Dartford books and culture club

12/11/2021

05/11/2020

We can now confirm that during the November lockdown period, we will continue to offer our Covid-secure Select and Collect book borrowing service and free, pre-bookable 1-hour PC and WiFi sessions. These services will initially be offered at 13 of our libraries, and we will be looking to add several more libraries in the coming week.

We will also continue to offer our Mobile Library Service (using the Select and Collect model) and our Home Library Service. Don’t forget, our fantastic digital offers – including free e-books,
e-magazines and e-newspapers are always available.

For more information and to make bookings, please visit kent.gov.uk/libs or call 03000 413131 (we will update our website from the start of lockdown).

All our services have been carefully planned and developed with customer and staff safety being our highest priority. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

31/01/2020

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ariannarebolini/whimsical-fantasy-books-buzzfeed-book-club

As recommended by BuzzFeed Book Club members.

09/01/2020

99p kindle today - The follow up book to "the five people you meet in heaven" which we've read as a group.

'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' - Cecilia AhernFifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddi...

07/01/2020

Next "year's" books are decided! I will put which months are which book on meetup soon.
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Familiars (Stacey Halls)
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
Love is Blind (William Boyd)
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Property (Lionel Shriver)
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
Started Early, Took My Dog (Kate Atkinson)

05/01/2020

Nice idea...

29/12/2019

https://www.facebook.com/13655260370/posts/10162671777755371/

Simply choose one of four goals and we'll send you a tailored recommendation each month

08/12/2019

07/12/2019

Top scoring books over the lifetime of the group.

02/12/2019

December's book - Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor