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Winter Craft Fayre

Our winter craft fayre is on the 26th of November at 2:15 to 4:15pm, come on down to get Christmas gifts, bargain pre-loved books or take part in the lucky dip.

Our raffle will be drawn at 3:30pm so there will be time to buy your tickets, tickets can also be bought from the library until then (£1 each) to be in to win a Christmas hamper, local restaurant vouchers or gifts. For more information on the raffle, please see our previous post.

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Winter Raffle

Our winter raffle has launched! To be in with a chance to win a prize listed below you can buy tickets from the libary for £1 each or a book of tickets for £5.

The raffle will be drawn on Saturday 26th November 2022 at 3:30pm at the Winter Fayre, Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library.

The prizes include:

  • Luxury Christmas food & drink hamper with donations from Asda
  • £30 food & drink voucher from Narborough Arms
  • Bottle of champagne & glass flutes
  • Sunday lunch for 2 at Copt Oak pub
  • Handmade Christmas decorations
  • Beauty hamper including products from Next
  • Grooming hamper including products from Next
  • Prosecco, chocolates and Christmas pudding from Tesco Copt Oak
  • Jules winter scarf
  • A gift from Old Inn Littlethorpe
  • Bottle of Port
  • Large candle from Next
  • Sunglasses from Narborough Eyecare
  • A voucher for Paige Lauren Hair at Littlethorpe
  • A gift from Select Convenience Narborough
  • Fish & Chip supper for 2 from Hi-Tide Narborough
  • … Plus more lovely prizes

Thank you to those who have donated prizes and good luck!

Registered charity number 1167677

Halloween Book Recommendations

Halloween display of books

For Halloween we have a lovely display of some spooky reads for kids. I’ve also added a few recommendations for adults below.

Witchstorm by Tim Tilley

Will must find the witch’s treasure in order to save his Mother. But someone else is searching for it too, and if the treasure falls in the wrong hands Will could lose his home and his Mother.

Available to lend now

Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes

Vampires are bound by the Vampiric Laws. And unfortunately, 11-year-old Leo has just forgotten rule number one . . . The Rules for Vampires don’t tell you what to do when you make a ghostly enemy, or accidentally restart an ancient war. But Leo and her very unusual family are more than up to the job.

Available to lend now

Diary of a Wimpy Vampire by Tim Collins

Nigel became a vampire at fifteen so he hangs out with the Goths and emo kids due to his pale skin and social awkwardness, and constantly battling his embarrassingly overwhelming desire to sink his fangs into Chloe’s neck. Will Nigel ever get his girl?

Available to lend now

We also have Titchy Witch books by Rose Impey and The Wickedest Witch by Katie Dale and Harry Potter books.

And for adults:

The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier

Most are familiar with the titular story from Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation. The story is of a small town trying to survive as a large flock of violent birds descended on them.

Available to lend now (in the classics section)

The Children God Forgot by Graham Masterton

This is a sequel to Ghost Virus (2018). After a woman gives birth to a tentacled monster, DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel’s investigation takes them to the sewers where the dead come back to life, witchcraft is the only force strong enough to save you…

Available to lend now

Or you could read something by the king of horror Stephen King. We can order classic novels such as It, The Shining and Misery.

You can check which books are currently in the library at https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries

Black History Month: Book Recommendations

October is Black History Month so here are a few recommendations from Black authors, three fiction and three memoirs. Or why not visit the library and browse our other titles.

The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Published in 2020, this novel is set in Idi Amin’s Uganda and tells of the coming of age story of Kirabo. She is fiercely independent and is surrounded by strong female relatives. She deals with love, loss and complex family dynamics.
Available to lend at Narborough & Littlethorpe Community Library

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Published in 2020, this novel spans from the 1950s to the 1990s and is set across America. After running away from their small southern town aged sixteen, the Agnes twins find very different new lives apart from each other. One, passing as white, hides her traumatic past from her family. The other, lives with her daughter back in her hometown.
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for fiction.
We can order this for you for a £1 charge. 

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Published in 2016, this novel is set in North West London to West Africa. It follows two friends who dream of becoming dancer. Their friendship ends and Tracey dances in a chorus line whilst Amiee becomes a philanthropist in West Africa.
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 
Available to lend at Narborough & Littlethorpe Community Library

Rising To The Surface by Lenny Henry

Published in 2022, this documents Lenny Henry’s life in the 80s and 90s as he navigates his life through the comedy scene. He also writes of the death of his mother, the book is described as ‘moving and honest’.
We can order this for you for a £1 charge.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

Published 2018, this is the first volume of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs. He goes through his childhood, his election campaign and his first term in office. He also includes personal stories of his family. 
We can order this for you for a £1 charge

Manifesto On Never Giving Up by Bernadine Evaristo

Published in 2022, Bernardine Evaristo is the 2019 winner of the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other. This memoir documents her life growing up and surviving London whilst setting up Britain’s first theatre company for Black women, and moving on to settle into her career in writing. She also confronts racism and toxic relationships.
Available to lend at Narborough & Littlethorpe Community Library

You can check which books are currently in the library at https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries

Summer Sale

In conjunction with the Narborough Summer Fair being held at Dales Cafe and Eleven Eleven hairdressers on Sunday 7th of August we will be holding a Sale of books, crafts and cards outside the library. Please come along and support both the library and Loros.

Recycled Robots Craft Activity

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge Theme ” The Gadgeteers” has given us a great idea for a children’s craft activity. Why not come along to the library on Thursday 11th August at 2pm to be a Gadgeteer and build a recycled robot. Materials will be provided but feel fee to bring along any recycled materials to use or share to build your own Recycled Robot.