Orkney Library and Archive presents 'At home with Faber'

If you would like to be part of a reading group that does not have any meetings then you might be interested in At home with Faber.

Orkney Library & Archive has teamed up with publishers Faber & Faber to launch a new online reading group, which you can be involved in without leaving the comfort of your home. This makes it perfect for people living on the isles, or for those who simply do not have the time to go to meetings.

Library Assistant Stewart Bain explains ‘The library runs a number of very successful reading groups; Kirkwall and Stromness groups have both been running for over five years, and the Monday Night Murders crime reading group has just celebrated its first birthday’

‘We have many users who like to borrow reading group titles but for various reasons don’t come to the meetings. As part of Reader Development in the library we wanted to give as many people as possible the chance to share their views on books with others. Because we already have a blog, and use Twitter and Facebook, an online reading group seemed the obvious next step’.

‘I met Susan Holmes from Faber at an event in Glasgow last year, got in touch with her about the possibility of an online reading group, and At home with Faber was the result. We are delighted to give people throughout Orkney the chance to read, and exchange opinions on, new and classic titles from this prestigious publisher’.

If you take part in At home with Faber you will get a new book posted to you every month, which can be read at your own pace, there is no deadline to meet. Comments on the title can then be left on the At home with Faber blog http://athomewithfaber.blogspot.com, or using e-mail, Twitter and the library Facebook page.

Susan Holmes says 'Through the use of social media, At home with Faber brings lively book-related conversation to people unable to attend reading group meetings. I'm thrilled Faber has been given the opportunity to work with Stewart and the Orkney Library team on this innovative and exciting new project.'

For more information, or to register your interest, please e-mail reading.group@orkneylibrary.org.uk or phone Stewart at Kirkwall Library on 873166.