Welcome to One Book for Westminster

Reading is a social activity! All round the country, thousands of people are finding a Reading Group to join. So, what's a Reading Group then? The basic idea is that a group of people all read the same book, in their own time, then they meet up in their local library, pub or coffee shop, and have a chat about it. Love or loathe the book in question, it’s great way to meet new people, make friends and share ideas.

Here at Westminster Libraries, we've decided to celebrate the National Year of Reading with an attempt at turning Westminster into one giant Reading Group. We've enlisted the help of Barbara Ewing, successful author and Westminster resident, and we invite you to read Barbara’s new book The Mesmerist and tell us what you think.

Cast and crew at 'The Woman in Black' join the giant reading group!

Cast and crew at 'The Woman in Black' join the giant reading group!
Barbara Ewing met the company and crew at the Fortune Theatre and presented them with copies of The Mesmerist. Library user Betty Benjamin was on hand to tell them what reading groups are all about.

Friday, 21 November 2008

Meet Barbara Ewing in your library

Monday 24th November heralds the start of a fantastic series of events around Westminster. Most are in libraries, though staff at Google UK and at the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) are also being treated to their own events on site (and will hopefully be joining the library in droves...)

You've guessed it- these events are all to do with One Book for Westminster! Barbara Ewing will read from ‘The Mesmerist’ and talk about how she wrote this gripping, historical story, set in London. There will also be Q&A sessions- your chance to find out the secrets of her success. Barbara is a warm and entertaining speaker and this event will appeal equally to people who haven’t read the book yet, so please come along.

For full details of these libraries events please visit the Westminster Libraries website . All the events are free and open to all- you don't have to be a member of the library. But, we hope you'll be so blown away by the friendly atmosphere and amazing range of things available to you that you'll join on the spot! If you'd like a preview of what you might find, check out the new Westminster Libraries Video .

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