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January 2015 
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Library Service Review
Read It Again! 2015
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New eMagazines - MMOYL January

We've improved our selection of eMagazine titles to celebrate the New Year and January's theme for Making the Most of Your Library, eMagazines! There are now over 40 digital magazines to choose from, all of which are free to download with no overdue charges.

 

New titles include a range of BBC Magazines (Top Gear, History, Wildlife, Good Food, Countryfile, Gardeners' World). There are also a number of new Art & Photography, Health & Fitness, Home and many more titles to choose from.

 

Downloading magazines is easy and all titles are compatible with PC, MAC, Windows, Apple, Android, Kindle Fire, Blackberry and Nook devices.

Library Service Review Proposals 

The future of Cambridgeshire Library Services is set to be discussed by Councillors at the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee next week (20 January). Discussions will take place which will help to develop a new strategy for the future shape of the county's library service. The service needs to be transformed in order to make savings and additional income totalling more than �1.8 million over three years whilst ensuring the service delivers on key Council priorities such as health, skills for all age groups and developing the local economy. Find our more

Read It Again! 2015

Read it Again Now in its 10th year, "Read it Again!" is an award for a first time picture book where the words and pictures are the work of one individual. The winner is selected entirely by children from Cambridgeshire and in 2014, over 10,000 children from 64 local schools participated.

 

Discover this years shortlist and previous winners.


Lego Club at Huntingdon Library   

Join us for the first meeting of a new family LEGO club at Huntingdon Library on 25 January. Suitable for children aged between 5-11 years who love construction and being creative.

LEGO bricks will be supplied but if you have your own baseblock at home please bring it along with you.

Harry Potter Book Night

An invitation to a magical Harry Potter Book Night celebration at Central Library on 5 February. Join us for activities, readings, a quiz and prizes.

Dress code is wizarding robes, Harry Potter fancy dress, or your best Muggle attire! Tickets are limited and are available at Central Library.

Mobile device drop-in sessions

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Received a tablet or a smart phone at Christmas? Not really sure how to use it? Why not let us help with one of three January drop-in sessions at Central Library, Barnwell Road Library and Milton Road Library.

We offer h
ow-to advice, and we'll show you how to download our free eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers. 
 Whittlesey Community Hub

A new "Community Hub" was launched in Whittlesey on Monday 15 December, creating an all-in-one access point services offered by Cambridgeshire County Council and Fenland District Council.

 

The opening ceremony was carried out by Councillor Ralph Butcher, representing Cambridgeshire County Council and Fenland District Council leader Councillor John Clark. They were joined by other district and county council representatives, members of the library's Friends group and the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Recommended read - best of 2014 

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Looking for inspiration when choosing your next book? Our Top 100 Books 2014 and Books of the Year 2014 provide a great place to find your next book in 2015. 

 

Why not visit our Reading page to find out how you can join a local reading group?

 

Talk - The Corpus Clock

Stewart Huxley will be coming to Histon Library on 14 January to talk about the Corpus Clock which is one of the newest and most distinctive public monuments in Cambridge. It is a unique and strange device for the measurement of time and is both hypnotically beautiful and deeply disturbing. It was invented, designed and given to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, by Dr John C Taylor. 

Evening reading group at Papworth 
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A new evening reading group will meet at Papworth Library on the fourth Thursday of the month, 7.30 - 8.30pm.

If you live or work in the Papworth area and enjoy reading come along to the first meeting on Thursday 22 January.

Sugar Swaps

Change4Life is calling on families to sign up for 'Sugar Swaps' this January.  It's surprising how much sugar there is in some of the things children eat throughout the day. The Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign aims to help families cut down on their sugar intake by making simple food and drink swaps at key occasions throughout the day. Sign up now 

 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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