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A packed tenth season of arts-based events will be in libraries throughout the autumn. Tickets are now available to purchase for this year’s eclectic programme, which includes a fantastic and diverse offering of world-class live music, dance, magic, theatre, and circus with events for all ages, adults and families. A number of the events have additional access including; relaxed performances, hearing loops, touch tours and British Sign Language interpretation.
The upcoming season's workshops and performances range from award winning folk music duo Ninebarrow, to dramatic cinematic events, and family fun with circus, magic and even a musical balloon show all on offer. Also check out returning favourites, such as the ever-popular ‘Graffiti Classics’.
Tickets start from £2 with offers that include a ‘pay what you think’, family saver and free companion tickets for disabled audience members. Book tickets in libraries, online or by phone.
Check out season of events with details access information and book tickets, or collect a brochure in your local library.
Looking for something to do? Pick up a copy of our What's On brochure from your local library and find heaps of events for adults and children alike!
You’ll find them all listed on our Library.Live page too.
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After 6pm on Thursday 8th September users will no longer need to enter an email address or verify an email to access CambWiFi – the first time they use it again they will simply need to choose to connect to CambWifi_Public via their device Wifi settings, read and accept the Terms, click ‘Log In’ and start browsing!
The new login process will only need to be completed once every six months. Users will then be connected automatically to the free Wifi network in Cambridgeshire Libraries and all other locations where CambWifi is available across the County.
For more information about CambWifi including where else it’s available, please visit the Connecting Cambridgeshire website’s CambWifi page
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Looking for a place to conduct an interview, exhibit artwork or have a meeting with your members? Then see if your library has the space you need.
Cambridgeshire Libraries has a wide range of rooms for hire across the county. We have great facilities available at competitive prices in excellent locations.
All of our rooms are fully furnished and come with free WiFi. There are a wide range of add on amenities available in many locations including projectors and smart TVs, as well as access to tea and coffee making facilities.
Find out more by visiting www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call on 0345 0455225.
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On Wednesday 7th September, 19:00 – 20:30 we invite you to join an online celebration of the Worldwide Day for the Reading of Ukrainian Literature.
Bringing together organisations across the UK, this event from the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network will feature enchanting readings and a chance to connect with the culture of Ukraine. Whether you are a curious newbie or an avid reader, delve into the beauty of the literature of Ukraine. With appearances and readings from Andrey Kurkov, Iryna Shuvalova, Uilleam Blacker, Kateryna Babkina and more.
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The Berlin International Literature Festival, in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair and the German PEN Centre, has established a worldwide reading of Ukrainian literature on 7 September 2022. For one day organisations across the world and displaced Ukrainian refugees will be united through a love of reading.
Come and find out how you can keep learning at your library.
Next month, 3rd - 9th October, we will be celebrating Libraries Week by highlighting all that our libraries offer to support lifelong learning. Whether it’s through reading, free online courses and research websites or in-person talks and classes, we provide learning opportunities for everyone.
As part of our celebration, we’ll be hosting a free talk about the History of Public Libraries in Cambridge on Wednesday 5 Oct 2022 at 17:30 (Cambridge Central Library). You can book your free ticket now via EventBrite.
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Each year on 13th September we celebrate the life of the man who gave the world Charlie Bucket, Matilda, the BFG, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and disturbing Tales of the Unexpected. Born in Wales in 1916, Roald Dahl led a full and fascinating life before becoming one of the best-known and best-selling authors of the 20th century. Read, or re-read, his fabulous stories and autobiographies and immerse yourself in a wonderful world of fantasy and adventure.
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 Click on the button below to take a look at our selection of new books for September.
Top Pick: Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
Booth tells the story of the brilliant and disastrously ill-fated Booth family. Junius is the patriarch, a celebrated Shakespearean actor who fled bigamy charges in England, both a mesmerising talent and a man of terrifying instability. As his children grow up in a remote farmstead in 1820s rural Baltimore, the country draws ever closer to the boiling point of secession and civil war.
Of the six Booth siblings who survive to adulthood, each has their own dreams they must fight to realise - but it is Johnny who makes the terrible decision that will change the course of history - the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Booth is a riveting novel focused on the very things that bind, and break, a family.
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 Our Cambridgeshire Listens and Cambridgeshire Reads collections bring you a wide range of books to borrow in eBook or eAudiobook format. Multiple use, they're great for reading groups and workplace reads.
Each month the selection of adult, young adult and children's titles refresh - they're available to borrow over a 60 day period. Try the links to look at this month's offerings. We have 11 titles available as both Reads and Listens this month including Find them Dead by Peter James, All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, Mr Cadmus by Peter Ackroyd and The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam.
 We also have 6 adult fiction and non fiction titles and 3 junior and teen fiction title available as just Listens including The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld, Tennison by Lynda La Plante, Fifty Fifty by Candice Fox and James Patterson and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (YA).
Junior Titles
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 Earlier this year we introduced BIPC Jumpstart, a programme designed to help you develop your business idea or start-up into a sustainable business. As part of this, we gave away £20K in grants to 4 new businesses based in Cambridgeshire. Don’t worry if you missed out, BIPC Jumpstart is back and ready to help you jumpstart your business!
We are launching Jumpstart at the five Business & Intellectual Property Centres in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, plus Cambourne Library, South Cambridgeshire, for interested individuals to find out more.
Come along and chat to our friendly Business & Intellectual Property Team, at the 5 locations, in libraries across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, during the first week of September. We will be on hand to talk to you about the pots of funding, eligibility, application process, timelines, and the free business support programme.
See our website for more details https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/bipcjumpstart or book your place at one of our launches by visiting http://BIPCCambs.eventbrite.com
 Listen to a variety of stories, poems and literature for adults. Free to join, hosted on Zoom, virtual ticket required. Join us from the comfort of your own home.
School Days
Tuesday 6th September 2-3pm
Revisit your school days with us as we journey through familiar favourites from the classroom.
Architecture
Tuesday 20th September 2-3pm
Scale buildings and explore iconic landmarks as we look at representations of architecture through literature.
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All events are free to join, hosted on Zoom, virtual ticket required.
If you are interested in virtually attending any of these events, or have any questions then please contact us. You can email the Read a Little Aloud team at:
RALA.Online@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE. |
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Part of the National Heritage Open Days scheme, Open Cambridge is a celebration of the heritage, history and stories of Cambridge and the surrounding area. Open Cambridge aims to bring together the Cambridge community to celebrate, discover and explore across the city.
Talk at Cambridge Central Library 2:00pm-3:00pm on Sunday 18th September
As part of Open Cambridge, Mary Burgess from Cambridgeshire Libraries Local Studies will be giving a talk on the inventions and ideas that Cambridgeshire has given the world. The talk will be illustrated with items from the Cambridgeshire Collection. All welcome.
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Find out more about the people, places, and things of Cambridgeshire in the Local Studies section of your local library, or in the Cambridgeshire Collection, the Local Studies archive collection for Cambridgeshire. |
Did you know that your Cambridgeshire Libraries card gives you free access to PressReader, where you can read thousands of worldwide eNewspapers and eMagazines as soon as they’re published?
All you have to do is:
- Launch the PressReader app or visit https://www.pressreader.com/catalog
- Write ‘Cambridgeshire’ in the “Select library” search box and pick ‘Cambridgeshire County Library’
- Type in your library card number to log in
You can search for a specific title or filter by country, language or by category, such as:
- Crafts & Hobbies (including The Simple Things)
- Entertainment & TV (including SFX)
- Food & Drink (including BBC Good Food)
- For Kids & Tweens (including The Beano)
- Health & Fitness (including Women's Health)
- History & Science (including BBC History)
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