Portobello Library Shared Reading Group

Portobello Library Shared Reading Group

Join Open Book in Portobello for an hour of Shared Reading!

By Open Book

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Thursday, May 1 · 11am - 12pm GMT+1

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Portobello Library

14 Rosefield Avenue Edinburgh EH15 1AU United Kingdom

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 here.


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

Frequently asked questions

Is this event accessible?

The venue is wheelchair accessible and a disabled toilet is available. If you require any other access requirments please let us know. You can also check https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory-record/1229195/portobello-library for more information

Does Open Book offer support to attend sessions?

Open Book offers an Access Bursary for those who struggle to attend our sessions, which can help with things like the cost of taxis to in person sessions, crèche/childcare, and data to attend online sessions.

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We organise and run weekly shared reading sessions for a diverse range of community and public participants across Scotland. Part of a book and a poem are read aloud during these relaxed and informal sessions, with an Open Book Lead Reader on hand to help guide the discussion. We regularly run creative writing sessions for our readers, using the material the group is reading as inspiration to create new writing.