 Are you struggling with small print? Do you love reading? Cambridgeshire Libraries have many ways to keep you in touch with reading.
We’re holding our annual roadshow in partnership with Huntingdonshire Society for the Blind at Huntingdon Library where you can discover the help and support available for visually impaired people. Get advice from:
Huntingdonshire Society for the Blind, Cambridgeshire Libraries, Peeky Blinders Reading Group, RNIB, The Macular Society, DeafBlind, Healthwatch, CCC Sensory Services, Optelec, Associated Optical, Humanware, SightandSound and Cobolt.
Friday 9th June 10-12 noon at Huntindon Library, Princes St, Huntingdon, PE29 3PA
Contact Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call 0345 045 5225
There will be Camsight drop-ins at:
Cambridge Central Library, Friday 9th June, 11am-1pm
Arbury Court Library, Monday 12th June, 3-5pm
Camsight will showcase their offer alongside library staff and digital buddies who will be on hand to talk about our offer and the accessibility features on our various apps.
There's no need to book - just come along! If you have any questions, e-mail libraries.referralcentre-@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
 Cherry Hinton Library will be closing from Saturday 29 April to allow works to begin on site for the Cherry Hinton Community Hub.
All library items still on loan on this date will automatically be renewed, and can be returned to any of our libraries. We are planning to offer a weekly mobile library visit close to the library site throughout the period of the closure - watch this space for further details.
We will also soon be launching enhanced Open Plus library provision at the nearby Rock Road library.
Please visit the Cambridge City Council website for more details:
#CherryHintonLibrary
Don't forget that you'll find lots of events at your library on our Library.Live page.
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Matthew Green – Shadowlands: A journey through lost Britain
Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.
Join historian Matthew Green to explore the forgotten history of Britain's lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands.
Great Shelford Library, Wednesday 3rd May, 2pm
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“Tea at Three” tea party with author Mandy Morton
Enjoy a miaowvellous afternoon of cats, comedy, crime and scones as Mandy Morton introduces “The Windmill Murders”, her latest No.2 Feline Detective Agency novel.
Tickets £10 (includes a scone tea and a free book!)
Histon Library, Wednesday 10th May, 3:00 – 4:15pm
Whittlesey Library, Monday 15th May, 3:00 – 4:15pm
Mandy will be bringing Tea at Three to more libraries in June. Ask at Wisbech, Cambourne, Linton, Yaxley and Ramsey Libraries, or look out for details in the June newsletter.
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Guinevere Glasfurd – Privilege
Privilege is a picaresque story, filled with adventure and mishap. It takes you to the heart of book publishing and censorship in pre-revolutionary France, when a book required royal privilege before it could be published.
Join us for an entertaining afternoon as author of The Words In My Hand, and The Year Without Summer, Guinevere Glasfurd, discusses why she writes historical fiction, her experience of being nominated for the COSTA prize and her latest novel Privilege.
Thursday 1st June, 1.30 - 3pm at Huntingdon Library
Image courtesy of guinevereglasfurd.com
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Alison Stockham – The Cuckoo Sister
You trust your sister to look after your children. But should you?
Alison Stockham introduces her debut novel The Cuckoo Sister, a psychological thriller.
Cambridge Central Library, 3rd Floor, Saturday 3rd June, 2pm
FREE – donations appreciated
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The booklist for the Big Eurovision Read, a reading for pleasure campaign celebrating the power of music, has been announced.
As part of EuroFestival, a Eurovision celebration in Liverpool, The Reading Agency and BBC Arts are sharing an inspiring booklist full of brilliant suggestions of great reads on the theme of the Power of Music. From fiction to autobiographies, the list of twelve – or ‘douze’ – titles has been crowdsourced from the library sectors, curated by librarians from across the UK and features something for everyone.
Join in the Big Eurovision Read - borrow or reserve one of these titles from
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Musical Truth by Jeffrey Boakye
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The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain
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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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The Songs You’ve Never Heard by Becky Jerams & Ellie Wyatt
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The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
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Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor
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Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
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Broken Greek by Pete Paphides
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Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
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Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
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Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
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Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far by Stormzy, edited and co-written by Jude Yawson
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Click on the button below to take a look at our full selection of new books for May.
 Our Cambridgeshire Listens and Cambridgeshire Reads collections bring you a wide range of books to borrow in eBook or eAudiobook format. Available for multiple use, they're great for reading groups and workplace reads. You can even listen and read at the same time!
Each month the selection of adult, young adult and children's titles are refreshed - they're available to borrow over a 60 day period. Try the links to look at this month's offerings.
We have 8 titles available as both Reads and Listens this month:
The Khan by Saima Mir, The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley, A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley, The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri, Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Sally Rooney, Manhunter by Chris Ryan and The Instant by Amy Liptrot.
 We also have 8 adult fiction and non fiction titles available as just Listens:
The Secrets of Sainte Madeleine by Tilly Bagshawe, The Beach Café by Lucy Diamond, Under the Stars by Matt Gaw, Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan, Eight Key Brain Areas of Mental Health and Illness by Jennifer Sweeton, Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood, Mind Thief by Han Yu, and High Pressure by Sam Blake.
Also available are these 4 junior and teen titles:
The Wicked King by Holly Black (YA), Fox Cub Rescue by Julie Sykes, Pog by Padraig Kenny and The Twins at St Clare’s by Enid Blyton.
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 It’s Local and Community History Month in May and the Cambridgeshire Collection has an online talk about the history of cycling in Cambridgeshire on 3rd May at 7pm.
You can book online on Eventbrite at Online Talk: History of Cycling in Cambs Tickets, Wed 3 May 2023 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
Image: A. R. Skeel, c.1910s, courtesy of the Cambridgeshire Collection.
Come along to Cambridge Central Library (3rd floor exhibition space) to view this display based on Professor Lucy Bland’s book Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’.
The book explores the lives of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War.
Through the voices of 45 individuals, the panels detail the experiences of mixed-race children in the UK in the post-War period.
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The exhibition is free to view within library opening times until Sunday 28th May. All are welcome.
We can all feel anxious from time to time and for different reasons. But sometimes anxiety can get out of control and become a mental health problem. The focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is to increase people’s awareness and understanding of anxiety. There are things we can do to manage this difficult feeling. Visit the Mental Health Foundation website to find out more.
Our Reading Well book collections can support your mental wellbeing. Find them in your local library, or go to the online catalogue to make reservations.
Have any of you been thinking about starting to ride a bike? Or have you been considering a bike commute?
Take part in the Bike Month Challenge this May: a fun, friendly competition all about helping more people to discover (or rediscover) the joys and benefits of riding a bike. There are great prizes up for grabs if you saddle up and ride!
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We want you to experience all the glorious benefits of bike riding. Even a short bike ride can help to build fitness, improve mental health, improve sleep, save money and protect the planet. This May you could also win prizes for digging your bike out of the shed and hopping on it.
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Bike anywhere, any time - it’s not about how fit you are or how far you ride
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Even a 10-minute ride around the park will enter you into the prize draw and help us to climb the leaderboard
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Encourage your friends, family and co-workers to ride
If you are new to riding a bike, or it’s been a while, there’s plenty of help on Love to Ride. From Tips articles to Quick Courses, you can upskill and get back on a bike with confidence. Signing up could be a great opportunity to learn to ride, try a bike commute for the first time, or switch cars for handlebars more often.
If you or a loved one are experiencing memory loss, don’t dismiss it as part of getting old. Dementia Action Week, the annual campaign led by Alzheimer’s Society, aims to encourage people who are experiencing symptoms to seek timely diagnosis and access support if needed.
Visit Dementia Action Week website for information about how to get a diagnosis, what’s involved, and where to get support and advice. The dementia guide is available in various formats with comprehensive information to help people living well after diagnosis.
Cambridgeshire Libraries have books about dementia, books for carers, and resources to share with people living with dementia.
Visit our catalogue Health and Well-being page and our website Memory Boxes page to find out more.
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