Orkney Library & Archive Reading Groups

 

The Kirkwall Lunchtime group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm, usually in The Carnegie Room upstairs. This group celebrated its seventh birthday in November 2011. For titles read over the last two years and suggested titles for the current year, click here.

 

 

The Lunchtime Reading Group is reading Akenfield by Ronald Blythe for the lunchtime meeting on 7 March 2012 at 1pm in the Carnegie Room. Come along to discuss the book and rate it.

 

Monday Night Murders are held on the third Monday of each month at 7pm in the Carnegie Room. This reading group concentrates on books for crime lovers. The next meeting will be Monday 20 February 2012 and the title up for discussion will be Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett. For their recent list of titles, click here.

 

If you would like to be part of a reading group that does not have any meetings then you might be interested in At home with Faber.

Orkney Library & Archive has teamed up with publishers Faber & Faber to launch new online reading groups aimed at different age groups, which you can be involved in without leaving the comfort of your home. This makes it perfect for people living on the isles, or for those who simply do not have the time to go to meetings.

If you take part in At home with Faber you will get a new book every month, which can be read at your own pace, there is no deadline to meet. Comments on the title can then be left on the At home with Faber blog http://athomewithfaber.blogspot.com, or using e-mail, Twitter and the library Facebook page.

For books read recently by the adult group: click here

For more information, or to register your interest, please e-mail reading.group@orkneylibrary.org.uk or phone Stewart at Kirkwall Library on 873166.

 

The Stromness Group has been meeting since April 2005 and their evening meetings start at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month in the Stromness Library.. For a list of titles they have read and will be reading, click here.

 

The next title to be read with the Stromness Group is The wide Sargasso sea by Jean Rhys. The discussion will take place on Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 7pm.

 

• Tea, coffee and often 'goodies' are provided. For the Kirkwall group you are encouraged to bring your lunch.

• We have author visits on occasion and film tie-ins where possible.

• Each session lasts about an hour.

 

For further details on any Group, please contact the Library in Kirkwall on 01856 873166. Stromness Library can be contacted on 01856 850907

 

Stromness Writing Group why not try creative writing this year? Join Stromness Writing Group for support and encouragement. It doesn't matter if you are new to writing or more experienced, you will be made welcome.

 

Meetings are from 6.30-8.30pm in the Exhibtion Room of Stromness Library and are held every second Tuesday. For further information, contact Stromness Library on 850907

 

Please note that the Stromness Library closes at 7.00pm