More Reading Groups in the Borough
Aldersbrook Library Book Club
Meet every month on a Thursday evening at 8 pm. Contact Gill
James at Aldersbrook Library. This
is a very informal group and you can just turn up on the night.
Each meeting has a different topic so you can choose the ones that
interest you. The titles or authors on their reading list are all
available on the Book Club Selection Shelf in the library during
the month before the meeting.
Gants Hill Library Reading Group
Meets every six weeks on a Monday at 10.30 am.
Contact Evelyn Reid at Gants
Hill Library for more details.
Goodmayes Library Reading
Group
Meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm. Contact
Rhonda Brooks or Lesley Gould at Goodmayes
Library. Call in to any meeting for an informal discussion
about what the members have been reading recently. Bring along a
book which you would like to recommend.
Hainault Library Book Groups
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Bookaholics Meet monthly on Tuesdays
from 6.30 pm - 8 pm. Bookaholics is a friendly group with a
current membership of about 10. They meet to discuss their
book of the month over a cup of tea or coffee. Contact Lynn Walker
at Hainault Library.
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All at Sea Meet monthly, usually on Thursdays
at 8 pm, at members' homes. This is a specialist group of 6-8, with
a shared interest in maritime literature. No crew vacancies at
present. Contact Nick Dobson at Central
Library.
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Book Worms Meet Monthly on
Tuesdays from 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm. This group is all women
at the moment. They have around 8 members, and enjoy a chat about
their latest book read over a coffee. Contact Lynn Walker
at Hainault Library.
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Book Now This small group meet up in members'
homes. They enjoy classics and non-fiction. For more information
contact Lynn Walker at Hainault
Library.
Keith Axon Centre
Meets once a month on Wednesdays at 7.45pm. Contact Donna
Howells or Val Harris at Keith Axon
Centre
South Woodford Library Reading Group
- Daytime Group Meets in the
Children's Library on the first Friday of the month at 10.30 am.
Contact Andrew Lilley at South Woodford
Library.
- Evening Group Meets in the
Children's Library on the last Tuesday of the month at 6.30 pm.
Contact Andrew at South Woodford
Library. Set up by the 'Friends of South
Woodford Library', this group chooses a title to read for
discussion at the next meeting. Details of the book and the date
for the next meeting are displayed on the Friends' notice board at
South Woodford Library.
Wanstead Library Reading Group
Woodford Green Library Reading Groups
The reading groups choose the books they want to read at each
meeting, which are supplied by the library. The groups are informal
and discussion is lively. You can just turn up on the day or
contact the library.
- Afternoon Reading Group Meets
in the library from 2.30 pm - 4 pm monthly on a Tuesday.
Contact Jean Goodfellow at Woodford Green
Library.
- The Evening Reading Group Meets
in the library from 6.30 pm - 7.55 pm monthly on a Monday.
Contact Jean Goodfellow at Woodford
Green Library.
- The University of the Third Age Run reading
groups in Barkingside and Woodford Green which are supported by the
Libraries Service. Contact Woodford Green
Library for more information.
Staff reading group
This group is for members of Redbridge Council staff and meets
on the first Monday of the month from 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm. Our
preference is for contemporary literary fiction but sometimes we
surprise ourselves! If you work for the London Borough of Redbridge
and are interested in joining, please contact Rosamund
Willis-Fear.
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 librarian in your local library would be happy to
advise you.