Our What's On brochure listing our library events for February to April is at your library now. Pick up a copy and plan your outings and activities this Spring.
We're pleased to announce that
Cherry Hinton Library reopened on Saturday 1st February. For details of our
facilities and opening times, please visitCambridgeshire
Online | Cherry Hinton Library, Cambridge
We hope to see you soon!
To keep your contact details up
to date and ensure you can continue borrowing and using all library services,
we ask most library members to renew their membership every 3 years.
The easiest way to renew your
membership is by using our website, or you can visit your local library and talk
to a member of staff.
Simply click ‘Renew Account’ to review
your address and contact details, make any changes required, and then enter
your current PIN to submit.
If you have an email address, it
is particularly important to make sure that this is up to date, as many of our
reminder notices are now sent by email.
Secrets and suspense with Alison Stockham
Fans of suspenseful fiction - here are two chances to meet
bestselling author Alison Stockham. Alison is an engaging speaker who will let
you into some of her mystery writing secrets as she introduces her latest
psychological thriller, The Man She Married.
We are empowering digital communities, raising awareness and showcasing
the support available in East Cambs in partnership with Connecting Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire Skills, the Communities Team, Barclays Bank and the Central Co-op. Drop in and discover help and support available to connect you to the digital world.
Safer Internet day 11th February
Don’t forget
that libraries can help you learn more about how to be safe online all year
round, for example through the Safety and Security Online module on Learn My
Way.
To mark the occasion, we’re hosting a free event at Cambridge Central
Library where you can join our friendly Digital
Buddy volunteers to learn more about how you and your family and friends can
use the Internet safely:
Storytelling is something we do every day; it happens when
we talk about our day or relate a something funny that happened to us. This
year’s Early Years Service Festival of Stories (19-26 Feb) will be celebrating the
sharing of everyday stories with their programme of activities. Six libraries will
be hosting a visit from the wonderful author/illustrator Ellie Sandall. Her
interactive storytelling session will use props, rhymes & a craft activity
to help the children get ready to re-tell the 'The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever'
by Louise Fitzgerald & Kate Hindley.
Visit Library.Live or the Festival of Stories’
webpage to find out more about how you can join in with your preschooler.
According to the National Literacy Trust’s 2023 survey ‘Reading
for mental wellbeing’, one in two children read because it made them happy and
three in ten because it helped them deal with problems. Whether they want advice,
to learn about other people or simply lose themselves in another world,
libraries have a huge range of books for children to discover for free,
including the Reading Agency Reading Well collections for children and
teenagers.
Our Cambridgeshire Listens collection brings you a wide range of books to borrow in eAudiobook format. Available for multiple use, they're great for reading groups and workplace reads.
Each month the selection of adult, young adult and children's titles are refreshed - they're available to borrow over a 60-day period. Try the link to look at this month's offerings.
We have thirteen titles available as Listens:
Godkiller by
Hannah Kaner, The Last Devil
to Die by Richard Osman,The Wake Up
Call by Beth O’Leary, The Girls of
Bomber Command by Vicki Beeby, Death of a
Valentine by M.C. Beaton, The Figurine by
Victoria Hislop, Enemies to
Lovers by Amelia Jones, Murder Mile by
Lynda La Plante, Love in the
Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Parasol Against
the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi, Young Mungo by
Douglas Stuart, The Party House
by Lin Anderson, Friendaholic by
Elizabeth Day
Secret Seven
Adventure by Enid Blyton, Rosie Frost and
the Falcon Queen by Geri Halliwell-Horner, Race to
Frostfall Mountain by Jess French, It’s Not the
End of the World by Judy Blume, Tithe by Holly
Black, How to Make
Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow, Carry On by
Rainbow Rowell
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by reading one of the many books by LGBTQ+ authors available through
Cambridgeshire Libraries. You can visit the library catalogue for a list of
reading suggestions and to request titles, and all year long you can explore
our LGBTQ+ Celebrate Diversity collection. You can also
keep an eye out for displays at your local library!
We’re also hosting an exciting programme of free events – at Cambridge
Central Library you can join us for our regular LGBTQ+ Board Games Social and
Queer Café, and also for special events like storytimes, crafts, and talks on
LGBTQ+ History in Cambridgeshire and during the Medieval period. For full
details and to book your free place, please visit LGBTQ+ History Month 2025 by Cambridgeshire
Libraries | Eventbrite
You
can also join us at St Neots Library for a special pop-up book club on Saturday
22nd February at 2pm, discussing In Memoriam by Alice Winn. Free
to attend but booking is advised. Call into the library or email
StNeots.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk to book a free place.
The Library Presents
The new season of The Library Presents is here with lots for
Adults and Families!
We have lots of new workshops, some fantastic music, theatre
and dance performances and even some Virtual Reality Gaming. Check it all out
at Library Live | The LIbrary Presents or pick up a brochure in your local library.
Did you know Cambridgeshire Libraries offer free access to
resources in a range of languages, as well as language learning support? Please
help us spread the word about our newspapers and magazines from around the
world available via PressReader, bilingual dictionaries, and books in multiple
languages.
To find these books on our library catalogue, you can do an Advanced
Search for Junior Foreign Language or Adult Foreign Language in the
“Collection” dropdown list. You can also sort by date (latest first) to find
the most recent books.
Time to talk day 6th February
Time to Talk Day is to encourage all of us to be
more open about our mental health and talk about how we really feel. The day is a good opportunity for friends,
families and communities to come together to talk, listen and change lives.
Visit Time To Talk
Day to find out how you can join in and read about the talking tips to help you
start the conversation.
Why not invite a friend to visit your local library and have
a chat over books that inspire you? Check
out our health
and well-being books such as the Reading Well collections.
