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BOOK BUDDIES

FALL SESSION: OCTOBER 13 - DECEMBER 15

 Little Buddies is Full! Email contact@gjhp.org to join the wait list! Registration for Big Buddies is now open below!

​GJHP's Book Buddies pairs Big Buddies (5th-8th Grade) with Little Buddies (K-2nd Grade) to read together after school at the Glencoe Library.

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FALL 2026

BOOK BUDDIES

October 13 - December 15, 2026

Tuesdays, 4pm-4:50pm

at the Glencoe Library

Big Buddy Training: Tuesday, October 6 at 3:30

$20 for the entire session!

LITTLE BUDDIES FALL SESSION IS FULL!

​Book Buddies is a GJHP peer mentoring literacy program that pairs K-2nd grade students with 5th-8th grade students to work on reading, comprehension, and a shared love for books!

 

In partnership with the Glencoe Library Staff, the objective of Book Buddies is to offer all participants an opportunity to develop personal connections and build reading skills by working with children of different ages.

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Registration for Fall 2026 opens September 16 at Noon. Space is very limited!

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If you have any questions about Book Buddies, please email contact@gjhp.org.

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GJHP MISSION STATEMENT

The Glencoe Junior High Project (GJHP) is a parent-led, non-profit organization that has sought to engage Glencoe middle school students into the community since 1973. In order to carry out our mission of fostering socially aware, civic-minded and community-oriented individuals, we offer Glencoe 5th-8th grade students opportunities to volunteer in their community, attend social activities and events, perform on stage, as well as access to a youth drop-in center in Glencoe's Central School. 

Glencoe Junior High Project
620 Greenwood Avenue

Glencoe, Illinois 60022

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