“The whole purpose is to break the social isolation that a lot of young people are facing at the moment,” Mrs Gloury said.
“We’re really excited. The book club is entirely free, so we’ll get all our books from Horsham Library. They have very happily and kindly collaborated with us, which is great.
“We also have an app we’re going to be using, where young people can use e-books and audio books if that’s their medium of choice.”
Mrs Gloury said the book club was designed to create a community for young bookl overs and provide a positive influence.
“I found there wasn’t really an opportunity for young people who like books – the library didn’t have a program as such – so we thought it would be a really nice way to fill a gap,” she said.
“We have a few members already and we’re also working on creating a second group for adults aged 18 to 24.”
Registration for the book club is essential and people can call 5381 1543 or email info.headspacehorsham@vt.uniting.org for more information or to register.
– Sarah Matthews
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