by Sharon Marriott | Jul 18, 2024 | Books, Regular Groups and Activities
Come and join us for our monthly Coffee & Books book club. On the first Friday of the month 11-12noon. Grab a coffee from Rooted Coffee House and then join us to discuss our latest reads!! Everybody welcome – all books and genres discussed and we might even...
by Sharon Marriott | Jul 11, 2024 | blackfen community announcement, Books, Family
Get ready for The Summer Reading Challenge, arriving at Blackfen Community Library this summer. Starting on Sat 13th July to 31st August. Children are being asked to read 6 books. As they read library books, they will collect stickers for their folders. If they want...
by Sharon Marriott | Apr 17, 2024 | Books, Family
Join us at Blackfen Community Library where we will be joined by Jackie Fisher for the release of her new book ‘I’m Not Eating That!’ Jackie will be reading the story and there will be books available for you to buy. Meet Lewis and Zoe from the...
by Sharon Marriott | Apr 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Maze Runner by James Dashner My favorite book is The Maze Runner by James Dashner, which is part of a collection of 5 other dystopian books. I am reviewing this book because I really enjoyed reading it and have read this, as well as the other books,...
by Sharon Marriott | Mar 6, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus I didn’t read this book when it was first published as for some reason, I thought it sounded a bit boring and sciencey – I couldn’t have been more wrong !! It is a captivating read – sad, funny and uplifting all at...
by Sharon Marriott | Jan 11, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro This book was written in 2021 and I’m not sure why I haven’t read it until now as I have read two of his other books, ‘The Remains of the Day’ and ‘Never Let Me Go’ and I loved them both. This one is a thought provoking...