
Celebrating Shared Reading in Translation with Maria Dams
Maria is a fiction reader, cat lover and university librarian. She came to New Zealand from Russia in 2010 and currently lives in Albany, North
We read short stories and poetry aloud in small groups then talk about it.
Become a Reader Leader and share your love of reading with our exciting and unique project!
Want to offer meaningful connections with unique community groups through reading?
Welcome to Read to Lead- your opportunity to become a Reader Leader!
Each month we feature the work of a NZ or Pasifika writer through the lens of shared reading. We ask our Reader Leaders to use a short story or poem by our featured writer and contribute feedback on how the work was used within their community. We conclude each month with a fabulous event for our community. Some of these events will feature the writers themselves and they will be held in person or via Zoom. Through ALH we want to strengthen our communities’ connection to our local literature, authors, publishers and booksellers.
Maria is a fiction reader, cat lover and university librarian. She came to New Zealand from Russia in 2010 and currently lives in Albany, North
96% feel more connected to others through shared reading.
100% had fun on the Read to Lead training course.
96% say shared reading improves my wellbeing.
86% say shared reading uplifts my mood.
Our lovely board will be meeting at Thaiger in the Grey Lynn shops at 6pm November 11th 2 Surrey Cres. We will be reviewing our
We run monthly Tea and Tales sessions at our Levin and Foxton libraries as well as a session at a local memory care unit. Our