BOOKMARK Book Festival
Perthshire's Book Festival
BOOKMARK 2024
Our wonderful Chair, Gail is a very busy lady.
Not only has she organised a book festival to rival all other festivals,
she also finds time to volunteer for
Care Home Reading Aloud Sessions
at 2 of Blairgowrie's care homes.
During Volunteer Week, Gail was awarded a certificate and gifts for her dedication.
Below is a statement from Gail regarding her volunteering
and
photos of her at one of the care homes and
at her presentation.
Blairgowrie’s BOOKMARK Book Festival is delighted to be part of the volunteering initiative run by Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership. It is important to us to take literature – in this case poetry – to people who cannot physically get to our events. What a joy it is to read poems and see the effect it has on the listeners – from rapt attention to an aura of peace and calm in the room. I can honestly say I get as much enjoyment from these visits as the residents seem to do!”
Gail Wylie
Chair of BOOKMARK volunteers at Muirton House Care Home
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BOOKMARK 2024 Launch
Saturday 3 August
Have you bought your tickets yet?
BOOKMARK BOOK OF THE YEAR
for all details of this year's selection, please click
here
BOOKMARK Book Festival
presents
Sir Alexander (Sandy) McCall Smith
at Perth Theatre.
This much loved writer will be joined by his friend and acclaimed journalist
Magnus Linklater:
their wide-ranging and captivating conversation will travel from Botswana to Edinburgh,
alongside his rich and hugely engaging cast of characters including
Mrs Ramotswe and Isabel Dalhousie.
Sandy McCall Smith’s love of music, poetry, art and so many other interests
will also feature in this unmissable and highly entertaining event.
For ticket information, please click here
For all our other events please click here.
Kate Davies' book selection for July please click here
Background:
BOOKMARK established in 2012, has developed a reputation for being a friendly, well organised Book Festival which offers a wide range of events to suit all interests.
Our Next Event:
Saturday 3 August
BOOKMARK 2024 Launch with Olga Wojtas
Location: St Catharine's Community Centre, PH10 6EY
More info >>