September Library News





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New on our shelves
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*The Birdcatcher,* Gayl Jones? |?*All the Broken Places,* John Boyne |?*Best of Friends,* Kamila Shamsie |?*Blackstone Fell,* Martin Edwards |?*Daisy Darker,* Alice Feeney |?*Love Untold,* Ruth Jones |?*The Viper,* J.R. Ward |?*The Lost Man of Bombay,* Vaseem Khan |?*Ithaca,* Claire North |?*Carrie Soto is Back,*?Taylor Jenkins Reid |?*The Queen of Dirt Island,* Donal Ryan

*Explore titles in more detail & reserve your copy* [ [link removed] ]

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Prefer an eRead?

Explore the best eAudio and eBooks on our virtual shelves in September.

*Talk Bookish to me, *Kate Bromley* |??Mark Anchovy: Pizza Detective,?*William Goldsmith |?*All Creatures Great and Small,? *James Herriot* |?**The Startup Wife, *Tahmina Anam* |?**Behind Closed Doors, *Catherine Alliott*? |?**Shadow and Bone, *Leigh Bardugo* |?**End of Summer, *Andres De La Motte*.*

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*New eReads with BorrowBox* [ [link removed] ]






Come Make Theatre with us
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We are working in partnership with Lit Theatre Company to give young people the opportunity to work with professional theatre makers.?

For people aged 14-16, over the course of four free workshops you will get to experience the excitement, creativity and enjoyment of making theatre!?

Workshops run on Thursdays from 22 September to 13 October,?4.30pm to 6pm at?Bilborough Library.

*To express an interest in taking part email: **[email protected]* <[email protected]>






Resource of the Month - PressReader
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Get unlimited access to the world?s best content as a member of Nottingham City Libraries.

Catch up with today?s Nottingham Post and other regional papers, many of the national dailies, plus local and national titles covering 145 countries in 64 languages! Ideal if you?re learning a language or wanting to keep up with the news in a particular location. Recent back copies are available, along with a wide range of magazines, plus searchable index if you?re interested in a particular event or topic.

*Download the PressReader app or read on PC or Mac web browsers* [ [link removed] ]






Volunteer with us
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Do you want to meet new people, learn new skills or just give something back to your community?

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to become Conversation Group Facilitators to help people from other countries improve their spoken English in libraries across the city.

This opportunity is open to everyone and your support is valued!

*Find out more and apply* [ [link removed] ]






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What Matters to You?

Drop-in at either Basford or Strelley Road Library and speak to a Link Worker for help with non-medical issues such as reducing isolation or tackling benefit or housing issues that may be impacting your wellbeing.

"In partnership with BACHS Primary Care Network."

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*Dates and times on our website* [ [link removed] ]




Health & Wellbeing Hubs

Our Hubs team will be visiting every library across the city this month.?

Whether you need help making your money go further, accessing local services, booking a COVID-19 vaccine or finding out about things to do in your community, drop in during the session times and have a chat with the team!






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Meet Potential Employers

Wednesday 21?September from 2pm to 4pm.

Drop in to our Jobs Fair during the afternoon to talk to a range of potential employers including Greggs, Tesco. The Big Issue, Nottingham Skills Academy and more.

"In partnership with The Renewal Trust."

*Dales Centre location* [ [link removed] ]






A New Story Adventure

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Join *Nottingham Playhouse* for an exciting and interactive story adventure, perfect for all under 5s.?

Monday 26?September at 10.30am at?St Ann?s Valley Library and?Strelley Road Library at 10.30am.

No need to book, just turn up







Macmillan Coffee Morning
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It's time for a Coffee Morning and you're invited.?Come along for a brew and some cake or you can bring your own cake to help us raise money!

Let's do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.

*Thursday 29 September, from?**10am to 12pm at Aspley Library*






Upcoming virtual events with BIPC
Dawn O?Connor and Sarah Knowles

Read Business & IP Centre Nottinghamshire?s latest business story with Dawn O?Connor and Sarah Knowles, founders of Shift Key Cyber, who have accessed business support from their library to help grow their cyber security business.

?BIPC helped us establish where we were on our journey and offered information around the vast resources and databases available in the libraries to assist our business with analysis. We?ve also used the services to plan our next steps which in our case was around marketing.

?The Advisors we?ve worked with have been really helpful with also providing leads to academics within universities. Since working with BIPC, we?ve also been successful in joining?*Cyber Runway?s Accelerator programme.* [ [link removed] ]?We?re going from success to success, so watch this space!?

*Best piece of business advice you?ve ever been given??*Dawn: Don?t sell, serve. Sarah: Feel the fear and do it anyway.

*Most likely to be found in/at??*Dawn: Spending time walking, enjoying nature. Sarah: Either working or gaming.

*Has there been a book that impacted you??*Dawn:?The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle [ [link removed] ] Sarah:?The alchemist by Paulo Coelho [ [link removed] ]

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*Business Club - Cyber Security for Small Businesses*

Tuesday 27 September, 10am to 11am, online

Dawn & Sarah from Shift Key Cyber will be running our Business Club in September. They will be sharing their advice on how small businesses can use cyber security practices to future proof and enhance their protection against hacks, theft or information leaks.

*Details and Book* [ [link removed] ]






Memories of Nottingham Coffee Morning

Wednesday 5?October, 10am to 12pm at?Clifton Library,

Join us for a special coffee morning to mark International Day of Older Persons. Spend the morning exploring our Memory Packs and Picture Nottingham photo archive, enjoying conversation and sharing memories of Nottingham. ?

No booking required, just drop in during the morning.






Don't Forget to Take Part in our Survey

Hyson Green Library

*Hyson Green 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 interior of the library.?

We need to know how you use Hyson Green Library and how satisfied you are before we make the changes, so that we can?understand the difference the funds will make to people who use the library.



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