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Home Reading groups

Come along to your local reading group and change the private and personal experience of reading into a shared one. The lively discussions in the groups are fun and rewarding. Contact the library for details of their current title. Free, no booking required.

Library                  Times   Dates
Aldersbrook Library 8 pm Monthly on Thursdays
Fullwell Cross Library 6.30 pm Wednesdays 21 December, 18 January, 15 February
Gants Hill Library 10.15 am Monthly on Mondays
Goodmayes Library 6.30 pm Thursdays 1 December, 5 January, 2 February, 1 March
Hainault Library

2pm

 

6.30 pm

ABC Book Group: Thursdays 22 December, 19 January, 16 February, 15 March

Book Worms: Tuesdays 13 December, 10 January, 7 February, 6 March

Ilford Central Library 6.30 pm Wednesday 7 December
Keith Axon Library

2.30 pm

and 8 pm

Wednesdays 7 December, 4 January, 1 February, 7 March
Seven Kings Library 6 pm Tuesdays 6 December, 3 January, 14 February, 13 March

South Woodford Library

10 am

6.30 pm

Fridays 2 December, 6 January, 3 February, 2 March

Tuesdays 31 January, 28 February

(Both groups run by the Friends of South Woodford Library)

Wanstead Library 6.30 pm History Readers: Thursdays 8 December, 12 January, 9 february, 8 March
Woodford Green Library

2.30 pm

6.30 pm

Tuesdays 13 December, 17 January, 14 February, 20 March

Thursdays 8 December, 12 January, 9 february, 8 March

Crime Reading Groups

Informal and enjoyable sessions diving into the murky murder infested worlds of leading crime fiction writers from home and abroad. Contact the library for details of their current title. Free, no booking required.

Library Time    Date
Fullwell Cross Library 6.30 pm

Mondays 5 December, 9 January, 6 February, 5 March

South Woodford Library 6.30 pm Mondays 12 December, 9 January, 6 February, 5 March

The University of the Third Age

The University of the Third Age run reading groups in Barkingside and Woodford Green which are supported by the Libraries.

Contact Woodford Green Library for more information.

 

Staff Reading Group

This group is for past and present members of Redbridge Council staff, and meets on the first Monday of the month from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm. Our preference is for contemporary literary fiction but sometimes we surprise ourselves!

If you work (or once worked) for the London Borough of Redbridge and are interested in joining, then please contact Rosamund Willis-Fear at Ilford Central Library.

More Reading Groups

There are also a number of home-based reading groups in the Borough.  Contact your local library for details of groups near you.

What if there is no Reading Group near me?

If there isn't a Reading Group close to you and you would like to start one, the staff in your local library would be happy to advise you.

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