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Why join a Reading Group?

Do you enjoy reading, talking, and meeting people? Then why not join a reading group? Reading groups provide fantastic opportunities for people to come together who enjoy books and reading, to share their thoughts about their reading experiences in a relaxed, informal manner, and to use book-based discussions to get to know other people. Reading groups also introduce you to books that you wouldn’t necessarily have chosen for your yourself. Do you dare to try something different?

And it doesn’t stop with the book… Many reading groups like to read the book, then go on to see the film adaptation or theatre production, and some like to arrange food and drink relating to the theme of the book. What better excuse is there to indulge your chocolate passions than to meet to discuss Chocolat by Joanne Harris?

Sociable, friendly and fun, so why don’t you join one?

Cheshire Reading Groups

Monthly reading groups are held in the following Cheshire libraries:

Bishops’ High Library
Vaughans Lane
Chester
Tel: 01244 313806

Blacon Library
Western Avenue
Blacon
Chester
Tel: 01244 390628

Chester Library
Northgate Street
Chester
01244 312 935
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Congleton Library
Market Square
Congleton
Tel: 01260 285550

Crewe Library
Prince Albert Street
Crewe
Tel: 01270 505250

Ellesmere Port Library
Civic Way
Ellesmere Port
Tel: 0151 357 4684

Handforth Library
The Green
Wilmslow Road
01625 528062

Holmes Chapel Library
London Road
Holmes Chapel
01477 535126

Nantwich Library 
Beam Street
Nantwich
Tel: 01270 624867

Neston Library
Parkgate Road
Neston
Tel: 0151 3365486

Sandbach Library
The Common
Sandbach
Tel: 01270 762309

Wilmslow Library
South Drive
Wilmslow
Tel: 01625 374060

Winsford Library
High Street
Winsford
01606 552065

Junior reading groups are held at the following branches: 

Congleton Library
Macclesfield Library
Neston Library

Chester's lgbt reading group meets monthly in city centre pubs.  Contact Anne Sherman for details. 

Most Cheshire reading groups meet privately in members’ homes and whilst many are full to capacity, some are open to new members. If you would like to find out if there is a group near you, please contact the Reading Group Collection Administrator on 01244 606021.

Want to set up a Reading Group?

If there isn’t a group near you, then why not set one up yourself? There’s lots of help and advice available to anyone interested in setting up their own reading group. For example, how do I to get discussions started? Or, how do I deal with group dynamics? Check out the Websites for Readers and look at those listed under the Reading Groups heading.

Virtual Reading Groups

Alternatively, if you can’t get to a reading group and don’t want to set one up, why not try joining a virtual reading group? These are particularly good if you enjoy a certain type of read, like science fiction or crime, as many are genre specific. Again, explore the links under Reading Groups in the Websites for Readers listing.