Visit Deri Library at the Deri Community Centre each Monday and Wednesday from 9.30am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 6.00pm.
Click on the YouTube link to find out more about this fantastic partnership and our service offer to Deri residents.
https://youtu.be/fiYAyRVDLDY
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Library Services have successfully bid for funding from the Welsh Government. A Capital Transformation Grant, combined with funding from the CCBC Place Shaping Fund at a total of £289,000 will be invested in Rhymney Library.
Listening to residents’ views has helped us to begin shaping the services our library needs to support the community in the best possible way. Therefore our new plans include:
- Reconfigure and refurbish both floors at Rhymney Library including a lift upgrade.
- Create a new modern lending library for adults and children.
- Expand our Welsh language and Welsh culture offer.
- Create a new Laptop Lounge space and comfortable seating areas.
- Offer a hot drinks facility.
- Offer study, community and private meeting spaces.
- Spaces for you to meet partner organisations including officers from CCBC Council.
We are hoping to begin the project in the Autumn and whilst there will be some temporary closure of the library, we’ll continue to work closely with our CCBC Building Team to try and make this as minimal as possible.
We'll provide regular updates in future editions of Expand Your Shelf.
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Together with The Reading Agency, we're excited to introduce this year's Summer Reading Scheme -Gadgeteers.
It's easy to join AND it's FREE!
What do your kids love doing? Are they a brilliant baker? A mega music fan? Are they the tech wizards amongst their friends?
Whatever their talents or interests, they can join the Gadgeteers for the Summer Reading Challenge running at all our libraries from Saturday 9th July to Saturday 10th September 2022.
Children are asked to read six books to help the Gadgeteers. At the same time, they can discover the amazing science and innovation that lies behind the world around them. Children will receive rewards for each of the books they read and if they complete the challenge by reading 6 books, they earn their Gadgeteers certificate and medal. There will also be a prize draw for all children who have completed the Summer Reading Challenge and the Grand Prize winner will receive a £100 voucher.
Children can read any library book of their choice - fiction, non-fiction or picture books, e-Books or e-Audio.
Keep up to date with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge by following us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Did you know that toilets and baby changing facilities are available for you to use in many of our libraries during library opening hours?
Click on the link of each individual library for further details.
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Packs containing a variety of FREE sanitary products are available from all libraries in the Caerphilly county borough. The items can be found in our public WC's.
Please ask a member of staff for help, advice or if you require more items.
Don't forget, we're always here to help you.
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Carrie - The Stand - The Shining - Mr Mercedes - The Dark Tower - Salem's Lot - Misery - have scared millions of readers and all from the pen of one man - Stephen King.
There is a reason he has sold tens of millions of books - they are 'bloody' good from tales of vampires to rabid dogs to clowns living in sewers.....
He has caused nightmares for many - are you now ready to read his books? Are you feeling brave?
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 Bargoed Library is the main centre for tracing your family history. The library has a fully equipped learning area on the ground floor with staff on hand to help you identify your requirements.
The following facilities will be available to you:
- Microfilm and microfiche reader and printer
- Free Internet access
- A selection of family history related books
- A selection of general and local history books
- Access to the catalogue and objects from the Museum's collection
- The Civil Registration Indexes (Births, Marriages and Deaths 1837-2006)
- Parish registers in booklet and microfiche form
- Trade Directories
- Electoral Register
- A selection of Newspapers that are frequently used including the Merthyr Express and the Bargoed, New Tredegar and Caerphilly Journal
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Ancestry that provides census, birth, marriage, death records and more.
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Find My Past provides access to over 650 million family history records including the 1921 Census (charges do apply).
The Reading Well scheme features books recommended by mental health professionals to help you understand and manage your mental health and are an excellent resource to help educate yourself on the many mental health problems faced by so many people in the community.
All these books are free to borrow from your local library and can be loaned for longer than the normal 3 week period on request. Make the most of this invaluable resource.
If you love reading magazine then you will adore Libby.
Using the Libby app you can read thousands of magazines whenever, and wherever, you like.
Magazines range from AutoExpress to Hello to Total Film to Amateur Gardening to Women’s Health to Pro Wrestling.
Back issues are available for you to read as well. Download them or read them online via the web or the Libby app on your tablet or phone.
You will need a library card to use this service.
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 We’ve been kindly ‘snooping’ the BorrowBox app on your behalf (thank us later), and found the following 10 super seller eBooks that currently have no reservations on them….they are patiently waiting for you to instantly borrow them. Hurry though….these titles won’t be available without reservations for long:
- David Walliams - Code name Bananas
- Caitlin Moran - More than a woman
- Peter James - Looking good dead
- Ant Middleton - Zero negativity
- Ann Cleeves - Crow trap
- Bernard Cornwell - The Winter king
- Mandasue Heller - Witness
- David Baldacci - The final play
- Lee Child - A wanted man
- Capt. Tom Moore - Tomorrow will be a good day
Caerphilly Library Service welcomes a new employee to Risca Library.
The KickStart scheme allows employers to create high quality 6-month work placements to support young people to gain meaningful work, ranging from Administration to Care Worker Support.
Caerphilly Library Service are really pleased to be involved with the scheme and welcome Isobelle to Risca Library.
Looking at Isobelle's smile we're really happy that she's enjoying her placement. As Isobelle says, 'I'm really enjoying learning about the amazing services the library offers. Meeting new people every day is so rewarding and If I can help in any way, I leave work with an even bigger smile.'
Keep smiling Isobelle!
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We've 'borrowed' some quotes from Goodwill Librarian that we'd love to share with you.
Isaac Asimov - 'Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.'
Anonymous - 'When you read a line that is so well-written, you just close the book and stare at the wall for a minute...'
Hannah Sherman (student with Dyslexia)- 'Many people think that listening to a book is cheating. I tell them that the words are still entering your brain, creating pictures, telling a story. It's not a crutch, it's just a different way to get to the same place.'
Charlaine Harris- 'Here's to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.'
We would appreciate your feedback on our 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
We would appreciate your feedback on our 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
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