切实为家长们破解亲子阅读中的各类难题，同时不断丰富活动形式、完善资源支持，让阅读的力量浸润每一个家庭。

在此，我们诚挚邀请更多家长加入“惠悦读”家长阅读俱乐部，与我们一同以书为友，以阅读为纽带，在亲子共读中陪伴孩子成长，在交流分享中实现自我提升。让我们携手同行，共筑家庭书香氛围，让每一个孩子都能爱上阅读，让每一位家长都能在阅读中遇见更好的自己，一同奔赴充满书香与温暖的成长之旅！

——FOW“惠悦读”读书会 &

杭州惠灵顿图书馆团队