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Book groups

Book groups meeting in Edinburgh City Libraries

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Library  Day and time  Additional information
Balerno
Last Monday of the month at 6.20pm

Balgreen Last Wednesday of the month, 7pm
Blackhall (a) First Tuesday of the month, 2.30pm
Blackhall (b) Last Thursday of the month, 2.30pm 

Blackhall (c)

Second Tuesday of the month, 7.00pm
Central Library (a) First Thursday of every month, 6pm On 7th June we'll discuss 'A most wanted man' by John Le Carre
Central Library (b) First Wednesday of every month, 10.30am - 12.00pm CA(I)RE book group for carers. Contact Sunil Bhatnagar on 0131 446 3321 or Annie Bell on 0131 242 8046 for more information
Central Library (c) Third Wednesday of every month at 6.30pm
 'Chatter and verse' poetry group
Central Library Resource Centre
Third Thursday of the month, 10.30am - 12.00pm
VIP group
Colinton (a) Last Tuesday of the month, 2 - 3pm
Colinton (b) Last Wednesday of the month, 6.30 - 7.30pm
Corstorphine (a) Third Wednesday of the month, 6.45 - 7.45pm
Corstorphine (b) Thursday mid month, 6.45 - 7.45pm
Corstorphine (c)
First Tuesday of the month at 10.30am

Craigmillar First Monday of the month, 7pm - 8pm
Currie First Wednesday of the month, 7pm - 8pm
Fountainbridge (a) Second Monday of the month, 6.30pm
Fountainbridge (b) Third Monday of the month, 6.30pm
Fountainbridge (c) First Wednesday of every month, 5 - 6pm
 'Chatabout' group for adult students learning English as a second language at intermediate level.
Gilmerton Last Friday of the month, 11am
Gilmerton
Last Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm

Kirkliston Last Wednesday of the month, 7pm 
Leith Second Tuesday of the month at 6.45pm and fourth Tuesday of the month at 2pm

McDonald Road (a) Last Monday of the month, 6.30 - 7.30pm
McDonald Road (b) Last Monday of the month, 2pm - 4pm Urdu book group is for women only
McDonald Road (c) Last Thursday of the month, 10.30 - 11.30am
ESOL 'Chatabout more' in partnership with Stevenson College
McDonald Road (d) Last Thursday of the month, 12 - 1pm ESOL 'Chatabout beginners' in partnership with Stevenson College
McDonald Road (e) New 'Found in Translation' book group. Every 8 weeks on a Monday at 6pm - contact the library for the date of the next meeting.
This group discusses contemporary European literature translated into English.
Moredun (a)
Last Thursday of the month, 10.15 - 11.15pm
Moredun (b)
Saturday, first week of the month, 11.30am - 12.30pm
Alternative sci-fi and fantasy group
Newington (a) First Tuesday of the month, 6.45pm


Newington (b)  Third Wednesday of every month at 6.45pm
Oxgangs (a) First Wednesday of the month, 10.15am
Oxgangs (b) First Wednesday of the month, 6.30pm
Oxgangs (c) Second Tuesday of the month, 2pm Group for people with visual impairment, with books available on CD
Oxgangs (d) Second Monday of every month, 10.30 - 12.00 Carers group in conjuction with VOCAL
Piershill (a) Mondays, fortnightly, 6.30pm
Piershill (b)
Last Thursday of the month at 6.30pm

Portobello (a)
First Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm
Portobello (b) Last Thursday of every month, 4 - 5pm
Teenage book group
Ratho Second and fourth Thursday of the month, 1.30 - 2.30pm Book and a Blether
Sighthill
Second Tuesday of the month at 2pm
Sighthill Monday Night Murder Club
First Monday of the month, 6.30pm

South Queensferry Second Monday of the month, 7pm
Stockbridge (a) Last Wednesday of the month, 2pm
Stockbridge (b) First Wednesday of the month, 7pm
Wester Hailes (a)
Last Thursday of the month, 2pm
Wester Hailes (b)
Second Saturday of the month, 2 - 4pm
Movie Book Club

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