Book Club

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With four rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

  • In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
  • For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 24.

Improvers: The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch, by Tom Fletcher

This book is available:

  • In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
  • For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting on page 66.

Intermediate: A Friend for Life, by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home with Punteha van Terheyden, foreword by Paul O’Grady

This book is available:

  • In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Pets” folder
  • For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 1.

Advanced: The New Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1950, chosen and edited by Helen Gardner

This book is available:

  • In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Poetry” folder
  • For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 734.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.