Portobello Library Shared Reading Group

Schedule

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 11:00 am to Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm

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Location

Portobello Library | Edinburgh, SC

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About this Event

Join our NEW Shared Reading group in Portobello!



Join us for an hour of shared reading at Portobello Library. We'll be reading stories and poems aloud and talking about them in a guided, relaxed session.


Booking on Eventbrite is OPTIONAL, you are welcome to simply drop in!


Sessions run fortnightly on a Thursday from 11am-12pm


No Experience Necessay, Ages 18+


Learn more about Open Book at openbookreading.com and sign up for the Unbound newsletter.




Open Book aims to be a safe space for all our participants and Lead Readers. This means our groups should be a place in which everyone feels welcome, respected and comfortable. We ask that you follow CARE (confidentiality, attention, respect, enjoy) and agree to the Safe Spaces Framework each time you join a session. You can read the Space Spaces Framework .

Please note that by supplying your email address you agree to be contacted via email for evaluative purposes.


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Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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