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Hello

I have a new website for you today (well ok, the website isn't new, but me telling you about it is).

It's  http://www.bartleby.com/ and it contains full text of historic reference books, fiction and verse, free-of-charge and online. For example you can read a 1917 edition of Pride and Prejudice, alongside the works of Darwin and Cicero, and dictionaries of quotations and sayings.

It's brilliant and well worth a visit, (although that's not to say that you shouldn't still visit your library).

Suzanne 

Hello

It's a new month and a new theme again. October is the month of "Word of mouth" celebrating storytelling, reading out loud and live literature - which is why we're holding our readers festival this month.  Tickets are selling fast but there are some still available if you want a chance to meet and talk with Sophie Hannah, RJ Ellory, Anne Zouroudi, Denise Mina, Karen Maitland and Lionel Shriver. (Full details here).

There are also storytelling events going on in schools and playgroups and you could join in by doing some live storytelling of your own. Why not get together with family and friends to read aloud passages for your favourite books, or short stories. You might feel a bit daft at first, but trust me it's great fun (especially if you are reading to children and do all the voices!)

Let me know how you get on!

Suzanne

Hello

We've had a really good week here in North Lincolnshire Libraries. We've been playing host to an amazing guy called Alasdair Daniel who has been travelling around the libraries doing storytelling sessions for children.  He really gets the audience involved and all of the children who came have been sat totally absorbed in his stories (as have the adults who came too, me included!!!) If you ever get the chance to see him I really would recomend it - he has the most wonderful puppets that he uses in the stories (if you can get over any spider phobia you have!) and you really are left wanting more. We were so wrapped up in the stories that we kept forgetting to take any photos (oops) but you can find one or two pictures of him and the sessions in our photo album.

He's definitely given me something to aspire to for my next storytelling session!

Until next time

Suzanne 

Hello

I just wanted to give you yet more exciting, advance news.

Colin Dexter, the writer who created Inspector Morse is coming to Scunthorpe on 10 January 2009. I know that after Christmas seems a long way off, but here in the library we wanted to give you something to look forward to for the new year (after all, reading is for life, not just for Christmas! - sorry couldn't resist!).

We're hosting the event at the Plowright Theatre, so there's plenty of room for all of you and tickets cost just £14. Full details are on our main website as usual.

Don't forget all the events we have coming up this autumn as well, tickets are still available for the Readers' Festival, John Hegley and Peter Grimsdale.

Suzanne

Hello

We've been very busy over the last couple of days with the family history weekend and some photos (those that we had time to take!) are in the photo album (link on the left).

We're busy now finalising the booking procedure and the last minute plans for the October and November author events, so keep watching this space for more details.

Have a good week

Suzanne

Hello

Just to remind you that it's the family hsitory weekend this coming Friday and Saturday.  If you're interested in delving into your family history or have ground to a halt unearthing your family tree then come along the the Central Library and staff will be on hand to give you some pointers.

And don't forget that you are what you read - we have some new books in stock, ideal for family historians, where genealogy meets murder-mystery - a must read!

I hope to see you there.

Suzanne