Calendar: East of England

D.J. Taylor on Ask Alice

April - May 2010

D. J. Taylor is available for library events.

Ask Alice is a wonderful novel of concealment and subterfuge, sweeping from Kansas to London, from 1904 to 1936, by the author of Kept. The story is about a woman's rise and fall, the chances she takes the secret which will undo her.

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R-e-@ding: reaching out to readers in the digital world

Thursday 26 November 2009

Want to de-mystify the virtual reading world, future-gaze, dip into e-books and enjoy social networking - in every sense?

ReadEast, the Eastern Region's reader development network invites library staff to their one-day conference on Thursday 26th November 2009 at The Rufus Centre, Flitwick, Bedfordshire (9.45am - 4.00pm)

Hear from Internet Consultant Phil Bradley, early e-book adopters - Luton, Hertfordshire and Essex, and Opening the Book on digital outreach
Take your pick from break-out sessions led by Brian Kelly of UKOLN, The Reading Agency, RNIB and the ever-resourceful library services of the East of England
Enjoy a very special guest appearance by Scroobius Pip - poet, recording artist and Glastonbury Festival performer!

All this for just £75!

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Norfolk Great Big Read

Norfolk Libraries would like to hear of any authors who would be interested in visiting to celebrate great reads in February 2010.

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