By Brittany Riley
Spotlight: School holidays coming and Junior Brain Games
Our Autumn school holiday programme has been finalised and we can’t wait to share it with you. In the meantime, we still have plenty going on at the library. A highlight is Junior Brain Games which is held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Activities may include logic, join-the-dots, spot the difference, word and number games, book discussions, story writing and reading, and occasional handicrafts. Participants are also automatically joined to the 1000 Books After School Challenge (BASC.)
Spotlight: Programmes for Children
For those hectic school afternoons, we have plenty of eResources for children to borrow from home.
EraBooks targets reading, writing and comprehension skills, while REDeLEARN encourages further learning under subjects such as animals, environment, history, music and science. LOTE4Kids allows children to learn a new language through the magic of storytelling, and Hoopla has thousands of books, audiobooks, and entertainment for the little ones.
Spotlight: New books
The Cardless Tarot from Kerry Ward is perfect for beginner readers.
Kerry has selected nine key life questions to ask, each of which align with nine ‘guides’ from the tarot deck’s Major Arcana. Follow the instructions from your guide and you will be taken on a journey to find out your destiny. Are you looking to find your next love? Or perhaps you’re keen to find out what changes lie ahead? The pages hold the answers to your most pressing questions.
Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has written What Does It Feel Like? (AF KIN)
Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumour growing in her brain. Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the type of impossible questions recognizable to anyone navigating the labyrinth of grief.
Less Hustle, More Happy (361 SEE) by Claire Seeber contains guidance of how not to sell your soul at work.
In her book, Claire distils her knowledge into a comprehensive blueprint that addresses the evolving challenges of today’s professional landscape in a way that feels liberating, not stifling. It is divided into five parts: knowing yourself and setting your vision, creating Brand YOU, accelerating your growth through relationships, improving your performance currency, and future proofing yourself.
Laura Bush said, “I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.” We agree, Laura!
