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Reading with Passion at Wigan Borough’s
Libraries
Libraries across Wigan Borough are proving
to be a real page turner for literature fans wishing to share their joy
and passion for reading.
Hundreds of readers meet each month at one of the twelve reading groups
currently organised by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s library
service. The groups have proven so popular that a new group has been set
up at Hindley Library who will meet on the last Monday of every month
from January.
Reading for pleasure is one of the nation’s most popular recreations.
For some people, whose friends and family don’t read, it can be
frustrating to not be able to share their experiences and that’s where
reading groups come in.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust Reader in Residence Stephen Lythgoe
said: “Reading Groups are a great outlet for people of all ages who
enjoy reading and gathering together to talk about books. We provide a
friendly informal environment in which the groups love to discuss,
criticise and rave about the books that have inspired them.
“If you have finished a brilliant book that you can’t put down, you want
to share the experience, find other readers who have enjoyed it and pass
on the recommendation to people who haven’t read it yet. Our groups are
ideal to share that passion.”
Assistant Director for Opening the Book (the organisation that pioneered
Reading Development in Britain Libraries) Olive Fowler said: “Reading is
a creative act. You can be transported to the furthest reaches of the
galaxy without leaving the comfort of your armchair; you can make expert
analysis of forensic evidence in a murder investigation; you can enjoy
the heights and depths of a passionate love affair without smudging your
lipstick; you can point out exactly where the hero or heroine went wrong
and what they should have done in that situation.”
All Wigan Libraries’ Reading groups are free, informal, and fun: and
most libraries now have at least one group. Group members are encouraged
to try books outside their usual reading patterns, often gaining new
favourite authors in the process.
To learn more about the new reading group at Hindley Library which takes
place on the last Monday of every month from 2pm to 3pm, please call
01942 255287.
Reading Groups take place at various libraries across the borough. Each
group meets at least once a month, for further details please contact
the library directly on the number provided: Ashton – 01942 727119,
Aspull – 01942 831303, Atherton – 01942 404817, Golborne – 01942 777800,
Leigh – 01942 404404, Orrell – 01942 705060, Shevington – 01257 252618,
Standish – 01257 400496, Tyldesley – 01942 882504.
For more information about Wigan Borough’s libraries visit
www.wlct.org/libraries.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this press release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Media and Public Relations Manager, on 01942
486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
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