Books for Bats 🦇📚 | Silent Book Club Melbourne Fundraiser

Silent Book Club Melbourne is hosting a special in-person fundraiser in support of Fly By Night Bat Rescue — a volunteer-run organisation caring for injured and orphaned flying foxes and microbats across Victoria.

The idea is simple:
We read quietly together, just like always — and we raise funds to support flying foxes and bats who urgently need our help this week.

Join us in person for:

• A relaxed, welcoming Silent Book Club gathering
• Time to read whatever you like (no set book, no pressure)
• A chance to give back to an incredible wildlife rescue

Why are we doing this?
Melbourne is forecast to experience its hottest days since 2009. As temperatures soar this week, our critically threatened community of Melbourne flying foxes is at serious risk.

Temperatures over 38°C can cause heat stress.
Temperatures over 42°C can trigger mass fatalities.

We need our flying foxes — and they need us.

Flying foxes play a vital role in our ecosystem, and Fly By Night Bat Rescue relies on community support to continue their work. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.

How it works:

• RSVP for the event (please consider donating a suggested ticket price of $10 to Fly By Night Bat Rescue).
• Bring your book and get comfy amongst the beautiful trees at Fitzroy Gardens
• Donate if you're able: Fundraiser by Tamsyn Hogarth : Flying fox mass orphan emergency
• Read. Rest. Support bats.

All readers are welcome. You don’t need to be a regular Silent Book Club attendee — just someone who enjoys quiet reading and wants to support a good cause.

📖🦇 Books for Bats — read quietly, support wildlife.