Children's Library Club at Southcote Library |
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Come and join the library club at Southcote Library for 7-9yr olds
Come and listen to stories, play a variety of board games and learn pencil and paper games!
Starting on Tuesday 14th September 2010, the club will meet every second Tuesday of the month, between 4-5pm.
A parent/guardian will need to complete a booking form to secure a place - please ask a member of library staff.
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Children's Book Club at Southcote Library |
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Come and join the new book club at Southcote Library for 9-12yr olds
Learn all about choosing books, play word games and write reviews about the books you will be reading!
Starting on Tuesday 28th September 2010, the club will meet the last Tuesday of every month, between 4.15-5.15pm.
A parent/guardian will need to complete a booking form to secure a place - please ask a member of Library staff.
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Coffee mornings at Whitley Library |
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Come and hear fun and lively speakers, meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and have a chat - all free at Reading Central Library.
The next one :
'Ancient Egypt - a talk with slides by Librarian Ann Smith'
Tuesday 28th September
Time : 10.30 - 12.00
All welcome at this free event.
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Coffee mornings at Southcote Library |
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Come and hear fun and lively speakers, meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and have a chat - all free at Southcote Library.
Join us every Tuesday morning at 10.30 for coffee, biscuits and a friendly chat
Come into the library every week for coffee and biscuits - meet new friends and have a chat. On the first Tuesday of every month there will also be a guest speaker (see below for details).
Author Mary Askew talking about her travels
Date : Friday 24th September
Time : 2.15pm
Librarian Ann Smith with a talk and slides about Ancient Egypt
Date : Tuesday 5th October 2010
Time : 10.30
It's free, it's fun and everybody welcome
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Coffee mornings at Battle Library |
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Come and hear fun and lively speakers, meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and have a chat - all free at Battle Library.
'Friends of Caversham Court Gardens.'
Date : Thursday 23rd September 2010
Time : 10.30-11.30am
'Marjorie McClure - 'It started on a bus'.'
A talk on Black history and the pioneers who paved the way for equality
Date : Thursday 21st October 2010
Time : 10.30-11.30
'Brought in for Questioning'
Jim Smith, ex-Metropolitan police officer and private detective, will be talking about his book 'Undaunted', which traces both his days in the police and his work as a private investigator.
Date : Thursday 25th November 2010
Time : 10.30-11.30
'General knowledge quiz.'
Date : Thursday 16th December 2010
Time : 10.30-11.30
It's free, it's fun and everybody welcome
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Crafty Mums |
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Do you enjoy Sewing, Knitting or Crochet and having a chat over a cup of coffee?
Join our new Crafty Mums after Sing-a-long on Fridays!
Starts Friday 10th September 2010 then every 2nd Friday of the month - its free to come along and join in!
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Coffee mornings at Tilehurst LIbrary |
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Come and hear fun and lively speakers, meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and have a chat - all free at Tilehurst Library.
'Old Reading' and 'Holidays'
Come along and chat about items from the Reading Museums Memory Boxes.
Date : Tuesday 31st August 2010
Time : 10.30-11.00
'Brought in for Questioning'
Jim Smith, ex-Metropolitan police officer and private detective, will be talking about his book 'Undaunted', which traces both his days in the police and his work as a private investigator.
Date : Friday 17th September 2010
Time : 10.30-11.00
'Card Craft'
Can't find an appropriate greetings card for someone? Make your own!
A demonstration on making greetings cards.
Date : Tuesday 26th October 2010
Time : 10.30-11.00
'To be confirmed'
Date : Tuesday 30th November 2010
Time : 10.30-11.00
'Christmas coffee morning'
Join us for mince pies, bsicuits and coffee.
Date : Tuesday 21st December 2010
Time : 10.00-12.00
Please book at the library for all these events or call 0118 9375112
All welcome at this free event.
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Board Game Club at Whitley Library |
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'Starting soon at Whitley Library!'
Bring your own games to play or try your hand at some old favourites.
A range of games will be available including Cluedo, scrabble, Jenga and Dominoes.
Date : Last Monday of the month (starting on 27th September 2010)
Time : 2.00-3.15pm
Location : Whitley Library
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Be Crafty - Adult craft sessions at Whitley Library |
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'Starting soon at Whitley Library!'
Come and join in with adult drop-in craft sessions - bring along your own knitting, sewing or craft.
Meet other people and share tips and ideas over coffee.
Date : 2nd Friday of the month (starting from 10th September 2010)
Time : 10.00-11.30
Location : Whitley Library
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Children's Library Club at Whitley Library |
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'Starting soon at Whitley Library!'
A Children's Library Club will be starting at Whitley Library soon and will be suitable for 8-10 year olds.
Come along and play games, meet new friends and try out new books!
Date : 1st Friday of the month (starting from 3rd September 2010)
Time : 3.45-4.30pm
Location : Whitley Library
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Autumn Quiz Night |
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Join us for a fun-filled evening of questions with prizes for the winning team and the best team name!
Date : Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Time : 7 pm
Location : Reading Central Library
Tickets : £3 (£2 for library members)
Maximum of 6 per team.
For tickets email info@readinglibraries.org.uk, phone 0118 901 5950 or collect from Reading Central Library
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Geoffrey Tyack |
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Author and editor of the newly-published Pevsner Architectural Guide to Berkshire will be talking about his research into buildings in the county.
Date: Monday 27th September 2010
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Reading Central Library
Tickets: £3 (£2 for library members)
For tickets email info@readinglibraries.org.uk, phone
0118 901 5950 or collect from Reading Central Library
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Coffee mornings at Palmer Park Library |
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Come and hear fun and lively speakers, meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and have a chat - all free at Palmer Park Library.
The next one:
David Goodwin will be talking about the Royal Berkshire Medical Museum in Reading
Date : Thursday 16th September 2010
Time : 10-11am
All welcome at this free event
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Reading Libraries Poetry Competition 2010 |
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You are invited to enter our poetry competition by writing a poem of up to 50 lines on the theme of Home. Entries must be accompanied by an entry form and full details are on the form.
The closing date is Thursday 30th September.
The competition will be judged by local poet Victoria Pugh, author of Mrs Marvellous, and winners will be announced at our Poetry Evening at 7.30 on Thursday 7th October at Reading Central Library. This day is National Poetry Day so please come along and enjoy the best of our local poets. This is a free event but please reserve tickets in advance by phoning 0118 901 5950 or e-mail info@readinglibraries.org.uk.
Click here for an entry form
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Book groups meet acclaimed author Mark Mills |
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Mark Mills will be hosting a exclusive reading group event at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing.
Date : Sunday 19 September 2010,
Time : 2pm
Location : Reading Town Hall
Up to 10 free tickets with every booking of "The Savage Garden"
For more information contact : info@readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk
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Reading Festival of Crime Writing 16-19 September 2010 |
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Featuring Val McDermid, Christopher Brookmyre, Nicci French, Lindsey Davis and many more...
Reading Festival of Crime Writing programmes are now available from all Reading Libraries and Reading Arts venues.
Full festival details are also available at http://www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk
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Police surgeries - Central Reading Neighbourhood Team |
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Come along to Reading Central Library where the Central Reading Neighbourhood Team Police monthly surgery sessions will be held.
Reading residents can speak to a member of the police team about any concerns, views, problems or issues of importance to yourself or your family and get advice about a range of issues.
24th June 2010
22nd July 2010
19th August 2010
16th September 2010
14th October 2010
11th November 2010
9th December 2010
The full range of services can be seen on their website http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/
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Rhymetimes & Storytimes |
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All the following events are free
Storytimes
Our libraries offer storytimes for the under-fives, where experienced members of staff will read to children and bring all sorts of characters and pictures to life! Sessions currently are :
Battle : Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-3.00
Caversham : Thursday, 2.15-2.45
Palmer Park : Monday, 2.15-2.45
Reading Central Library : Friday 2.15-2.45
Southcote : Thursday 11.00-11.30 (with rhymes)
Tilehurst : Thursday, 2.30 - 3.00
Whitley : Thursday 2.15 - 2.45
Rhymetimes
Rhymetimes are fun sessions for babies, toddlers and their caregivers - come along and join in with nursery rhymes, action songs and much more. Sessions currently are :
Battle : Tuesday and Friday, 10.30-11.00
Caversham** : Tuesday, 10.15-10.45, 11.15-11.45 and Wednesday 2.15-2.45
Palmer Park : Tuesday 10.00-10.30
Reading Central : Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday all at 10.30-11.00
Southcote** : Friday, 10.30-11.00
Tilehurst : Monday, 9.30-10.00 and 10.45-11.15.
(A new session will start at Tilehurst Library from Friday 10th September from 10.30-11.00)
Whitley : Tuesday, 2.15-2.45
(A new session will start at Whitley Library from Thursday 9th September from 10.30-11.00)
Reading Central Library now has a limit to places available - click here for info.
Monthly Stories with Crafts sessions for the under 5s
Reading Central : Last Friday of the month, 2.15-3.00
Tilehurst Library : First Tuesday of the month, 9.30-10.30
** The sessions at Caversham and Southcote libraries need to be booked in advance - please contact the library concerned to confirm your place.
Southcote Library also runs a Dads only rhymetime session please contact the library for more information.
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