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: The Worst Witch, by Jill Murphy

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 July 2023 in grade 1 in the “Children g1 7 plus” folder
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the “Children 7 plus M-R” folder
  • 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 W.

Improvers: The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

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 in grade 1 in the “Children G1” folder (April 2020 and April 2021 versions) and the “Children g1 9 plus” folder (July 2023 version)
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Children Stories” folder (April 2020 version), the “Children Stories 2” folder (April 2021 version) and the “Children 9 plus G-L” folder (July 2023 version)
  • For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
  • Read The Wind in the Willows on Project Gutenberg

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

This week we are starting on page 130.

Intermediate

We have finished reading our most recent book. Join us this week to help us choose a new one.

Advanced: Danny, the Champion of the World, by Roald Dahl

This book is available:

  • In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
  • On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Children Stories” folder (April 2020 version), the “Children Stories 2” folder (April 2021 version) and the “Children 9 plus A-F” folder (July 2023 version)
  • For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

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