Residents are being encouraged to Get e-Reading at Eastbourne Library on Thursday 6 June, 2013.

Between 2pm and 4pm an expert from the RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind) will be giving a free talk and demonstration about eBooks, eBook Readers and downloading audio books.

The Get e-Reading event is part of Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight, the RNIB’s annual campaign to bring public libraries and blind and partially sighted people together to improve access to books and information.

There will also be a selection of the latest audio and large print books and “reminiscence resources” – objects which help to re-awaken people’s memories of their experiences and lives – available at the event.

Councillor Chris Dowling, East Sussex County Council’s Lead Member for Community Services, said: “Reading and listening to stories is a vital life skill that contributes to health and wellbeing, especially for blind and partially sighted people; and let’s not forgot it’s their library too.”

To find out more about this free event contact Eastbourne Library, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4TL, call 03456080196 or email library.eastbourne@eastsussex.gov.uk Or just drop in on Thursday 6 June, 2013 between 2pm and 4pm.