Reading Together 2008 (previously known as the Great Reading Adventure)

Each year all the libraries in the LibrariesWest area (BANES, Bristol, N. Somerset, S. Gloucestershire, Somerset) choose a book that everyone can read together.

For those that missed the Great Reading Adventure in previous years catch up on Andrea Levy's Small Island (featured in 2007) and Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days (in 2006).

The Wind in the Willows
Help celebrate National Year of Reading and the centenary of the publication of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows. His book is an enduring classic that appeals to the young and the young at heart.

Why don't you read it, share your thoughts with other readers, watch out for events in local libraries.

Copies of The Wind in the Willows are available from all Libraries

To find out more about Kenneth Grahame and his books go to www.kennethgrahamesociety.net , this site also gives details of the many illustrators including Ernest Shepard whose drawings have helped bring Toad and his friends to life.
Find out more about the films, books and sequels based on the Wind in the Willows, including the William Horwood sequels The Willows in Winter, Toad Triumphant, The Willows and Beyond and The Willows at Christmas.

Why not try one of the many competitions featuring The Wind in The Willows. Use the links on the right hand side of the screen to find them.