D. H. Lawrence Creative Writing Workshops ✏️





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Nottingham City Libraries

Welcome to our June Edition of Library News.






Central Library plans move forward
Central library architect drawings

Councillors have approved plans for work to get underway on *Nottingham’s new Central Library* in July, creating a landmark development at the heart of the city’s regenerated Southside.

Opening *next summer* the new library will feature a high-quality children’s library with an immersive story telling room, extensive book collection and comfortable areas to sit and read. Other amenities will include:


* *Feature book walls* and shelving to display a large collection of books
* Free *WiFi* and free access to *computers, laptops and iPads  *
* A *café* & ground floor reception area which can be converted into a *performance space*
* Specialist and rare collections room for *local studies materials*
* *Learning lab* for special activities and school class visits
* *Meeting rooms*
* *Exhibition space*
* *Creative design areas*
* *Business Intellectual Property Centre* for the city.

*Read more about the exciting Broadmarsh Developments* [ [link removed] ]






On our shelves now!
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It's Pride Month - a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ identities, accomplishments and reflect on the struggle for equality. It’s also a chance for LGBTQ+ families to share their experiences with the wider world.

To mark the month we have curated some of our favourite titles centred on the LGBTQ+ experience. 

*Explore our LGBTQ+ must reads* [ [link removed] ]






D. H. Lawrence writing workshops
A Portrait of D H Lawrence at Aldous Huxley’s House, Suresnes, 1929 by Joep Nicolas

Nottingham City Libraries are working in partnership with Nottingham City Museums to bring two *D. H. Lawrence Creative Writing Workshops* to Wollaton Library.

In celebration of the acquisition of the last known portrait of D. H. Lawrence (available to view at Newstead Abbey), we are running creative writing workshops, which will explore the work of the famous Nottinghamshire writer. Drawing inspiration from Lawrence’s fascinating and varied written portraits of the area he called ‘the country of my heart,’ and of the people who lived here, participants will be encouraged to write about their own places and people.

Workshops are free and take place at Wollaton Library [ [link removed] ]


* Saturday 2 July, 10am to 12pm (for anyone aged 16+) 
* Saturday 16 July, 10am to 12pm (for 11-16 year olds)

*Further details and booking links* [ [link removed] ]






Family history drop in sessions
Table full of documents and photographs

Find out more about your family tree at our Family History drop in sessions, where experts will be on hand to give practical guidance and signpost you to useful resources.

The first Thursday of each month, 10am to 12pm at St Ann's Valley Library. The next session will be 7 July.

*Explore Nottingham Local Studies* [ [link removed] ]






Resource of the Month - British Newspaper Archive

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Explore over *50 million pages* from local newspapers in the "British Newspaper Archive." Hosted by the British Library, the archive is gradually digitising local newspaper titles from all over the country creating an invaluable resource for local and family historians. 

Local titles include Nottingham Post, Nottingham Journal and Football Post plus many others from the surrounding county.  *Why not search for your ancestors and see if they made the news?*

"The British Newspaper Archive" can be accessed on library PCs in all libraries. 



*More information and details of coverage * [ [link removed] ]






Build a Website using WordPress

Wordpress

Join us for a free practical online course about websites. No coding experience is required but you should be comfortable using computers and the web. 

Course starts on 23 June until 28 July, and runs every Thursday for 6 weeks, 6pm to 7.30pm



*Register your interest now!* [ [link removed] ]






Upcoming online events with BIPC
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*Business Club: Managing your Personal Energy and Motivation Levels*

Wednesday 22 June, 1pm to 2pm on Zoom.

Have you ever struggled with your motivation and energy levels when running your business? Join our guest Marceline Lindsay to consider this topic with other entrepreneurs and small businesses for advice, good ideas and good practice.

*Finance Essentials: How to make my Cash go Further*

Tuesday 28 June 10am to 10.45am on Zoom.

An all you need to know snapshot about the accounting and finance essentials for your start-up or small business.

*SEO & Content Marketing for Start-Ups and Small **_Businesses_*

Thursday 7 July, 11am to 11.45am on Zoom.

In this session, we’ll explain what SEO and content marketing are, how they work, and more importantly, how to get you started on increasing your organic traffic to your website.

*Register your attendance at BIPC events* [ [link removed] ]






What's New With BorrowBox
Boo kcovers

Available right now with no waiting lists!

*Mrs England, *Stacey Halls | *The Beijing Conspiracy, *Shamini Flint,  | *Lampedusa, *Steven Price | *The Crown, *Robert Lacey | *How to be a Refugee, *Simon May | *Maurice, *E M Forster | *The Searcher, *Tana French.

*Explore new titles on BorrowBox this month* [ [link removed] ]






Makey Make Music Day

illustration of a banana, a melon and a pineapple on black background

Celebrate International Music Day by getting creative at our interactive digital music PLAY workshop where you get to build your own digital instruments out of weird stuff using Makey Makey and Ototo kits.

Session run by the "Makers of Imaginary Worlds"" "and "Near Now".

21 June, 3.30pm to 5pm at Radford-Lenton Library [ [link removed] ]. 

Free, suitable for all ages and no need to book.






Dinosaur Roar! Sensory Play

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All children love dinosaurs and we are pretty sure they will love our dinosaur themed messy play!

Ideal for under 5s.

Wednesday 22 June at St Ann’s Valley Library [ [link removed] ] at 10.30am and Strelley Road Library [ [link removed] ] at 1.30pm.

Free and no need to book.







children around a PC

*Find out more and explore code club resources* [ [link removed] ]




Code Club

Code Club is back!  Do you know an aspiring young coder?  Tell them about our new Code Club at Bulwell Riverside Library. 

Starting 21 June, running every Tuesday, 5pm to 6pm for 6 weeks.








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