Books and reading
Libraries in Rochdale have a wealth of books for you to
enjoy. Whether you are planning on sitting curled
up in front of the fire reading your favourite fiction book or
using our vast array of non-fiction to study, we are here to
provide you with the opportunity to encounter all aspects of
reading.
Tired of struggling with small print?
You don't have to have "bad eyesight" to finding reading a
chore: there are times when you want to read a book but your eyes
really don't want to make much of an effort (especially if you have
spent all day staring at a computer screen). Help is at hand: your
local library has a wide selection of books in large print, including many titles in Amazon's
best-selling list.
Here is a selection of some of the popular titles we currently
have in our Large Print Collections:
New large print titles in our libraries
If you are a member of the library and have a PIN number
you can use your library barcode and PIN to reserve a copy so that
you can pick it up at your local library. If you are a member of
the library and don't have a PIN, why not ask a member of staff to
set one up for you next time you visit? You can use your barcode
and PIN to log into the Catalogue so that you can renew your loans
as well as place reservations.
Reading groups
If you love books and wish to share your experiences with other
people why not come along to one of our many reading groups that
are held in our libraries throughout the Rochdale borough.
Books and reading news
Sunshine was in short supply in August but you still did plenty of reading, with over sixty-one thousand items being issued by our libraries that month. So what were you reading?
Have you been inspired by a story you have heard, or read, or perhaps by a visit you have made to a historic site, museum or library? Flashback Fiction is a short story competition that asks you to bring the past to life in no more than 500 words.
National Poetry Day 2010 will be on Thursday 7 October and this year the theme is "Home." Why not put your pen to paper and join in your Library Service’s celebrations by entering our Poetry Competition? Entry is free!
Come and meet writer Mark A. Radcliffe at the Wheatsheaf Library on Wednesday 4 August 2010 at 2pm. Mark will be talking about his new novel, "Gabriel's Angel." Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
What have our borrowers been reading about recently? It is Summer, so we would expect to see that you are borrowing gardening books and travel guides, but what else has been popular?