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- East Midlands (4)
- Eastern (2)
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London (31)
- Age UK Kensington & Chelsea Online Shared Reading Group – 13.45 until 15:00
- Age UK Kensington & Chelsea Shared Reading Group – 13.45 until 15:00
- Colindale Shared Reading Group – RAF Museum Colindale
- Cricklewood Library Shared Reading Group
- Croydon Central Library Shared Reading Group
- Fridays at Shirley Library (Croydon) at 10.15 a.m.
- Fulham Good Neighbours Shared Reading Group
- Jacksons Lane Shared Reading Group Mondays 2.30 pm
- John Lewis Brent Cross Shared Reading Group
- Kensington Central Library Shared Reading Group
- Masbro Coffee Morning monthly shared reading
- New Horizons Shared Reading Group PLEASE BOOK AHEAD
- New Malden Library Shared Reading Group
- Northfields Community Library – Wednesday – 12:00
- Reading Retreat at the Library @ Phoenix Centre
- Reading Retreat Shared Reading at Tolworth Library: Wednesday at 2.30pm
- Reading Retreat Shared Reading Group at the Morden Library CONTACT LIBRARY FOR NEXT DATES
- Salvation Army Hendon Shared Reading Group
- Shared Reading at Noel Park Big Local
- Shared Reading at Wimbledon Guild – Wednesday 3.30-5.00
- Shared Reading Group – Hammersmith Library – Monday – 12:30 PM
- Shared Reading Group – Toynbee Hall Wellbeing Centre – Tuesday – 14:00 PM
- Shared Reading Group-St Peter’s Church Notting Hill-Tuesday-12:30
- Shared Reading Group-St Peter’s Church Notting Hill-Tuesday-12:30
- Shared Reading Group-St Peter’s Church Notting Hill-Tuesday-12:30
- Shared Reading Group-St Peter’s Church Notting Hill-Tuesday-12:30
- Stephens House and Gardens
- Surbiton Library Shared Reading Group
- Sutton Library Shared Reading Group – Monday 10.30am
- Upper Norwood Library Hub – Thursday – 10:30 – not every week
- West Norwood Library – Read and Relax
- North East (1)
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North West (50)
- Allerton Library Shared Reading Group Tuesday 10.30am
- Artz Centre Shared Reading Tuesdays at 2pm
- Atherton Library Shared Reading Group
- Big Little Library Shared Reading Tuesday 10.30am
- Birkdale Library Shared Reading Tuesdays at 2pm
- Bootle Library Shared Reading Group
- Brain Charity Liverpool Shared Reading Group – Mondays at 3.15 pm
- Crewe Library – now operating out of Acorn Centre every 3 to 4 weeks Thursday, time will vary until further notice.
- Crosby Library Shared Reading Group
- Egremont Community Centre Shared Reading Group
- Garston Bridge Chapel Shared Reading Group
- Halewood Library Shared Reading group every Tuesday 10.30am. Group
- Healthy Me Healthy Communities Shared Reading Group Fridays at 11am
- Keen Bean Green Reads
- Kindfulness Cafe Shared Reading Group
- Lache Library Shared Reading Group
- Life Rooms Southport Shared Reading Group
- Lifetime Gateway Shared Reading Group
- Linksview Woolton Towers Shared Reading Group
- Oh, The Stories We Could Tell Shared Reading Saturday 1pm The Mansion House
- Other Worlds
- Oxton Green Community Shop – Wednesdays at 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
- Saturday Morning Friends, Shared Reading with Satya at The Mansion House, Calderstones Park (10.00 am)
- Saughall Massie Parish Centre Shared Reading Tues 10:30
- Shakespeare North Shared Reading Group Friday 4pm
- Shakespeare North Shared Reading Group Thursday 11.15am
- Shared Reading at Huyton Library
- Shared Reading at Moss Bank Library (Fortnightly)
- Shared Reading at The Bookstop St Helens
- Shared Reading at West Kirby Methodist Church
- Shared Reading Group – The Florrie – Friday – 2PM
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Thursday Shared Reading Group
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Mary’s Church Upton – Wednesday Shared Reading
- St Nicks Church Liverpool Shared Reading Group
- The Storyhouse Shared Reading Group
- Time Travellers – Tuesdays 10 am – 11.30 am – Green Reading Room
- Under the Stairs Shared Reading at Calderstones Tuesdays 1pm
- Waterstones Liverpool Shared Reading Group
- Wednesdays at 2pm – Strawberry Fields (meet in Prayer Room)
- Widnes Library Shared Reading Group
- Northern Ireland (1)
- South East (2)
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South West (23)
- Bideford Library Shared Reading Group
- Bishopston Library Shared Reading Group
- Cadbury Heath Shared Reading Group
- Cheddar Library – Feel Better with a Book
- Heads Up Memory group SR
- Ivybridge Library Read and Reminisce Shared Reading Group Wednesday 10.30
- Littlemoor Library Shared Reading Tuesday 11-12.30
- Patchway Library Shared Reading Group
- Redland Library Shared Reading Group
- Sea Mills Library Shared Reading Group (Fortnightly)
- Shared Reading at Calne Library – Tuesdays at 10.15 – 11.45 am.
- Shared Reading at Easton Community Centre
- Shared Reading at Greenway Centre
- Shared Reading at Knowle Library 24 Mar 12.30pm, 6, 20 Apr 1pm, 4, 18 May, 1, 15 June
- Shared Reading at Monica Wills House. On foot: enter via Airpoint, up from Tesco Express, West Street. 8, 22 Mar, 5, 19 Apr, 3, 17, 31 May.
- Shared Reading Group – North Prospect Library – Wednesday – 13:30 PM
- Shared Reading Group Yeovil Library Monday 11.30
- St Annes House Shared Reading Group
- St Pauls Library Bristol Shared Reading Group
- Staple Hill Library Shared Reading
- Taunton Library Feel Better with a Book
- Taunton Library Memory Group
- Wincanton Fortnightly Feel Better with a Book
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Wales (9)
- Colwyn Bay Library Shared Reading. First Monday of each month,
- Llandudno Library Shared Reading Group
- Llanwrst Library Shared Reading Group Fortnightly: 7, 21 Dec, 18 Jan, 1, 15 Feb, 1, 15 Mar etc
- North Wales Women’s Centre Shared Reading Group
- North Wales Women’s Centre Shared Reading Group
- North Wales Women’s Centre Shared Reading Group
- North Wales Women’s Centre Shared Reading Group
- Prestatyn Shared Reading Group
- Wrexham Library Shared Reading Group
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West Midlands (7)
- Balsall Heath Library Shared Reading Group
- Balsall Heath Library Shared Reading Group (from 20 March)
- Perry Common Library Book Break
- QUBE Shared Reading Group
- Shared Reading Group Castle House Hereford Tuesday 14.00 TERM TIME ONLY
- St James Church Hall, Dudley – A Book and a Cuppa
- Sutton Coldfield Library Shared Reading Group – Thursday 2pm
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Yorkshire and the Humber (7)
- Danum Gallery, Library & Museum Shared Reading Group – Tuesday 11.00
- Edlington Library Shared Reading Group
- Hillsborough Library Shared Reading Group
- Rawmarsh Library Shared Reading Group
- Riverside House Shared Reading Group
- Silver Link Group (Thursdays) – 1pm
- Sprotbrough Library Shared Reading Group.
What is Shared Reading?
Shared Reading brings people together in small groups to read aloud a book, short story or poem.
Group members can choose to read, share personal reflections, or simply listen – it’s a welcoming space for individuals to form real connections with the literature, each other and themselves.
What happens at a Shared Reading group?
A trained Reader Leader will select, sometimes with the help of their group, texts to read each week. Texts are chosen because they deal with some of the complexities of human experience. Reader Leaders will make sure individuals’ thoughts and feelings are recognised and valued.
Who is Shared Reading for?
Shared Reading is for everyone. Many people who come will be experiencing a transition – bereavement, retirement, a change in health, or within their social life. Shared Reading groups provide a warm environment that people want to keep coming back to.
