Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery is best known for her book series about a red-haired orphan with great imagination – Anne of Green Gables. For our next meeting of British Reading Club we’ll read another one of her many works – Robert Turner’s Revenge. In this short story we’ll follow Robert to the town where he grew up and where he plans to exact a revenge on his childhood nemesis. You can come and discuss how it turns out on Tuesday, 28th of March 2023 at 5pm. We invite all the library members over 15 to come join our club. The meetings are held in English.
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British Reading Club – The Fall of the House of Usher
For this month’s meeting of British Reading Club we chose an author who needs no introduction – Edgar Allan Poe. He was a master of spooky and mysterius stories and we will discuss one of them, The Fall of the House of Usher, on Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 5pm. We invite all the library members over 15 to come join our club. The meetings are held in English.
Storytime
Chcete vaše dieťa hravou formou naučiť jednoduché slovíčka v anglickom jazyku? Storytime je klub v Krajskej knižnici v Žiline, na ktorom sa to podarí. V pondelok 30. januára o 10:30 sa opäť tešíme na deti vo veku od 2 do 5 rokov v sprievode ich rodičov.
Klub Storytime bol ukončený stretnutím v januári 2023. Činnosť klubu nebude ďalej pokračovať.
British Reading Club – The Great Gatsby
For this month’s meeting of British Reading Club, we chose a book by Francis Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby. Even though nowadays we think of it as a book classic, at the time of its publishing it was considered a flop and became famous only after the authors death. You are all invited to discuss this novel from 1920’s on Tuesday 24th of January 2023 at 5pm. British Reading Club is for all the library members over 15 and the meeting is held in English.
British Reading Club – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Knihy o Harrym Potterovi z pera J. K. Rowlingovej sú na svete len 25 rokov, no za tento krátky čas sa stali najpredávanejšou knižnou sériou všetkých čias. O prvej knihe z tejto kúzelnej série – Harry Potter a kameň mudrcov, sa spolu budeme rozprávať v utorok 13. decembra 2022 o 17:00. Srdečne pozývame všetkých nadšencov, ktorí sa k tejto knihe vracajú znova a znova, ale aj tých, ktorí sa príbeh o Harrym Potterovi rozhodli čítať po prvýkrát. (klub od 15 rokov)
The Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling have been around for only 25 years but in that short time they became the best-selling book series of all time. On Tuesday 13th of December 2022 at 5pm we’ll be talking about the first book from this magical series – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Whether you’ve read and reread the books countless times or this will be your first time, everyone is welcome to come and join us.
British Reading Club – Poetry about weather
Novembrové počasie obľubuje málokto, krátke dni plné hmly a dažďa dokážu pokaziť náladu aj večným optimistom. Tieto dni nám dokážu spríjemniť asi len vlnené svetre, teplé nápoje a príjemná konverzácia. Preto Vás srdečne pozývame na novembrové stretnutie britského klubu v utorok 15. novembra 2022 o 17:00, kde spolu preberieme niekoľko básní o sychravom počasí pri horúcom čaji.
Hardly anyone enjoys November weather; short days filled with rain and fog can dampen spirits of even the biggest optimists. These days are probably brightened only by woolly sweaters, hot drinks and pleasant conversation. That’s why we’re inviting you to the next meeting of British Reading Club on Tuesday 15th of November 2022 at 5pm. We’ll talk about chilly weather while sipping hot tea.
British reading club – Drakula
Príbeh o grófovi Drakulovi fascinuje ľudí už od svojho vzniku, svedčí o tom aj obrovské množstvo jeho adaptácií. Ako dobre však poznáte originál? Vedeli ste napríklad, že sa v ňom píše o Slovákoch? Drakulu, a všetko s ním spojené, budeme spolu rozoberať na stretnutí Britského klubu v utorok 18. októbra o 17:00.
The story of Count Dracula has fascinated people ever since it was written, as evidenced by the huge number of its adaptations. How well do you know the original though? For example, did you know that it mentions Slovaks? Dracula, and anything connected to his story, will be the main theme of the next meeting of the British Reading Club on 18th of October at 5pm.