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August 2022

Exciting times for Hyson Green Library!

Do you use Hyson Green Library in The Mary Potter Centre? Then we need your help.

We are pleased to say that the library has been successful in a bid for funds from the Libraries Improvement Fund. Arts Council England awarded the money for renovations to the shared garden and the inside of the library.

Please help us understand the difference the funds will make to people who use the library by completing a short online survey. We need to know how you use Hyson Green Library and how satisfied you are before we make the changes.

You can find out more about the One Hyson: Growing Together project here.

New on our shelves 

A few of our August highlights;

The Secrets Of Sainte Madeleine, Tilly Bagshawe | A Postcard From Capri,  Alex Brown | Game On, Janet Evanovich | The Twist Of A Knife, Anthony Horowitz | The Curfew, T.M. Logan | The Last Party, Clare Mackintosh | Cornish Clouds and Silver Lining Skies, Ali McNamara | Shattered, James Patterson |  The House Party, Mary Grand | When You Are Mine, Michael Robotham.

New Health and Wellbeing Hubs

Nottingham City Libraries is joining forces with the City Council and NHS to bring Health and Wellbeing Hubs to more community locations around the city.  To help you boost your wellbeing by connecting with others, the team are here to help. Whether you need information on accessing health services, making your money go further or finding out what’s on in your area – just drop in during the session times. Sessions still to come in August include St Ann’s Valley, Dales Centre, Basford and Bulwell Riverside Libraries with more to be confirmed for September.

Summer is in full swing!

There’s something for everyone this summer in a library near you! 🌞

We still have loads of fun family activities at our libraries.

Geoffrey Jumper: Be ready for laughs and tricks that will delight all ages. £2 per person, available to buy in the library.

Kev Sutherland: Delivers his comic masterclass teaching you how to draw. Suitable for ages 7+. £5 per child, which includes a comic strip to take home. 

Crafts, LEGO and more: Every library also has a number of other free activities including Gadgeteers crafts to keep children entertained all summer long!

The Crafty Man Club

A new weekly activity for men

Come along for a cuppa and a chat about all things music, film, design, engineering, arts, crafts and more with other men. It’s a great way to learn a new craft, share your skills with others and meet new people.

Resource of the month – eMagazines

Did you know you can read a host of magazines free of charge with your library card?  Head to the Libby website or app to download and enjoy the latest edition of your favourites, from lifestyle to sport, hobbies to tech, news and celebrity to fashion and the great outdoors. 

The platform also includes titles in a range of languages other than English too!

Nottinghamshire BIPC announces record year for supporting local businesses

BIPC Nottinghamshire have reported a record year after giving more than 1,000 instances of free business support to Nottingham’s start-up and small businesses owners – over half of them women.

From March 2021 to March 2022, over 1,000 attendees received free business support from the Nottinghamshire Centre. 39% of these attendees were aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to start their own business and 53% were looking to grow an existing business.

There was a dramatic increase in activity, with 469 instances of business support delivered between January and March 2022 alone, following the recruitment of a team of Advisors and recent openings of four BIPC locals in Bulwell, Beeston, Mansfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield libraries.

Your can read the full press release here.

Whose IP is it Anyway?

It’s common for people to work together when developing new ideas and products. If you're asking yourself who owns the IP in your business arrangements, then you are not alone.

Webinar, 18 August, 12pm to 3pm

Small Business Grants and How to Find them

Join local business support providers to review grants for start-ups & SMEs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and how you can find your own.

Webinar, 23 August, 10am to 11am

A Trip to Skegness

The customers of the Jolly Higglers pub on Ilkeston Road in Radford head out in a charabanc for a day trip to Skegness, 1925.

We add a new jigsaw every
fortnight, so keep coming back!

August BorrowBox highlights

The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel | The Young Team, Graeme Armstrong  | Annie Stanley, All At Sea by Sue Teddern | Reputation, Lex Croucher | Luster, Raven Leilana | Kate on the Case, Hannah Peck | Witches Steeped in Gold, Clannon Smart.