Readers unite as staff and faculty members put together a small group called the El Camino Readers, where so far 15 members are sharing and discussing books they have read through an online web database called GoodReads.com.

Opened to a variety of individuals, members post their ideas through this web database and have the advantage of flexible hours.

Irene Graff of institutional research said she and a few employees started gathering ideas.

“We haven’t advertised it widely yet,” Graff said. “If students want to join, they are welcome to.”

Claudia Striepe, instruction librarian,said her, along with Graff and others, who helped put this group together, have been talking about this for quite some time.

“GoodReaders.com itself is an excellent site,” Striepe said. “You have your own book shelf, set yourself a challenge on how many books to read in a particular time frame, and [keep] track to how many read.”

Striepe said they decided to go via this website, so that members can read what they want, pass on the information and share books of interest, without the hassle of having to meet.

Patricia Shauf, 26, nursing major, said she would need more information about this group in order for her to join and see how it differs from a book club.

“It’s cool to put your opinion out there for a book,” Shauf said. “Maybe it will be the Yelp of book clubs.”

Rebekka Asher, 21, mathematics and chemistry major, said she would be willing to join as long as she isn’t reading any poetry.

“As soon as I hear poetry or deep literature, it sounds like school work,” Asher said.

Bryan Park, 19, political science major, said this event is a great way to promote more students to read.

The next step for the Reader’s group is to have people involved in a community by building contributions to follow-up on the discussions.

“We might include a link of the college library website,” Graff said. “But that would be down the line, if we find that it’s a beneficial way of exchanging ideas.”