News 24/5/10

This summers read - at the Bridge and other local libraries

Summertime means it’s time to kick back with a good book or two. Choose from the Tesco Bank Summer Read collection available within your local library and tell us which one is your favourite! Titles include fiction and non-fiction, adult, teens, kids, Scots and Gaelic so there is bound to be a favourite for everyone!

20 titles, all scottish, are available at the library

Library @ the Bridge and other local libraries are proud to support the new Tesco Bank Summer Read initiative to promote reading and new Scottish books.

The Summer Read shortlist is made up of twenty titles, all of which are either set in Scotland or written by Scottish authors: there’s thrillers, short stories, poetry, a graphic novel, books for children, autobiographies by both a comedian and a footballer – truly something for everyone.

Special events at libraries

All of the shortlisted books are available to borrow from your local library.  Look out for special events taking place in public libraries around the country, as well as special features on the shortlisted authors in The Herald. 

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