Tameside Libraries Readers' Groups

Announcement:Tameside Library Service during Covid-19 restrictions in force from 19 July 2021.

From Monday 19 July 2021 Tameside Library will be making important, positive changes to support the lifting of Covid19 restrictions. Many online services and digital events are continuing.
Please check for latest updates on the progress of these changes via our Libraries homepage and social media.

Do you love reading? Join one of Tameside Libraries Readers' Groups. 

Members of the group all take copies of the same book to read each month and then meet to discuss it. Groups read a variety of genres over the year and can suggest titles.

• Share your reading experiences
• Read books you would never have thought of trying
• Groups are informal, fun and free
• No literary knowledge required
• Not finished the book or didn’t like it? Still come along and tell us why!

New Virtual Readers' Group
Our Virtual Readers' Group currently meets once a month via Zoom. The group agrees a book to discuss that's available as an eBook and eAudiobook via BorrowBox.  If you would like to join the group please call us on 0161 342 2031 or email information.direct@tameside.gov.uk. Zoom is easy to use via the internet or by downloading the app. See our brief guide to using Zoom  or give us a call and we can explain how it works.
Our next meeting is on Monday 4 October 6-7pm This month there is a choice of books to read for the meeting, either The Foundling by Stacey Halls OR The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. Download and read or listen now from BorrowBox

Our readers’ groups meet at:

Ashton Library Groups | Denton Group | Droylsden Groups | Dukinfield Group | Hattersley Group | Hyde Groups | Mossley Groups | Stalybridge Groups | Visually Impaired Readers' Group

Want to set up your own Readers’ Group? Contact information.direct@tameside.gov.uk for more details.
Tameside Libraries offer:

• Multiple copies of books for loan to readers’ groups
• Staff assistance with setting up and running groups.

Please note some groups meet during Open+ hours. To attend you will need to be registered for Open+ access. For full details please visits http://www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries/openplus or contact the library during staffed hours.

Tameside Libraries also offer Book Time for Yourself clubs, which provide a new type of reading experience. Unlike standard readers’ groups members do not need to read the book in advance.