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Summer Reading Challenge 2012

20
Jul 2012

Can you read six books over the summer holidays?

The Summer Reading Challenge for 2012Your local libraries are running this great challenge for children aged 4 – 11 years over the summer of 2012 – watch out for Story Labs events during the summer months.

All you have to do is read six books over the holiday. Libraries taking part are linking their promotions to some great events and there are prizes too!

The trailer below tells you more…

You can see more about the Summer Reading Challenge on the web pages of The Reading Agency here.

There are 97% of the  libraries in the UK sharing the event – so there’s bound to be one near you and your family.

Happy summer reading…. 

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Lunch Bites in Kings Lynn

15
Jan 2012

sandwichPic44Kings Lynn library have just introduced a new March 2012  initiative – Lunch Bites.

Why not visit the library with your lunch, if you are busy. You can sign up as a member, or if you already belong, find a quiet corner to select a book and have your break.

Lunch Bites, what a great idea.

Libraries could also introduce after school ‘Read and Rest’ sessions, making best use of a quiet corner or reading den in a library space.

What about having a ‘Saturday Space’ in a library, a corner dedicated to weekend reading together for families. (The events could be themed, or linked to the curriculum of local schools).

Get imaginative in your library during March. You can see the Kings Lynn Library opening times here.

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Are you strong?

31
Mar 2011

Can you help in our Community Library?We are moving some furniture and books around in the library!

If we could get some helpful volunteers to support us in this process that would be great. Our aim is to improve accessibility to our books and library services, as well as give you some more space to sit, read and think whilst you’re in our space.

If you can help (…you don’t need to be Charles Atlas really…) thank you so much.

Please make contact with Sam in the libary to arrange how we can work together as a team on the world of books.

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A Fiction Festival nearby

09
Mar 2011

kingsLynnPicKings Lynn is holding it’s annual Fiction Festival from 11th to 13th March 2011.

Writers you can see at this years festival include…

DJ Taylor, Rachel Hore, Sophie Hannah, Scarlett Thomas, Robert Edric, Paul Bailey, Lindsay Clarke, Christopher Bigsby, Robert Radcliffe and Roger Garfitt.

You can find short biographies of the writers here on the Festival web pages.

Over the festival weekend you can browse the bookstalls and talk to the authors about their work, as well as get your books signed too.

You can find details of tickets and booking for the festival here.

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