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Reading Merit Badge
Requirements
Source - Boy Scout Requirements 2006
Last Revised - January 1, 2004
- Do EACH of the following:
- Learn how to search your library's card catalog or computerized catalog by author, title, and
subject.
- With the assistance of your merit badge counselor or a librarian, select six books of four
different types such as poetry, drama/plays, fiction, nonfiction, biographies, etc.). Ask your
librarian or counselor about award-winning books that are recommended for readers your age and
include at least one of those titles.
- Find the books in the library catalog. With your counselor's or a librarian's assistance, locate
the books on the shelves.
- Read each book. Keep a log of your reading that includes the title of the book, the pages or
chapters read, the date you completed them, and your thoughts about what you have read so far.
Discuss your reading with your counselor. Using your log as a reference, explain why you chose
each book and tell whether you enjoyed it and what it meant to you.
- Read about the world around you from any two sources—books, magazines, newspapers, the Internet
(with your parent's permission), field manuals, etc. Topics may include sports, environmental
problems, politics, social issues, current events, nature, religion, etc. Discuss what you have
learned with your counselor.
- Do ONE of the following:
- From a catalog of your choice, fill out an order form for merchandise as if you intended to place
an order. Share the completed form with your counselor and discuss it.
- With your parent's permission, locate at least five Web sites that are helpful for your scouting
or other activities. Write the Internet addresses of these sites in your log. Talk with your
counselor or a librarian about safety rules for using the Internet.
- With your counselor's and parent's permission, choose ONE of the following activities and devote at
least four hours of service to that activity. Discuss your participation with your counselor.
- Read to a sick, blind, or homebound person in a hospital or in an extended-care facility.
- Perform volunteer work at your school library or a public library.
- Read stories to younger children, in a group or individually.
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