{"id":3418,"date":"2026-09-22T12:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:47:24","slug":"silent-book-club-in-the-templeman-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/09\/22\/silent-book-club-in-the-templeman-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Book Club in the Templeman Library!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join our Silent Book Club, where book lovers gather for quiet reading in a relaxed, welcoming environment.<\/p>\n<p>Bring your own book, eBook, audiobook, magazine, or graphic novel and spend time reading alongside fellow readers. There&#8217;s no set reading list, no homework, and no pressure to discuss your book.<\/p>\n<p>Taking time to take a break and engage in a mindful pastime like reading is great for your well-being and an opportunity to meet others in a quiet, safe space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrive and settle in<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy quiet reading time<\/li>\n<li>Stay afterwards for optional socialising and book chat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is an informal space, and if you need to arrive late or leave early, that is fine, but please do so quietly<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcda Bring whatever you&#8217;re reading<\/p>\n<p>\u2615 Relax and recharge<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d Meet fellow book lovers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do we meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dates for autumn term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday 9 October<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 12 November<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 10 December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time: 12:30 \u2013 2pm<\/p>\n<p>Location: Templeman Library DG01<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3420 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/files\/2026\/09\/SBC2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are part of the Canterbury Chapter that meets four times a month in various locations and times in the city, so if you want to attend more often, Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/canterbury-silent-book-club-tickets-1980808370157?aff=erellivmlt#organizer-card\">Eventbrite<\/a> for upcoming meetings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join our Silent Book Club, where book lovers gather for quiet reading in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Bring your own book, eBook, audiobook, magazine, or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/09\/22\/silent-book-club-in-the-templeman-library\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56317,"featured_media":3419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[183846,312220],"tags":[150,247356],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}