Reading & Libraries
Retford Library in Birthday Tribute to Famous Librarian-Poet Philip Larkin
Retford Library celebrates Larkin's 99th Birthday with special reading of his poetry
Published on 2nd September 2021
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T.K.'s Review: "The Familiars" by Stacey Halls
[Book Club Member's Review] -Is Halls’ The Familiars’ just another attempt to highlight witchcraft’s historical prominence or is it more to do with her -albeit somewhat obscure, perspective of sociocultural evolutionism? (Continue Reading)
Published on 10th August 2021
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T.K.'s Review: "The Shadow King" by Maaza Mengiste
[Book Club Member's Review] Ten years in the writing, and Mengiste has still not mastered the art of direct speech punctuation! The lack of such, combined with the absence of effective paragraphing, makes for difficult reading - somewhat like running a mental marathon... (Continue Reading)
Published on 10th August 2021
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Summer Reading Challenge 2021: Wild World Heroes & Summer library events
The challenge is now up and running in Nottinghamshire Libraries until Sunday 5 September
Published on 19th July 2021
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Mansfield Central Library is looking for a new café provider
Mansfield Central Library is searching for a provider to enhance the library with the addition of a brand new café, catering to library customers and members of the public.
Published on 6th July 2021
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Free rapid COVID tests from our mobile libraries
From 8 July, our mobile libraries will be offering free lateral flow COVID tests for users
Published on 5th July 2021
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Tuxford Library is moving to a mobile service
Beginning on Monday 26 June, Tuxford Library will move to a mobile service based at the Sun Inn
Published on 2nd July 2021
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Short and Sweet
Could short stories be the perfect read for these times? Inspire’s Ann Penn takes a look at the form and shares a range of bite-sized recommendations to consume in one sitting. . .
Published on 13th April 2021
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Five Leaves Bookshop: Events
Five Leaves, Nottingham’s independent city centre bookshop, was delighted earlier this year to receive National Lottery funding from Arts Council England for a programme of five online event series in 2021. Pippa Hennessey tells us more.
Published on 13th April 2021
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Overdue charges amnesty - ends 30 June
Hunt down those library books and other library items, and bring them back to any of Nottinghamshire’s libraries before the end of June. We’ll waive any charges due.
Published on 8th April 2021
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RBDigital eAudio books and eMagazines now available in the Libby app
Inspire libraries have moved our digital eAudio books and eMagazines from RBdigital to Overdrive.
Published on 25th February 2021
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Happily Ever After?
Happy marriages most certainly exist. But do they make good stories? In this article, Clare Brown from the Reading and Culture team explores how literature treats couples once the knot is tied.
Published on 12th February 2021
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Love in all its forms: LGBTQ+ Books
This Valentine's Day, rather than focussing on romantic clichés, we take the opportunity to explore a wider range of titles featuring more than just hearts and flowers and boy meets girl. Let’s start with some LGBTQ+ classics...
Published on 12th February 2021
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Our favourite reads of 2020
From children's books and bestselling thrillers to poetry, Sci-Fi and romance. Find out which are the best loved titles our staff read during 2020. Find these titles free to borrow here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/NottsLibraries/staff-picks/
Published on 9th December 2020
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Get Online Week 2020
This year's Get Online Week takes place from 19 - 25 October 2020. This year has shown us just how much of a difference the internet can make to our lives. But too many people are still being left behind, without the skills or access they need to benefit from being online.
Published on 7th October 2020
