Readarama, a weekly reading group, was conducted in a retirement center in Athens, Georgia. Participants in the voluntary grouP were retired women who were lifelong readers and who continued to enjoy readang as a hObby. Because of differences in reading interests and in tine available for reading, members read independently during tha week; Readarama time was used for discussionsl of individual reading and for the exchange of ideas and reminiscencles. Each week the group leader

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... ntal, optional r iding material, choosing stories from P70 Most Unforgetta le Characters from 'Reader's Digest" because of their popularity with group members. Peadarama points up the value of the reading gr up as a social outlet, an outlet for an already-est blished hobby0 and a',way for previously active adults to maintain some level of activity and structure in their retired lives. (GW)