Caerphilly Library Service Bulletin - October 2021

Welcome to the first issue of the Caerphilly Library Service eBulletin.  We want to keep you updated through the year with the latest library news and stories we’re sure will be of interest to you. 

Please tell your friends and family to sign up: more subscribers allows us to reach more residents in the county borough and spread the message that our libraries are for everyone and are here to support you. 

As best-selling author Caitlin Moran wrote, “A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead.”

We would appreciate your feedback on the e-newsletter and if there is anything you would like us to include or clarify then please let us know by emailing libraries@caerphilly.gov.uk. 

Please note: You will receive this bulletin in Welsh in a separate email.

Libraries in Caerphilly County Borough to fully reopen next week

From Monday 29th November 2021, library customers no longer need to make an appointment to visit libraries across the county borough. All 18 libraries will reopen for open access without the need to make an appointment. To ensure your safety library staff will continue and customers are encouraged, unless exempt, to wear face coverings or visors in the library as per Welsh Government guidance.

*Competition*Competition*Competition*

Would you like to have the chance to win a £20 National Book Token Gift Card?  Have we grabbed your interest?  Read on……..

We’re looking for a title for our new eBulletin.  

Do you have an idea that we can use? 

Unfortunately BookyMcBookFace has already been suggested (don’t worry it won’t win).

Send your entries to libraries@caerphilly.gov.uk  or alternatively hand your entry into your local library. The competition closing date is 17/12/2021. 

Do you have a Smartcard?

#CaerphillySmartcards – for libraries and leisure centres.

If you have a card like this you can use it not only at your local library but also your local Leisure Centre.  

Visit a library or search our library catalogue to loan books and find out information to help you get fit and eat well..... then visit your local leisure centre to put your learning into practice!

To sign up for a Smartcard go to our Smartcard website.

Borrowbox - eBooks and eAudiobooks

If you feel like you do not have time to visit your local library to borrow books then why not try an eBook or eAudiobook from our BorrowBox service? 

There are thousands of books available to loan for adults and children. 

Available 24/7 and at the press of a button you can download a book in a matter of moments. 

The service is free and you can borrow 10 eBooks and 10 eAudiobooks at a time, and even better no more worries about returning your library books late!  

You will require your library card and 4 digit PIN number to access this service.

Author of the month - Ethan Cross

Order online or at your local library to read this fantastic fiction crime and thriller series. International bestselling and award winning author of THE PROPHET, THE SHEPHERD, THE CAGE, and CALLS. https://www.ethancross.com Anyone can access the catalogue to browse, but if you want to reserve or renew an item or check your current loans and charges, you must be a library member and have a library card and pin number.  Contact your local library for more information.

And finally........

ITV’s News at Ten may have axed their ‘And Finally….’ feature but we’ve decided to bring it back and offer you a quirky library news story from around the world.   In this month’s issue we're have some humorous book covers….

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