The benefits of reading for pleasure include reducing depression, loneliness and dementia, and increasing empathy, self-esteem and awareness of other cultures.

If you'd like to cultivate your own healthy reading habits, we've got just the solution for you. Over June, July, and August we're participating in the Warm Winter Read, a reading program for adults aged 16+. You'll track your reading online or on a paper journal and along the way we’ll encourage you with prompts and some fantastic books recommended by local authors. While reading is its own reward, participants will go in the running to win some amazing bookish prizes!

Sound good? Grab a paper reading journal with all the info at any of our branches or sign up online here.