Cambridgeshire Libraries
March 2013
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Easter Madness - 50% off DVD rentals | |
 Library members can take advantage of half price rental prices on blu rays and DVDs this Easter.
During the Easter Madness offer, which runs from Saturday 23 March - Sunday 7 April, prices will range between 65p and £1.35 on rental blu rays, premium DVDs and DVDs.
Existing customers can reserve or borrow DVDs in the normal way - in branch or online.
Anyone living, working or studying in Cambridgeshire or neighbouring counties that isn't already a member is welcome to join our library service - and it's free.
It's easy to join, you can complete an application form online or by visiting any Cambridgeshire library. |
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Free WiFi coming soon |
 Library visitors have started to benefit from free WiFi in Cambridgeshire Libraries and updated public computers, to help them seek jobs, access services and stay in touch.
The free Wi-Fi network will be installed in phases across Cambridgeshire Libraries, whilst public computers will be upgraded to enable a better service that supports modern software. |
| World Book Night - 23 April |
 World Book Night (WBN) is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of volunteers gift specially chosen and printed World Book Night books in their communities to share their love of reading.
A number of our libraries will become WBN collection points and there will be displays in all libraries. Events and activities to celebrate WBN include the following author visits:
- Sophie Hannah at Central Library on WBN, 7pm - 8pm
- Alison Bruce Reading Group Get Together at March Library on WBN, 2pm - 4pm
- Margaret Dickinson at Ramsey on 24 April, 11am-12.30pm and Cambourne 2pm - 3pm
Please see our website for more information on WBN events and how you can get involved. |
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Library Easter opening times | |
 The Easter opening times for libraries are:
Friday 29 March (Good Friday) - closed
Saturday 30 March (Easter Saturday) - open as usual
Sunday 31 March (Easter Sunday) - closed
Monday 1 April (Easter Monday) - closed
Loan periods will be extended for items due back on days when the library is normally open. |
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Sawston Library - Official opening | |
The local community in Sawston celebrated the re-opening of their village library at a special launch event on Saturday 16 March.
The new temporary home opened its doors to 60 visitors on the first day of opening, Wednesday 6 March, and is open 23 hours per week with a wide range of new books, magazines, free broadband internet access and WiFi, and children's area.
The community has helped immensely with the re-opening and we would like to thank Sawston Village College and the Friends of Sawston Library. Local businesses are also supporting the re-opening with Cambridge Building Society donating £100 towards the launch event. Waitrose in Cambridge has Sawston Library as one of its Community Matters good causes during the month of March so, if you shop at Waitrose, please drop your green token in the Sawston Library box so the library can receive a share of the £1000. We'd like to thank both businesses for their support. |
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Cromwell Museum giving page | |
 You can now support the Cromwell Museum by donating money through the new online giving page.
The Museum tells the story of Cromwell's life and legacy through portraits, documents and objects associated with Cromwell. The Museum opened in 1962 in the old grammar school where Oliver Cromwell had been a pupil and celebrated its 50th birthday last year.
Find out how you can visit the Museum. |
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Cafe@ the Library Easter competition | |
Enter our Easter holiday colouring competition at Cafe@ the Library. When you purchase a children's lunchbox ask for an entry form to Design an Easter Egg.
The lucky winner will receive a £10 WH Smith voucher. Also look out for our roast dinner and dessert special offer on Wednesdays during March and April.
Visit our website to see all special offers at our cafe's during March and April. |
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Library at Home Service | |
Cambridgeshire Libraries offer a home delivery service for people who can no longer use the library because of mobility problems, ill health, or because they have full time (unpaid) caring duties.
This service is called the Library at Home Service (previously the Doorstep Service), and operates in partnership with volunteer Library Visitors to make sure that people who have particular problems in visiting a library do not miss out on a regular supply of books or audio books.
Call 0345 045 5225 to find out you can benefit from the service. |
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ParentPoint at March Library | |
In partnership with Neale Wade Community College, March Library has recently installed a ParentPoint to keep the local community informed about school news.
Parents will be informed of the new service via letter, Groupcall, and local press as well as offering online access to school information.
To find out more visit March Library. |
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New premises for conservation | |
 New Archives facilities have been opened to help in the vital repair and conservation of irreplaceable historical documents.
Now that the conservation studio has moved, the team have already started to have volunteers in there under the experienced supervision of Senior Conservator John Lambert.
Conservation studio staff are very happy to carry out paid work for external customers. For example people can have old photographs or precious family letters repaired. Contact us for more details. |
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Oi! You! | |
Are you in your teens and interested in joining a creative writing group? If so, why not join the young writers group "Oi! You!" at Central Library.
Visit the Oi! You! website or Cambridgeshire.net for details on upcoming events. |
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Recommended read in March | |
To help give you some ideas of what or whose books to read, and what and who is a popular read why not have a look at our March list of Hot new books, the author profile of the month and the Top 100 Popular Authors.
Visit our Reading website, and why not join a reading group too?
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Online drop-in demo | |
Do you have problems with downloading e-books or audio books onto your own computer or mobile device? Do you want to know how to request and renew books from your home computer or on your smart phone?
Why not let us show you how at a series of online drop-in demonstrations. You can bring your own devices or log on to a library computer.
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Peter Murphy - Author talk at Central Library |
 A great opportunity to hear Irish author Peter Murphy talk about his second novel, Shall We Gather at the River.
The story of a great flood, mysterious suicides accompanying it, a sinister radio set, a lonely radio evangelist and an avid fan of Elvis Presley.
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Cambridgeshire's AskSARA | |
 Cambridgeshire's AskSARA is a website that helps people to find equipment available locally to help with daily living and enable them to remain independent. It celebrated it's first anniversary in February.
You can access AskSARA directly to find general advice and information about equipment to help you or someone you care for remain independent. Staff and volunteers in your local library can also help you to find the information you need.
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| BookmarkYourLibrary.org.uk |
Bookmark Your Library is a brand new website which promotes the great work and diverse range of facilities and services that are available and take place in libraries around the country.
This site is designed to encourage you to engage with libraries, either through joining your local branch library, or making wider use of the facilities available. It is jam packed with information to introduce you to what is available at libraries both locally and nationally, and to help you find everything you need.
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Yaxley Festival Community Quiz Night | |
The Friends Of Yaxley Library (FOYL) would like to announce that they will be holding a Yaxley Festival Community Quiz Night at the Yaxley Royal British Legion on Friday 17 May.
Local community groups and pubs from Yaxley and surrounding villages are invited to enter teams of four to six people to compete for a trophy which is intended to be contested annually in the run-up to Yaxley Festival. Entry fee will be £5 per person taking part. |
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Children's poetry fun with Tony Mitton | |
Join local children's poet Tony Mitton for some "poetry and picture-book storytelling-standup" at Rock Road Library. Tony's well-loved poetry books include - among many others - The Story Teller's Secret; The Tale of Tales; Amazing Machines; Aliens Love Smelly Jelly; and Plum.
He will host two sessions:
for 4-6 year olds, 10:30 to 11am
for 7-11 year olds, at 11:30am
There will be action rhymes for the little ones, and story-telling, performance and joining-in for everyone.
Booking essential and places are limited. Please contact us to sign up. |
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Forthcoming events and activities |  Click on your local library to discover what events and activities are coming up in the next few months.  
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Please tell us what you think by emailing your.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
We would like your input in improving the look and contents of the newsletter. |
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