If you love books and enjoy talking about them even more then join our new Facebook group ??Nottingham Library Readers?.

You can share reading recommendations, let us know what you are reading, or even tell us if you get? to the end of a book and think ?what on earth was that all about?. ?We want the page to be fun, so we will be sharing some light-hearted features and discussions as well.? We have already discussed desert island books and book-to-film adaptations. If you have any book related questions, we?ll also do our best to help you!

Join our Book Club

Nottingham Library Readers will also be the home of our monthly book club.?This month?s book is The Wayward Girls by Amanda Mason, which was chosen by our group members.? It?s a ghost story set over two time periods, and is atmospheric and eerie, rather than a horror story. ?

The book is available on the library?s BorrowBox site in eAudio and eBook and is available for simultaneous loan, so you can borrow a copy straightaway.

For more information on borrowing eBooks and eAudio click here.

The Summer Reading Challenge will return for 2020 with a new website,?where children aged 4 - 11 can take part in the Challenge and a "Let's Get Silly" virtual launch event that the whole family can enjoy.

With the disruption caused by COVID-19 and the impact of social distancing on schools and? libraries, the all-new digital Summer Reading Challenge will launch earlier than usual to keep children reading over the summer and support parents and carers with children already at home.

This year it will run from June to September 2020 with a whole host of virtual (super silly!) events from guest celebrities and authors. The website will be free to access, featuring games, quizzes and digital? downloadable activities to encourage children and their families to take part in the Challenge at home.

This year's theme will also offer families a chance to have fun and just "GET SILLY!", with children being encouraged to read anything that makes them happy - whether it be a comic, joke book, poetry, fiction or non-fiction, in digital or print format, from e-book lending through the library or from what they already have at home, with the Summer Reading Challenge official book collection as a

Head on over to?sillysquad.org.uk?to start your seriously silly Summer Reading Challenge!

When StoryParks launched in 2019, our Libraries were brought to our Parks.?This year, with the help of the?Nottingham Building Society, we are bringing both Libraries & Parks online to you, so you and your little ones can enjoy in the comfort of your own home!?

Find stories, crafts and even nature activities in a brand-new Digital Den, packed full of activities to engage and inspire your little ones at home.

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Join Sammy Fox on this magical StoryPark adventure? All you need to bring is your imagination!

Find out more via?https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/storyparks-nottingham

Mini Mash-Up Video Podcasts?

MishMash Productions is an exciting production company making magical, original music for young audiences.

This series of 11 interactive podcasts explore the music, stories and theatre from their shows?Smile,?Strange Creatures?and?Hubbub: A Musical Adventure.? Each short podcast includes performances and participatory activities for children aged 3 ? 7 and their families and classes.

http://www.mishmashproductions.co.uk/mini-mashup

Ospreys, puffins, peregrines, owls...and more!?Watch live wildlife with the?Wildlife Trusts.?

Did you know that Nottingham Trent University's Newton building? is home to a pair of peregrine falcons? The webcam stream the pair's activities live for excited viewers to follow the breeding season online from laying to fledging.

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The Wildlife Trust are also running a?30 Days Wild Challenge!

Do one wild thing a day throughout the whole month: for your health, wellbeing and for the planet. That?s 30 simple, fun and exciting Random Acts of Wildness.

You?ll get a free, downloadable pack of goodies to help you plan your wild month, plus lots of ideas to inspire you to stay wild all throughout June. Find out more here.