November Meeting Date and Time

The next meeting date is confirmed. We will meet November 16th (1pm - 3pm). We will update you guys on the room (but we are thinking of meeting at FSS).

(Stella and I will be away at a conference during that time but our vice president, Juwairiya, will be present.)

Poll: November Meeting Time

We just revealed yesterday what book we are reading for the month of October, so it is the time to start the polling for November's meeting time.

Please direct yourself to the doodle poll (this time I didn't mess up the time!....I think).

Remember, our October Read is The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith.

Coming from Behind: Our October Read Has Been Decided!

My oh my, if you have been following the poll for our October Read, you were given a dramatic finale!

For the longest time, it was a battle between Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. But your votes are in! For October, we will read......

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo’s Calling received 13 votes. While Mistborn and The Alchemist tied for 2nd with 12 votes.

Thank you all for voting! Now happy reading!

Vote for our October Book of the Month!

Thank you for such a wonderful start to a new year of Bookworms. We met some new and returning faces during our first meeting. We hope to see you next time!

Now, it's up to you to vote on the book we will read in October. Some really great suggestions were made during our first meeting. The poll is live on our website and can be found on the right hand site of the webpage. You can vote for more than one book if more than one interests you. Sounds good?

Here are your nominees:

Misborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Wee Free Man by Terry Pratchett

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Hey Nostradamus by Douglas Coupland

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
The Diviners by Libba Bray. (You can buy this at Chapters for $5.69 right now. Choose the "ship to store" option to avoid shipping fees.)

You have until 10:00 PM Wednesday, October 8th to vote.


Stella and the uOttawa Bookworms team.

First Meeting Place and Time

Hi Bookworms! Finally our first meeting time and place are confirmed!

Topic: Favourites (books, genres, authors etc)
Where: Space just outside Desmarais 2170.
When: Sat Oct 4, from 1-3pm.

Stella and I will bring some refreshments. Feel free to bring in anything you want. :)

Can't wait to meet everyone there! :)

A special thanks goes to Eric Wilkinson, who was able to provide the meeting space for us! And thank you Kailey Olszewski, who actively helped us resolved booking troubles.

Vote for your first meeting time of the semester!!

Welcome back Bookworms! It is the time to vote for the first meeting time of the semester! We are so pleased that a lot of new individuals have shown interests in the club. So we are extra please to have our first meeting to get to know everyone. :)

We are doing something a little more different. Instead of putting a poll directly on our website, we are making the poll on Doodle. Please head over and vote for the times you like to meet in this doodle poll.

Now let me stop talking and have you go back to reading or studying or whatever you are doing.

New Executive Positions for the 2014 - 2015 year.

It is about to be that time of the year again. We want to continue this amazing club so if you want to be one of the executives of the uOttawa Bookworms for the upcoming school year, please send us an email at uottawabookworms@gmail.com.

Let us know a bit about yourself and why you want to help organize our little group

Positions Open:
1) Vice-President:
We are looking for someone who loves to read and has great leadership capabilities. Your role, if you choose to accept it will be to take on the responsibilities of the Co-Presidents in their absence, which include: 

1. monitor the Club's email account, 
2. update and create interesting content for the Club's website and Facebook page, 
3. Construct book recommendations list and curate the monthly reading poll.   
4. promote the club in person and online.
5. willing to have fun! :)

2) Treasurer
In our previous years as a club, the uOttawa Bookworms never utilized any financial subsidies provided to us by the SFUO. This year, we would like someone to take on the responsibility of Treasurer and manage the club's finances. If you have experience with managing simple finances, WE WANT YOU. For a start, we would really like you to look into obtaining a bank account for the club: SFUO Bank Account. In addition to that endeavor, a treasurer should also oversee all financial dealings in relation to the club, including keeping a record of each dealing. . 

Do either role sounds like it may fit you? Don't hesitate to send us an email at uOttawaBookworms@gmail.com if you're up for the job. The deadline to apply is August 31st, 2014.