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City Reads Celebrates World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2015

FULL PROGRAMME

All day drop-in at Jubilee Library for informal conversations and special discounts on Temptations tea, coffee & cake!

10.15 - 11.15 Health Walk
(Meet outside Jubilee Library at 10 am) Free
Join Sarah Hutchings (Artistic Director, City Reads) for a gentle stroll through Brighton’s historic North Laine exploring a few of its literary locations.

11am – 4pm Colour in Club (all day drop in)
Woody’s Colour In Club brings its cosmos of uncluttered graphics and coloured pencils to the library. A super-sized six metre long colouring-in sheet awaits humans of all ages at ‘Colour Space’.

11am – 4pm Young, Human and Creative Exhibition of artwork

11.15am - Facilitated Happiness cafe session: 10 Keys to Happiness
A workshop introducing Action for Happiness and inviting people to explore what the true meaning of a happy life. The session will focus on the ’10 Keys to Happiness’, which are scientifically proven ways to lead a happier life, and will include practical happiness-boosting exercises.

12.15 - 12.45 Read Aloud Taster session
This is one of four 30 minute ‘taster’ sessions that allows you to join a group of other readers and read aloud from Matt Haig’s The Humans. The session will be facilitated by one of City Reads’ volunteer Reading Champions.

1.00pm - 1.30pm Read Aloud Taster session
The session will be facilitated by one of City Reads’ volunteer Reading Champions.

1.30pm - 2.00pm Bookchat Bibliotherapy
Join one of Brighton & Hove Libraries experienced Bookchat bibliotherapists to hear some about the mood boosting books you can take out on loan (for free) from any of Brighton & Hove’s libraries.

2.00pm Facilitated Happiness cafe session: Happiness: An A to Z
A workshop inspired by Matt Haig’s hilarious guidebook for understanding humanity, ‘Humans - An A-Z’. Attendees will reflect upon the things, big or small, that bring happiness to their lives and create a personal A-Z of Happiness to take away. Led by Joshua French from Action for Happiness.

3.00pm - 3.30pm Read Aloud Taster session
The session will be facilitated by one of City Reads’ volunteer Reading Champions.

3.30pm - 4.00pm Read Aloud Taster session
The session will be facilitated by one of City Reads’ volunteer Reading Champions.
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