Region of Readers Events

Jan01

Writer in Residence Gillingham Library January -March 2019

Dorset|Gillingham Library
January 1 @ 8:00 am - March 31 @ 5:00 pm
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Jan22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories

Bristol|Staple Hill Library
January 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:30am on Tuesday, repeating until 31st December 2019

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Jan22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories

South Gloucestershire|Cadbury Heath Library
January 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Jan22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories

South Gloucestershire|Emerson’s Green Library
January 22 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Jan22

Shared Reading Group

Bristol|Bristol Central Library
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan22

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better With a Book

Somerset|Bridgwater library
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan22

1:1 mentoring sessions with writer-in-residence, Sarah Acton

Dorset|Weymouth Library
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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One event on 22nd January 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 31st January 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 5th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 12th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 21st February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 26th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 5th March 2019 at 2:00pm

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Jan23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book

Bristol|Westbury Library
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 11:00am on Wednesday, repeating until 19th December 2019

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Word on Tour at Minehead library
Somerset|8th Aug 2018
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Featured Writers

Featured Writer: Vanessa Kisuule
Bristol|11th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Joff Winterhart
Bristol|11th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Nikesh Shukla
Bristol|10th Jan 2018
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Winter
Dorset|10th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Christopher Nicholson
Dorset|10th Jan 2018
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Zennor in Darkness
Cornwall|10th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Helen Dunmore
Bristol|10th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Dawn French
Devon|10th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Keith Staurt
Somerset|10th Jan 2018
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Dorset Stories
Dorset|10th Jan 2018
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Featured Writer: Slyvia Townsend Warner
Dorset|10th Jan 2018
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Jan 01

Writer in Residence Gillingham Library January -March 2019
Dorset
January 1 @ 8:00 am - March 31 @ 5:00 pm
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Jan 22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories
Bristol
January 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Jan 22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories
South Gloucestershire
January 22 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Jan 22

Shared Reading Group: Tea, Talk and Stories
South Gloucestershire
January 22 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Jan 22

Shared Reading Group
Bristol
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan 22

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better With a Book
Somerset
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan 22

1:1 mentoring sessions with writer-in-residence, Sarah Acton
Dorset
January 22 @ 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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One event on 22nd January 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 31st January 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 5th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 12th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 21st February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 26th February 2019 at 2:00pm

One event on 5th March 2019 at 2:00pm

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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Bristol
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Bournemouth
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Somerset
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Somerset
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Somerset
January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Bristol
January 23 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better with a Book
Bournemouth
January 23 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan 23

Shared Reading Group: Feel Better With a Book
Bristol
January 23 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Jan 24

Lunchtime lecture: author DB Deerhurst
Bristol
January 24 @ 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
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Jan 25

Shared Reading Group, Feel Better With a Book
Somerset
January 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 25

Shared Reading Group, Feel Better With a Book
Somerset
January 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 25

Shared Reading Group, Feel Better With a Book
Somerset
January 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Jan 25

Shared Reading Group
Bristol
January 25 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Jan 26

Storytelling workshops: tenx9
Dorset
January 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Jan 28

Shared Reading Group
Bristol
January 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 2:00pm on Monday, repeating until 16th December 2019

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Jan 28

Words Unheard creative writing sessions
Dorset
January 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 4:00pm on Monday, repeating until 22nd April 2019

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Feb 07

Harry Potter Party for Harry Potter Book Night
Bristol
February 7 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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Feb 07

Harry Potter Party for Harry Potter Book Night
Bristol
February 7 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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Recommended Reading

Our Partners

This year, our annual Reading Passport project is teaming up with South West Region of Readers to bring you exciting new content in digital format and through the libraries’ Shared Reading Groups.

We’re looking forward to getting involved in shared reading across the six library authorities we’re working with and we’re delighted to share details of their reading groups and how, if you’re passionate about reading and sharing great literature, you can become a volunteer to lead the groups.

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