What we’re about
We are a bunch of friendly women who love books and reading.
Who is the group for?
Women living in the Hutt Valley and Wellington region that love books and to read, and who would like to meet new people
What do we do?
We try to have a different genre every month that we read before the meeting in which we discuss it. For example, read Crazy Rich Asians before the June meeting where we will be discussing it. The library provides us with a list of discussion questions. There’s also a lot of general chat about the world, our lives and books in general!
Libraries are a “dangerous” place for bookworms, many of our members are known to disappear into the aisles before our meetings and return with a stack of books to borrow. We also love to recommend new authors for each other if you’re stuck for something to read.
In future we are considering doing such things as Mystery Book swap. Twice a year we go out for a meal, March and September, instead of meeting at the library.
When do we meet?
We meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the War Memorial Library in Lower Hutt – you can find each month’s event on Meetup and use that to RSVP.
The event will also list the book we will be discussing
Check out our Facebook group for book related posts (-:
How do I get the book?
You can source an audio, physical or ebook yourself OR you can borrow one the books from the set of 10 that the library issues the host.
If you want to borrow from the set, books are issued and returned at monthly meetings. If you can’t get there contact one of the other members to arrange pick up or drop off of a book.
Books in the set are numbered so you know which copy you are responsible for
What does it cost?
There is a one-off $20 deposit if you wish to use the books from the group set – it is fully refundable if you choose to leave the group as long as none of the books issued to you have been damaged, lost or not returned.
This is the amount that the library charges the host if any books have been damaged, lost or not returned, as all books are issued against her card
There is no other charge to belong to the group unless we head out for a special event (in April we met at the local Cat Café)
For special events you may need to prepay the full cost or a deposit towards the cost of the event.