Selsdon library events

There are a few new upcoming library events which are going to be held at Selsdon library. Details of the activities are shown below, in the posters.

One event, an author visit with Phil Taylor, will take place on Saturday 23rd November from 2.00 – 3.00pm.
Phil Taylor will be talking about his new book, called Brian, His Granddad & the Cup of Ages

 

When eleven-year-old Brian Pankhurst has to stay with his grandparents, he’s not exactly enthusiastic. He barely knows them, after all, and they’re a little strange. They’re stranger than he realises, in fact. Very soon after he arrives at their ancient house, Brian starts to feel that something isn’t right. Why has someone sent his granddad a completely blank letter? Why don’t people who go in to the local bookshop ever seem to come out again? What does his granddad mean when he says Brian’s father wasn’t really an accountant? Then Brian wakes in the middle of the night and finds he’s going to have to adjust to three things very quickly: magic is real, monsters are real, and he and his family are in terrible danger…

In addition to this event, there is to be a drama event taking place at Selsdon library, run by Abbie Palache. This will take place on Saturday 7th December from 2.00 – 4.00pm

“I am a storyteller, a storymaker and a story lover. 
Whether it is to an audience of hundreds or to an audience of one, I love to bring traditional myths, legends and fairytales to the 21st century listener. ”

Please find below posters advertising the events
Phil Taylor Poster
Abbie Palache Poster

To book your place for either of these events, please contact:
Croydon.selsdonlibrary@carillionservices.co.uk
020 3700 1017

We hope to see you there!

A Discussion on Sherlock

On Saturday 29th June, Ashburton library will be holding a session where teenagers (11-19 years of age) can meet up to talk about all things related to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including books, films and TV shows.

The poster to advertise the event is below, containing all of the details, and there is a link to a PDF version here.

Please do feel free to come along if you are interested!

Reading Activists at Selsdon Library

The Reading Activists group is coming to Selsdon Library, and the launch will be on the 8th of June from 3-5 pm.

Gareth P. Jones, author of books such as ‘Constable and Toop’, the ‘Ninja Meerkats’ series and ‘the Considine Curse’ will be speaking at the event, and may even get out his guitar!

You are all invited to come along, and we hope to see you there!

Feel free to print out a copy of this poster, and ask others along:

Sel Hub launch poster

NEW: Ashburton reading group for teens

Many libraries don’t have good reading groups aimed at children. Lots have writing groups and host all manner of activities, but forget to promote and encourage one of the main functions of libraries: reading. Ashburton library, as of this Saturday (18/05/13) will be holding a monthly meeting for people aged 11-19, where we will discuss a specific book. This Saturday, we will be discussing ‘Uglies’ by Scott Westerfeld.

If you haven’t read the book, don’t worry! Come along anyway, and you can still have a look, and join in the discussion based on your first impressions of the book, etc. We will have copies of the book with us to have a look at, and you can suggest books for us to read in the future.

We will also be looking at the books we bought during the book pick at Waterstones – A group of teenagers went on a trip to Waterstones, where we selected new books for the library – and giving away copies of books from World Book Night.

We hope to see you there! The meeting is from 2.30-4.00pmish, and refreshments will be served.

 

What is “Reading Activists”?

Reading Activists in the new name for The Reading Agency’s MyVoice project.

Reading Activists is running in 18 regions in the UK and, according to The Reading Agency,  by 2014 there will be:

• 6000 young people running 60 reading hubs in libraries, schools and youth clubs
• 27,500 young people taking part in 760 creative reading and writing activities
• 30,000 young people taking part in online reading activities, of which 6000 will be doing reading-inspired volunteering roles

You can get details on The Reading Agency’s Reading Activists project via their website,  on their facebook page called In the Loop and by following them on Twitter @ReadingActivist.

But, is it for you?

• Are you aged 11 to 19 years?
• Looking for something fun, exciting and creative to do?
• Want to meet other young people to make a difference?
• Interested in putting on events for young people?
• Want to learn new skills and get some work experience?
• Want to meet writers, musicians, artists and other creative people?

Gain new skills and build confidence by becoming a Reading Activist in your local community.

What Reading Activists means to us

We got involved in Croydon MyVoice at Ashburton Library and don’t regret it one bit, although there is always more that can be done! We took along a friend too and we’ve now had experience in organising events, including nail art – which really is NOT our thing, but, hey, you have to go along with the majority vote.

Reading Activists may be operating in your area so take a look and give it a try.

In our next posts we will give details of what we have done in Croydon and how the project has developed.