Group Category: Literature

  • The Literati

    The group meet to discuss a diverse selection of books chosen from a list of members’ choices, updated regularly. The discussions are lively with everyone giving opinions on the chosen book. Read more

  • Winter Readers

    Winter Readers will hold their meetings during the colder six months of the year – hence the name!Book titles will be chosen from member’s recommendations, and each member will take it in turn to lead a session. Read more

  • Literary

    The group members have a title to read each month, which is then discussed at the following meeting. The Group Leader compiles a list of titles based on members suggestions as well as Group Leader ideas. The library then gets these books in for us. The meetings are as much a social gathering as a… Read more

  • Book Lovers

    A monthly discussion group of ten members centred on an individual book supplied by the Burnham Library for that month, generally from titles suggested by members. There are also refreshments - generally tea or coffee with biscuits or cake. September 2024 Small Things Like These The impact of Claire Keegan’s novel, Small Things Like These,… Read more

  • Poetry Appreciation

    A monthly meeting where we read aloud and comment on / discuss two or three poems selected by members on a chosen theme. Tea and coffee generally provided along with biscuits. April 2023 "Kings and Queens" It seemed appropriate that the subject for April was Kings and Queens. Shakespeare was an obvious choice, with the… Read more