Sound Reads

Books are brilliant!! 

And summer is a great time to escape into a different world or travel to a different dimension from the comfort of home or the garden or the park! 

But what to read? 

And the grass needs cutting, the kitchen floor needs a good clean so what is a reader to do?? 

Listen to a podcast of course! 

There are lots of literary podcasts available to inspire your next choice of book, including author interviews, actual stories and dramatisations, discussion and reviews by fellow book lovers and maybe a quirky few that may lead you in an unexpected but welcome new direction! 

Plug in your headphones, (earbuds, phone speaker system)  and have a listen to the suggestions below (click the pic) or choose your favourite podcast app and do a search for ‘books’ or ‘summer reads’ and head off on a journey of discovery!!

    

 

If you have other suggestions or comments, we do like to hear from you; 

find us on Twitter and Facebook and we'll share any gems that we find.

Books Unlocked

Over the next academic year in addition to the wonderful resources available to support your studies, Learning Resources will be offering some leisure reading activities. This should help you develop a lifelong habit that benefits you academically, socially and personally. You are invited to take part in the suggested themes and Learning Resources asks you to suggest future themes or activities that you would like to see. Please send your suggestions to libraryideas@beds.ac.uk 

Books Unlocked is a Learning Resources web page which details the upcoming book promotion events planned for Bedford Library and Luton LRC.
The National Literacy Trust say that "helpful factors in developing a love of reading, include: freedom to choose reading materials; a print-rich environment; access to a variety of texts; time for reading; encouragement to readers; and quiet, comfortable places to read"

Libraries are a fairly obvious places to offer access to books with a variety of reading environments. Open 24/7 x 365 University of Bedfordshire's Learning Resources offers a wide range of learning materials to support all courses  but there are also some fictional gems that are worth highlighting. These novels, short stories, poems and plays offer access to a leisure activity that supports your academic progress while being fun too. Borrowing library books or maybe reading a short story or a few poems in the library can rest your brain from the assignment you are currently writing but also set you up to continue after a short break.

Why not take a look?
http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/whoweare/refreshers-week