Welcome back to your Library

We are pleased to welcome you back to many of our Libraries.? Libraries now open:?Bulwell Riverside Library,?Clifton Library,?Dales Centre Library,?Home Library Service,?Hyson Green Library,?Meadows Library,?Southglade Park Library,?Strelley Road Library,?St Ann's Valley Library and?Wollaton Library. Libraries reopening from Monday 17 August:??Aspley Library, Basford Library, Bilborough Library,?Radford Lenton?Library and?Sherwood?Library? .? Libraries will?have temporary new opening times and for the safety of?staff and all customers, we have put a few measures in place to help our libraries run smoothly. Read more here ?

What are we reading this month?

Every month we have a selection of titles available for simultaneous loan, so you can borrow them straight away without having to wait.? We have some great titles this month, which are available to borrow on eBook and eAudio. The titles will remain as multi-access until 29 September 2020.

Are You Sleeping, Kathleen Barber (eBook only) |?Dear Mrs Bird, A. J. Pearce?| Geek Girl, Holly Smale (eBook only) |?This Green and Pleasant Land, Ayisha Malik |?A Thousand Ships,Natalie Haynes |?My Name Is Why, Lemn Sissay?|?The Muse,?Jessie Burton |?The Luminaries,?Eleanor Catton (eAudio only)

Discover these and more, all available on?BorrowBox or ULibrary.

Talking Rubbish

Enjoy some fantastic children's theatre brought to you by Theatre Rites and?The Spark Arts for Children, all about finding treasure in what other people throw away.? Join Charlotte as she digs around at home, sorting through her rubbish. You will also meet her friends Mohsen and Aya. They share her passion for finding treasure in what other people throw away. You will be amazed at what they create in this wonderful world of Rubbish! Episode 1 is viewable now and episode?2 will premiere on Wednesday 19 August at 2pm.? Read more here?

Our new Love to Read summer challenge is here

Keep the kids reading throughout the school holidays! The challenge is to read as many books as you can, and for every 6 books read and reviewed, you can enter a draw to win some fantastic prizes!?The more books you read, the more times you can enter, and the more times you enter, the greater chance you have of winning!

Running until Saturday 12 September,?Love to Read?is a reading challenge open to children of all ages, even your little ones who can get help from grown-ups or older brothers or sisters.?

Read more here?

Notts Swap Shop is live!

Business & IP Centre Nottingham is excited to be part of the team behind a new venture enabling small businesses and charities across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire to help each other by sharing skills and knowledge, so timely in the current climate.? Find out more and join us on the Notts Swap Shop website at www.nottsswapshop.co.uk.

Need help looking for work?

Although we can?t host our Work Clubs in libraries at the moment, help is still available remotely from our community partners.? Details of who to contact in your area are available on the Online Library here.

Our staff picks

Recommended reads by black writers selected by?our libraries staff. More detail on each book can be found here.

Once upon a Darker Time:? A?brief history of how fairy tales?went from shocking adult stories to tales aimed at children. An online free lecture by Sam Maxfield.?This is a talk aimed at adults, and contains adult themes that are not suitable for children. Date to be confirmed soon, so keep an eye on our social media pages and events page.