Library events
National Year of Reading
- 2008 is the National Year of Reading.
- We are encouraging all Barnet residents to join in and celebrate the joys of reading.
- Every month from April to December libraries and other community venues will be running events to appeal to all ages whether interests lie in novels, websites, song lyrics or film scripts.
- Each month will be explored using a different theme ranging from rhythm and rhyme in July to You Are What You Read in September.
- All events are free unless otherwise stated. For more details of each event contact the relevant library.
- If you would like to find out more about The National Year of Reading take a look at www.yearofreading.org. or contact Hannah Richens on:
- Tel: 020 8359 7779 or
- Email: hannah.richens@barnet.gov.uk.
Richard and Judy Summer Reads
The titles which will feature in this year's Richard and Judy Summer Reads promotion are as follows:
- 25th June: The Outcast - Sadie Jones
- 2nd July: No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
- 9th July: East of the Sun - Julia Gregson
- 16th July: Down River - John Hart
- 23rd July: The Pirate's Daughter - Margaret Cezair-Thompson
- 30th July: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - Rebecca Miller
- 6th August: Addition - Toni Jordan
- 13th August: The Resurrectionist - James Bradley
Authors of the month: July 2008
- Marian Keyes - for adults
- Penny Kendal - for children/teen
Follow the links from the author's names to search Barnet's library catalogue for titles by the 'Authors of the month'
Chapter and verse
- There's always something going on in Barnet's libraries, from author visits, to reading groups, to the Big Wild Read.
- If you want to know more about forthcoming promotions and Authors of the month then look out for Chapter and Verse
(PDF: 1.4MB), our new promotions and events booklet. - Look out for the new edition of Chapter and Verse available in Barnet libraries.
Library book groups
- Wednesday 23 July - 6.00pm - 7.00pm
- Hendon library discussing Sam Bourne 'The Righteous Men'
- Tuesday 29 July - 6.30pm - 7.30pm
- Mill Hill Library Evening Group discussing Joshua Ferris 'Then We Came to the End'
- Thursday 31 July - 6.30pm - 7.30pm
- Edgware Library discussing Philip Pullman 'Northern Lights'
For more information please contact the individual library. To check the library catalogue for book group titles you can now follow the link from the book title directly to the library catalogue.
Book news
Forthcoming book sales in libraries
- Dates of book, DVD, video and CD sales up until the end of September 2008
