A part of the Reading Agency
Susanna Thomas, Senior Branch Librarian at Rhydypennau Library in Cardiff, runs successful events with the support of a team of volunteers called Capital Reads. They aim to offer three or four quality events for free to the public each year. So far they have held 'How to get published' events with e-published,self-published and traditionally published authors telling their tips on… more
Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves is equipping librarians with everything they need to hold spine-chillingly successful murder mystery nights for the readers in their libraries. Having previously written a murder mystery script based on her novel The Glass Room, starring her well-loved detective character, DI Vera Stanhope, for independent bookshops, festivals and public libraries, Ann Cleeves has now produced a special… more
In July 2012, the Trust Library hosted a pilot Mood-boosting Book event for staff at Torbay Hospital. Taking time out to relax and listen During two lunchtimes in mid-July, the Trust Library invited colleagues to take twenty minutes out to relax and listen to readings of pages chosen from some favourite books and ones less well known, including: Cider with Rosie, The… more
