Reading groups

We love reading groups, and offer a membership card especially for them. With this card, groups can take advantage of:

• up to 15 items on loan at a time
• a six week loan period
• just one reservation fee per title required, even if you need multiple copies
• other information about reading promotions

We ask that the reading group nominates a contact who will be responsible for managing the card, and letting us know who can borrow books on it.

We would love to be able to contact you occasionally in the future with information about book promotions, author events, and other things we think you might be interested in.  For that reason we are also starting to collect email information for reading groups.

In the Suggested reads (opens new window) section of our online library catalogue, you can find lists of popular reading group titles of which we have at least 6 copies. You can also download our Suggested reads for book groups list (OpenDocument text format) [54KB] (opens new window) .

Information about borrowing eBooks can be found on the eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines page.

We work regionally with Literature Works (the south west literature development agency) and nationally with The Reading Agency to bring offers and opportunities to reading groups. The best way for you to find out about these opportunities is to join the following sites. 

• Reading Groups for Everyone (opens new window) (national site)
• Literature Works (opens new window) (south west opportunities)

You may be in the running for:

• pre-publication sets
• free sets of books
• author giveaways
• chances for your group to video conference/Skype with popular authors

You may also be interested to follow some national reading groups or book clubs, such as:

• Bookclub (BBC Radio 4) (opens new window)
• BBC Radio 2 Book Club (opens new window)

Chippenham Library

• Booksters reading group for children in years five and six of primary school meets monthly on a Tuesday from 4pm to 4.30pm
• Thrillseekers reading group for young people at secondary school meets monthly on a Friday from 5pm to 6pm

If you wish to join either of these groups, contact Chippenham Library on 01249 650536 for more information.

Trowbridge Library

• Booksters reading group for children in years five and six of primary school meets monthly on a Thursday from 4pm to 4.30pm
• Litsters reading group for young people at secondary school meets monthly on a Monday from 4pm to 4.30pm

If you wish to join either of these groups, contact Trowbridge Library on 01225 716700 for more information.

The group meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at 3pm and is currently meeting by telephone conference call. For more information or to book a place please contact the library on 01225 716700 or email libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window).

The book is chosen by group members and it's ok if you didn't like it or found it impossible to finish, we like a lively discussion! 

The group is run in partnership with the RNIB (opens new window) who support people with sight loss across the country. They provide the title on CD or USB directly to your home free of charge.

Some of our libraries also hold Reading Friends Shared reading groups and we hold monthly Reading Friends Poetry, tea and chat sessions on the library Facebook pages. You can catch up with past sessions on the YouTube channel Wiltshire Libraries (opens new window) channel.