READING
These were the REQUIREMENTS before the REVISIONS
which were made on January 1, 2004.
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- Learn how to use the library (card file or computer), and
with the assistance of your counselor or your librarian, select
six books of four diverse types (such as poetry, drama/plays,
fiction, nonfiction, and biographies). After you have read this
material, discuss your reading with the counselor or librarian.
Using a log as a reference, explain why you chose the material,
whether you enjoyed it and what it meant to you.
- Read two books or material from any two sources (Magazines,
newspapers, field manuals, etc.) about the world around you
(sports, environmental problems, politics, religion, etc.) and
discuss your reading with your counselor.
- From a catalog of your choice, fill out the application
as if you intended to place an order, and discuss it with your
counselor.
- Choose ONE of the following activities and devote 4 hours
of service to that activity.
- Read to a sick blind (contact the American Foundation
for the Blind at 1-800-232-5463), or homebound person, in
a hospital, or in an extended care facility.
- Perform volunteer work at your school or public library.
- Read stories to younger children in a group or individually.
- Assist in a literacy program (Project Literacy may be
contacted at 1-800-228-8843 for information about the nearest
library center) and discuss your participation with your
counselor.
BSA Advancement ID#: 95
Pamphlet Revision Date: 1993
Requirements last revised in 1991
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