Interested in Joining a Reading Group?

Reading groups bring people together, improve members' wellbeing and help local communities to engage. (The Reading Agency).

If you are interested in joining a reading group or book club, please get in touch with us by email. We can then give you more information on who to contact for individual reading groups.

Email: mylibrary@northumberland.gov.uk

Reading Group Books

If you would like to find out what books our reading groups have read then please click here.

Online Reading Community

For people who prefer to talk about books online why not join our online reading community - Northumberland Readers. Please click here to find out more.

Reading Groups in Northumberland

Reading groups meet in a variety of places ranging from members homes and the library to cafes and other public places. Click on the place names below to find a reading group near you.

Reading Group Information

Allendale

• Allendale Library Book Group meets at Allendale Library once a month - Thursday 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

 

Alnwick

• Barter Books Book Group (Two book groups) meets at Barter Books once a month - Monday or Tuesday 7pm - 9pm.
• Longhoughton Book Club meets at members' homes on the last Monday of the month at 8pm.
• Rock Village Reading Group meets every 6 weeks.
• Shilbottle W.I. Reading Group meets at members' homes on the second Wed of the month at 2pm.

 

Amble

• Warkworth W.I. Reading Group meets at members' homes on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm.
• Amble Reading Group meets at members' homes on the last Wednesday of the month 2pm - 4pm.

 

Ashington

• Ashington Library Book Group meets at Ashington Library on the second Monday of the month 6pm - 7pm.

 

Bedlington

• Bedlington Station Reading Group meets at Bedlington Station Library on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2pm.

 

Berwick

• Berwick Community Reading Group meets at Berwick Library on the third Friday of the month at 6pm.
• Norham reading Group meets at members' homes on the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm.

 

Blyth

• Blyth Reading Group meets at BRIC on the last Friday of the month at 10am. No meetings in Aug or Dec.
• Bolam Park Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm till 4pm.
• South Beach Reading Group meets at South Beach Library monthly on a Monday evening at 6pm.

 

Cramlington

• The Bibliophiles Reading Group meets on the first Monday of the month 1pm - 3pm.

 

Heddon

• Heddon Book Group meets at The Swan Pub on the second Thursday of the month.

 

Hexham

• The Knitted Leeks Reading Group meets at members' homes every 3 weeks at 8pm.
• Hexham Library Book Group meets at Hexham Library once a month 6pm -7pm.
• No.28 Book Group meets at 28 Derwent Road Hexham on the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm.

 

Longhorsley

• Longhorsley Readers' Group meets at members' homes on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.

 

Morpeth

• Causey Park Reading Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm.
• The Group with No Name meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 8pm.
• Morpeth VIP Book Group meets at Morpeth Library on the first Thursday of the month at 1.30pm - 3pm.
• Morpeth NWR meets every 2 months in the evening.
• Morpeth U3A Literature Group 2 meets at members' homes on the second Wednesday of the month.
• Stannington Vicarage Reading Group meets at The Vicarage on the first Monday of the month at 10am.

 

Newbiggin

• Seasider Readers meets at Newbiggin Library on the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm.

 

Ponteland

• A Half Good Read Reading Group meets on the fourth Tuesday alternate months at 2pm.
• Bookworms St Mary's meets at members' homes on the second Wednesday of the month in the evening.
• Ponteland Bookworms meets at Ponteland Library on the last Tuesday of the month at 10.30am.
• Ponteland U3A A Good Read 3 meets at members' on the second Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
• Ponteland U3A Good Read meets at members' homes on the first Monday of the month at 1.45pm.
• Another Good Read (Ponteland U3A) meets at members' homes on the first Tuesday of the month at 2pm.

 

Prudhoe

• Prudhoe Library Reading Group meets at Prudhoe Library on the third Tuesday of the month at 6.15pm.

 

Seaton Delaval

• Delaval Reading Group meets at Seaton Valley Library on the second Wednesday of the month at 5pm.

 

Tynedale

• Bluebell Reading Group meets at members' homes every 4 - 6 weeks on Thursday at 8pm.
• Gunnerton Reading Group meets at members' homes every 6 weeks on Wednesday at 7.30pm.
• Haltwhistle Library Reading Group meets at Haltwhistle Library on the last Monday of the month 7pm - 8pm.
• Haltwhistle W.I. Reading Group meets at members' homes on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm.
• Hedley on the Hill Reading Group meets at members' homes on the second Monday of the month.
• Horsley Book Club meets at the Hearth Coffee Shop on the first Friday of the month at 4.30pm.
• Slaley Book Group meets at members' homes every 2 months on a Tuesday evening.
• Wark Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of month at 8pm.
• Wylam First School Mums Reading Group meets on a Friday 8pm (variable).

 

Widdrington

• Widdrington Station Reading Group meets at Widdrington Library on the first Monday of the month at 2.30pm.