The book our online reading group will be reading (or listening to) and discussing in December has been decided on through a vote in the group. The results are in and the December book is...
Digital Readers – December book
Month: November 2019
No wait, No fuss – December’s collection
Do you love eBooks or eAudiobooks, but find you have to wait for a copy to become available? Well, you will love this collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks then!Each month a collection of titles, in both formats, become available to download. There's an almost unlimited number of copies of each title, meaning there's no wait,… Continue reading No wait, No fuss – December’s collection
Winter Reading Challenge 2019
For this year's Winter Reading Challenge we're thrilled to be working with Penguin Publishing to bring The Snowman and the Snowdog to our libraries.From 1 December children will be able to come into the library and pick up a collector card and collect a sticker for each library book they read or listen to. After… Continue reading Winter Reading Challenge 2019
Christmas and New Year opening hours 2019
Between Christmas and the New Year there will be altered opening hours across our libraries. Below is a full list of opening hours for each library, in alphabetic order.
World Nursery Rhyme Week
18 - 22 November 2019 World Nursery Rhyme Week is a fantastic time to have some fun with nursery rhymes; through song, dance and play.Did you know through singing nursery rhymes together you can help your child's development and bond with them? Even if you're singing skills aren't the greatest, or you feel you can't… Continue reading World Nursery Rhyme Week
No wait, No fuss – this month’s collection of eBooks
Do you love eBooks or eAudiobooks, but find you have to wait for a copy to become available? Well, you will love this collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks then!Each month a collection of titles, in both formats, become available to download. There's an almost unlimited number of copies of each title, meaning there's no wait,… Continue reading No wait, No fuss – this month’s collection of eBooks
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019
What is the Transgender Day of Remembrance? The Transgender Day of Remembrance was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial… Continue reading Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019
World Vegan Month
November 2019 World Vegan Month celebrates how accessible and beneficial a vegan diet can be. It is a chance to showcase your favourite vegan recipes, cooking tips and more! What is vegan? Being vegan means that you do not eat food products from animal origin, which includes dairy products and eggs. People choose to become… Continue reading World Vegan Month
Holocaust Memorial Day – Adult non-fiction booklist
The choiceby Edith Eger In 1944, 16-year-old Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. There she endured unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. Over the coming months, Edith's bravery helped her sister to survive, and led to her bunkmates rescuing her during a death march. When their camp was finally… Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day – Adult non-fiction booklist
Holocaust Memorial Day – Adult Fiction booklist
Mr. Sammler's planetby Saul Bellow Winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature, Saul Bellow's novel examines the life of Artur Sammler, a Holocaust survivor. A contemporary work, it looks at the events of the past and their effect on both the present and the future. Small countryby Gaël Faye Burundi, 1992. For ten-year-old Gabriel,… Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day – Adult Fiction booklist