Reader recommendations on offer at Wokingham District Council library
Wokingham District Council Library users can pick up and provide reader recommendations when they visit Lower Earley Library as part of a pilot scheme.
Launched on World Book Day (Thursday March 1), the scheme offers Wokingham readers the chance to fill in recommendation cards with details of their favourite books and why they like them. Staff at the library are leading the way with their choices and are hoping to inspire users to follow suit.
Senior library assistant at Lower Earley Lesley Durrant said: “We often get asked for recommendations by people who come in and they often come back to us and say how great a book was and this scheme takes that on. We are starting with the staff and have a display with our recommendations and will then add users’ choices.”
The staff’s eclectic recommendations so far include The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett, Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
Cllr Dianne King, executive member for Wokingham community development, said: “People enjoy recommending books and many people like recommendations when thinking about what to read next. Word of mouth is an excellent way to find out what books you might enjoy and this is a great way to take advantage of that. It will also create a good way for readers to interact with each other and library staff.”
Visitors will be able to pick up the recommendations forms at the Wokingham library and these will then be put on display for other readers.
World Book Day. Thursday March 1, celebrated its 10th birthday this year, with the theme Spread the Word. As part of the event a series of Quick Reads books has been produced with short stories designed to appeal to people who have not read a book in a long time or do not have much free time for reading. The Quick Read books are available at all public libraries in the Wokingham district. Also, as part of the event, people have been asked to vote for their list of ten books they could not live without. For more information on the day visit www.worldbookday.com.
Launched on World Book Day (Thursday March 1), the scheme offers Wokingham readers the chance to fill in recommendation cards with details of their favourite books and why they like them. Staff at the library are leading the way with their choices and are hoping to inspire users to follow suit.
Senior library assistant at Lower Earley Lesley Durrant said: “We often get asked for recommendations by people who come in and they often come back to us and say how great a book was and this scheme takes that on. We are starting with the staff and have a display with our recommendations and will then add users’ choices.”
The staff’s eclectic recommendations so far include The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett, Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
Cllr Dianne King, executive member for Wokingham community development, said: “People enjoy recommending books and many people like recommendations when thinking about what to read next. Word of mouth is an excellent way to find out what books you might enjoy and this is a great way to take advantage of that. It will also create a good way for readers to interact with each other and library staff.”
Visitors will be able to pick up the recommendations forms at the Wokingham library and these will then be put on display for other readers.
World Book Day. Thursday March 1, celebrated its 10th birthday this year, with the theme Spread the Word. As part of the event a series of Quick Reads books has been produced with short stories designed to appeal to people who have not read a book in a long time or do not have much free time for reading. The Quick Read books are available at all public libraries in the Wokingham district. Also, as part of the event, people have been asked to vote for their list of ten books they could not live without. For more information on the day visit www.worldbookday.com.
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