News from library authorities:
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
A new Quick Reads reading club, run in partnership with the Neighbourhood Learning team and supported by NIACE has been running since September. NIACE provided six reading group sets of Quick Reads titles for use by the group. However, the range of abilities in the members of the club varies greatly so these titles are supplemented by books from our own Easy Reader collection and others from the School Library Service.
A high profile event celebrating Kathleen Ferrier was held at Blackburn library on October 29. Hosted by the Kathleen Ferrier Society, the event featured the launch of a new edition of 'The letters and diaries of Kathleen Ferrier' by Christopher Fifield, and a music recital. A competition for a commemorative bursary in honour of the singer was held the following day at King George's Hall.
Monthly coffee mornings have continued at Blackburn library with talks about Corporation Park in the town and the history of Blackburn Cathedral, whilst the Talks about Town programme at Livesey library have featured author David Clayton who spoke about his book, 'The lost farms of Brinscall moors' and local historian, Christine Parkinson, whose topic was 'The Astley family of Witton and Stakes Hall'.
For more information contactGeraldine Wilson Tel: 01254 587 236
Librarians in the North West have pioneered partnership working to encourage new readers into libraries. Time To Read is a partnership of librarians engaged in reader development activity in public library authorities in the North West Region. All 23 public library authorities in the region currently support Time To Read.