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Black History Month – What To Read

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October marks Black History Month and we have a display at the library.

Books we have highlighted on the shelf are:

An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

We also love the authors James Baldwin, Zadie Smith, Yaa Gyasi, Malorie Blackman and Caleb Azumah Nelson.

And of course we have more books on our shelves from browsing!

Get Online Week Event – Find Out How We Can Help You Get Online

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For the Get Online Week initiative by the Good Things Foundation our Digital Drop In team are holding a free event for you to go along and find out what they do.

Whether you want to connect with friends and family, shop safely online, apply for jobs or access online services like the NHS – come along and find out how Digital Drop In can support you.

We also have some free data SIM cards for anyone who needs them, courtesy of the Good Things Foundation.

We hope to see you there!

The event is on Wednesday 16th October from 10am, at Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library.

Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library
Station Road
Narborough
LE19 2HR

Quiz! – Tickets On Sale Now

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We’re holding another of our popular quizzes in October!

We have a few changes this time, it’s being held at Narborough Parish Centre on Desford Road, and bring your own food and drinks as they will not be provided. Tea and coffee will be available.

Tickets are £5 each and are available from Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library now.

You can have teams of up to 6 people, so get a team together and start brushing up on your trivia!

Details:
Quiz Night hosted by Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library
Location: Narborough Parish Centre, Desford Road, Narborough
Date: Friday, 11th October, 7pm

Summer Reading Challenge 2024!

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This year’s summer reading challenge is here! 

For those new to the challenge, it is hosted annually by The Reading Agency, who set the theme and provide incentives to encourage children to read during the summer holidays. We have stickers to collect and medals to be won!

How It Works

Any library member aged 4 – 11 can join in, you can join the library for free at any time.

  1. Sign up for the challenge at any time from July 6th, your child will get a starter pack including stickers, a reading goal is set and your child can take part in our treasure hunt at the library.
  2. Any book counts towards their reading goal, including comics, ebooks and audiobooks.
  3. Upon returning books, your child will be given more stickers and a door hanger.
  4. When the reading goal is met (6 books or more!) your child will receive a certificate and medal! Everyone who completes the challenge will also go into a raffle to win a £10 voucher!
  5.  Your child has until September 7th to complete their challenge.

Sign Up

Any librarian can sign your child up at any time over the summer, during normal library opening hours and provide them with a starter pack during our usual opening hours.

This years theme is Marvellous Makers, although any book counts towards their reading goal. Book recommendations can be found here, or you can browse some recommended books from the Reading Agency, or come to the library and browse our shelves!

We will be holding a craft event on Thursday 8th of August, keep an eye out for details for that online.

Summer Fayre

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Our Summer Fayre will be held at the library on Saturday, 15th June, from 2:15pm, coinciding with the Connecting Narborough Summer Saturday in the village.

We will have a tombola with exciting prizes, a bran tub for children and lovely handmade crafts and plants for sale – perfect gifts.

This is also the last chance to buy raffle tickets for just £1 each (check our earlier post for the full list of amazing prizes donated by local businesses!). The drawing will take place at 3:45 pm.

As always, these events are essential for fundraising to keep our library running. Any contribution, be it buying an item or a raffle ticket, is greatly appreciated.

Summer Raffle Tickets on Sale!

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Our annual raffle of the year will be this summer!

Tickets are on sale at the library now for £1 each.

The raffle will be drawn on Saturday 15th June, 2024 at 3:45pm at our Summer Fayre.

Our raffle would not be possible without the generosity of the following local companies who have donated the following wonderful prizes.

Prizes:

Luxury food and drink hamper from Asda
Six month membership for two adults from LivingWell Health Club
Elizabeth Arden beauty products
Handbag from Royal Court Shoe Repairs, two to win!
Fresh flowers from Petals Florist
Food voucher from Plough, Littlethorpe
Gift from Narborough Eye Care
Alcohol from Tesco Copt Oak
Gift from Cotton Tail Cards
Wine from Old Inn Littlethorpe
Gift from Myrtles Home Furnishings
Voucher from Hi-Tide Fish Bar, Narborough

And more prizes to be won!

All proceeds from our raffle go towards the ongoing costs of running the library, so buy a ticket and support your local library!