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Telephone Book Clubs

Summary: Share the joy of reading with others - join one of our Telephone Book Clubs.

Are you passionate about reading? Would you like to share your enthusiasm with others and discover new authors? Do you find it hard to get hold of books in the right reading format?

If so, why not join one of our Telephone Book Clubs for people with sight loss!

Comments

"I wanted to share in the views of other people." "Reading is my biggest pleasure, I wanted to talk to people and listen to what people have to say." "I found that it was rather interesting."

About the Book Clubs

The Book Clubs are made up of small groups of people getting together over the phone for a chat about all kinds of books and reading in general. All from the comfort of their homes!

  • The Book Clubs run in six monthly cycles.
  • They take place once a month.
  • There are no more than eight people per group so you will all get the chance to contribute regularly to the discussions.
  • It costs £12 for six sessions - that’s just £2 per session!
  • We ring you so there are no other costs involved.
  • The groups are facilitated by our friendly and highly trained volunteers.

You will choose two books to read or listen to as a group from a selection of different books on the bestseller book list. You will discuss these books during a couple of sessions.

There will be the opportunity to hear from a guest speaker. One of our guest speakers was an author who talked about writing and getting her books published. Another was from RNIB Talking Books explaining how books are chosen for recording and the importance of casting the right person to read the book onto CD.

You will also be able to exchange recommendations for different books to read by authors you might not have discovered and chat generally about reading with sight loss.

Personal stories

Leonard, Carole and Mary share their stories and explain why they enjoy taking part in Telephone Book Clubs.

Join a group

Interested in joining? Call the RNIB Talk and Support team on 0845 330 3723 / 020 7874 1303.

Your Right to Read

Our Right to Read campaign is fighting against the book famine for blind and partially sighted people. A shocking 96 per cent of books are not available in large print, audio or braille.

Content author: talkandsupport@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13

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