Cambridgeshire Libraries 

October 2013
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Shepreth Wildlife Park offer
Linton Celebration Day
Budget Consultation
Advertise on Mobile Libraries
Recommended reads
Local history events
Forthcoming events
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Family Learning Festival events

The Family Learning Festival is the biggest annual celebration of family learning in the UK. 

 

Every year, organisations across the country put on thousands of activities that bring families 

together for learning that's fun, informal and inspiring. 

 

The theme for this year's Festival is "Fantastic Journeys". Take an adventure in learning from exploring family histories and cultural journeys, to understanding scientific discoveries and the natural world. 

 

Events will be taking place across Cambridgeshire Libraries as part of this years festival.

 

The National Family Learning Festival takes place from 19 October - 3 November 2013 and is co-ordinated by the Campaign for Learning.

Go wild with discount at Shepreth Wildlife Park

Library members can now benefit from discounted admission at Shepreth Wildlife Park

To see the tigers, meerkats, birds of prey and many more amazing animals simply show your library card when purchasing your ticket to receive admission at the Family Discount rate.

Special offer ends 31 January 2014.

Linton Cathodeon Centre Celebration Day

Local residents are invited to the Linton Cathodeon Centre Celebration Day on Saturday 26 October, 11am - 1pm. The day also marks the official opening of the Community Hub at the Cathodeon Centre. 
 
The celebrations start at 11am with a Rhymetime session for children in the library, with the ribbon and cake cutting at 12.40pm. Join us for a day of fun and a slice of cake.

You Choose Budget Consultation

Have your say on next years libraries and communities budget, and the wider Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) budget by completing the You Choose survey
 
CCC expects to make savings in the region of £39 million next year. To meet this challenge, the Council is asking for your help. 

Advertise your business with Cambridgeshire Mobile Libraries

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Looking to promote your business to the local community? Our mobile library bus back advertising allows you to promote your service or business whilst we're out and about around Cambridgeshire.

 

 

We operate four mobile vehicles delivering library and information services to 230 communities across the county each month. Contact us to find out more.

Recommended read, October

 

To help give you some ideas of what books to read, and what and who is a popular read why not have a look at our October 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?

 

Local history events at Huntingdon Library

A lecture will be given by Professor Blair Worden, one of the leading experts on Cromwell. Professor Worden has published widely on many aspects of the political, cultural and religious life of the 17th century. The lecture will take place at Huntingdon Library and Archives, Thursday 7 November at 7.30pm.

 

There will also be a selection of local photographs on display - including some yet to be identified - at Huntingdon Library and Archives. The images, taken from the glass plate negatives of local photographers held in the Huntingdonshire Archives, will be on display from Friday 8 November - Sunday 24 of November

Free eTech events 

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In partnership with John Lewis, Cambridge we are holding another "try before you buy" eTech event. Come along to a free drop-in at Ely Library on Tuesday 29 October 10am - 12pm and get help and advice on Nooks, Kobos, Kindles, iPads, tablets and many more devices. There won't be any devices on sale on the day - it's entirely up to you whether you take it any further.

 

Advice on downloading eBooks, eAudio books and how to use our Smartphone app is available at a free drop-in session at St. Ives Library, Thursday 24 October, 10am - 12 noon.

Gransden Show 2013 - Thank You 

We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who visited the mobile library at the Gransden Show

 

The library received lots of visits from new joiners and those wishing to borrow items. £100 was also raised from the book sale on the day.

 

Black History Month 

Black History Month 2012

Celebrate and discover Black History Month during October with a collection of some of the most influential writers and books whose writing reflects the social issues and lifestyles of modern-day multicultural Britain and the United States.

 

A workshop on Darwin's Encounters with Slavery will also take place at Milton Road Library on Tuesday October 22, 2pm - 4pm. Charles Darwin was strongly opposed to slavery. The workshop will look at letter extracts describing Darwin's horror on encountering the slave plantations of Brazil.

 Forthcoming events and activities

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Click on your local library to discover what events and activities are coming up in the next few months.

 

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Littleport Library
Bar Hill LibraryMarch Library
Barnwell Road Library, CambridgeMilton Road Library, Cambridge
Buckden LibraryPapworth Library
Burwell LibraryRamsey Library
Cambourne LibraryRock Road Library
Central Library, CambridgeSawston Library
Chatteris LibrarySawtry Library
Cherry Hinton Library, CambridgeSoham Library
Comberton LibrarySt Ives Library
Cottenham LibrarySt Neots Library
Ely LibraryWarboys Library
Great Shelford LibraryWhittlesey Library Learning Centre
Histon LibraryWillingham Library
Huntingdon Library and ArchivesWisbech Library
Linton LibraryYaxley Library

 

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