28 September - 4 October National Inclusion Week highlights the huge importance of inclusion in not only the workplace, but in society as well. Many employers use it as a time to get connected and engage with their colleagues and talk more about inclusion. You can use the week to organise events and activities in… Continue reading National Inclusion Week
14 - 20 September 2020 National Coding Week is a volunteer-led organisation founded in 2014. It aims to help build people’s confidence and skills by encouraging volunteers to run fun and engaging digital events.CodingWeek.org Code Club was founded in 2012 to assist children with learning coding skills with free after school clubs. In these clubs children… Continue reading National Coding Week 2020
The book our online reading group will be reading (or listening to) and discussing in September has been decided on through a vote in the group. The results are in and the September book is...
One of our key roles, as a library, is to enable access to information. We stock a wide range of materials, do not censor published content, promote understanding and provide good quality information that helps people educate and inform themselves. To challenge prejudice and discrimination we will be celebrating black authors, diversity and cultural role… Continue reading Among the Shelves – Contemporary Fiction
The book our online reading group will be reading (or listening to) and discussing in August has been decided on through a vote in the group. The results are in and the August book is...
One of our key roles, as a library, is to enable access to information. We stock a wide range of materials, do not censor published content, promote understanding and provide good quality information that helps people educate and inform themselves. To challenge prejudice and discrimination we will be celebrating black authors, diversity and cultural role… Continue reading Among the Shelves – Children’s Books
One of our key roles, as a library, is to enable access to information. We stock a wide range of materials, do not censor published content, promote understanding and provide good quality information that helps people educate and inform themselves. To challenge prejudice and discrimination we will be celebrating black authors and cultural role models… Continue reading Among the Shelves
The book our online reading group will be reading (or listening to) and discussing in July has been decided on through a vote in the group. The results are in and the July book is...
Following losses in World War II, Britain was in need of labourers, this prompted a campaign to encourage people from other countries in the British Empire and Commonwealth to immigrate to the UK. On 22 June 1948, the first ship carrying immigrants from the Caribbean arrived. This first ship's name, HMT Empire Windrush , inspired the generation of imigrants to be called 'The Windrush… Continue reading Windrush Day 2020
This year Refugee Week will be running 15-21 June, with the theme 'imagine'. What is Refugee Week? Well, it's an annual UK-wide festival, founded in 1998, celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees.When situations are overwhelming, when life is hard or the old ways of doing something no longer work, then 'imagine' is just… Continue reading Refugee Week 2020
