Cambridgeshire Libraries 

November 2015 
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Budget proposals
Friend of Central Library?
Dementia friendly communities
Library temporary closures
All forthcoming events
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Residents are being urged to help shape income generation ideas for Cambridgeshire Libraries by taking part in a public workshop.

Cambridgeshire County Council Members and Officers will host a workshop to explore and develop income generation ideas for libraries tomorrow, Saturday 7 November, 11am - 1pm, in the conference room on the third floor at Central Library.

Cambridgeshire County Councillors agreed in June to identify options for increasing income at Central Library, Cambridge and the library service as a whole. An elected Members Review Group has been working alongside County Council Officers, library staff and members of the public to consider ideas. The Group is tasked with making recommendations to the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee on commercial aspects of the service.
Budget proposals for Economy, Transport and Environment in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council
With Cambridgeshire County Council facing a financial challenge of unprecedented levels - details of proposed options to meet the savings have been put forward. The proposals for Economy, Transport and Environment were heard at the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee on 3 November, and later at the Economy and Environment Committee on 17 November. More details are available on the County Councils website.
Have your say on the County Councils budget
Residents across Cambridgeshire are being asked for their input in the setting of the County Councils budget for 2016/17. Cuts in funding from central government coupled with increased demand and inflation means that we need to save �114 million over the next five years, on top of the �200 million in savings we've already made. Get involved and fill out the survey by 8 November 2015.
Would you like to become a Friend of Central Library?
Do you use the library regularly? Want to become involved in your librarys development? Enjoy planning events?

Please come to our first meeting on Wednesday 18 November, 7pm at Central Library. All welcome and we look forward to seeing you.
Help create dementia friendly communities
Come to a Dementia Friends Information Session in your local library, to learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and turn your understanding into action. Join us on Tuesday 10 November, Comberton Library and Tuesday 1 December, Rock Road Library.

To register your interest, or for more details, please email us or phone 0345 045 5225.
Mobile Library service - collect hearing aid batteries
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The Mobile Library Service has linked with Cambridge Hearing Help so you can now collect NHS hearing aid batteries from your local mobile library. Call into your local service to exchange batteries whilst you discover what the Mobile Library Service has to offer.

Check out which of our 418 stopping locations in 235 villages throughout the county is closest to you.
New volunteer opportunity at Huntingdon Library
Making Space for Teens is a new gaming club for teenagers and we are looking for friendly volunteers to help us run it! The sessions run for a couple of hours each week and include the use of board games and console games at Huntingdon Library. With guidance from staff, you would be helping us to set up the equipment, welcoming teenagers into the space and monitoring them whilst they play their games.
 
To express interest or to simply find out more please contact us.
 
Yaxley Library Closure 
Yaxley Library will be closed from Wednesday 18 November, reopening on Saturday 21 November 2015. This is to enable minor refurbishment of the library.

We apologise for any inconvenience. 
Whittlesey Community Hub roof replacement
Whittlesey Library will operate a reduced service for the next 6-12 weeks due to extensive building works.

We apologise for any inconvenience and would like to thank you for your patience.
Ely Library Quiz with Fish and Chip Supper!
The Friends of Ely Library invite you to their Quiz with Fish and Chip Supper! Come along and test your knowledge at Ely Library on Friday 13 November 2015, 7pm.

Tickets are �8 which includes a Fish and Chip Supper, and can be purchased from Ely Library.
 

Recommended Read, November

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Looking for inspiration when choosing your next book? Our Hot new books and eAudio booksAuthor profile of the month and Top 100 popular authors provide a great place to find your next book. 

 

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

 
Alice in Wonderland talk 
Join us for an enchanting evening talk by our very own Rebecca Morris who will be speaking about Alice in Wonderland and traditional fairy tales at St Neots Library on Tuesday 24 November.

Tickets are free and available in advance from the library.
 
Read it Again!, again!
Read it Again
Shortlisting for the 2016 Read it Again! Cambridgeshire Childrens Picture Book Award will commence soon. Read it Again! is an award for a debut picture book where the words and pictures are the work of one individual. We have a long list of 20 titles and children from six schools across the county will be tasked with selecting their favourite eight titles from the list. From January until May, thousands of children in local schools will read, discuss and then vote for their favourite book from this shortlist. The book receiving the most votes being declared the winner in June 2016.  
Search for copies of Cambridgeshire birth, marriage and death certificates online
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Did you know that you can search for and order copies of Cambridgeshire birth, marriage and death certificates online? The CAMDEX system currently contains over 1.5 million entries dated from 1837 to the present day with new records being added on a regular basis. You can search the index for free and order copies of certificates for �10 each plus postage costs.   
Cromwell Collection Lecture
Join Michael Constantine, Business Manager of the National Civil War Centre and Head of Museums and Heritage Services for Newark and Sherwood District, for this years Cromwell Collection Lecture. The talk, Oliver Cromwell and his Legacies, will take place at Huntingdon Library and Archives, Wednesday 11 November, 7.30 pm.

Tickets, �3.00, are available from Huntingdon Library and the Cromwell Museum
 

 Forthcoming events and activities

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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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