Congratulations to everyone who has completed this year's Summer Reading Challenge, Marvellous Makers!
Over 6200 children signed-up and we are looking forward to presenting as many of them as possible with their Marvellous Makers certificate and medal - they may be back at school, but they've still time to finish.
We recruited 157 Young Volunteers to help sign-up the children, listen to them talk about their books and help with 230 activities taking place across the county.
To find the date of your library's Marvellous Makers Award Ceremony pick up a Summer What's On brochure or visit Library Live | What's On.
Remember, the Reading Challenge may have finished, but your library is full of fabulous books and activities for you to enjoy all year round.
You are invited to join us as we showcase our new EverySpace offer at March Library.
Saturday 21 September 2024, 10am until 2pm
Our new innovative and inclusive community space will support the local community to connect, share, create, and discover.
Throughout the day there will be opportunities to explore and enjoy a range of interactive activities:
- Test the sound booth
- Film against different backdrops
- See the light and sound systems in action
- Try out our new iPad apps
- View the new adaptable layout which enables varied group activities
- Experiment with the lightbox for product photography.
There’s no need to pre-book - come along between 10am and 2pm. Refreshments will be available for guests.
Author of the Turkish Detective Barbara Nadel
 Have you been watching The Turkish Detective on BBC2 recently?
Are you an avid reader of Barbara's fabulous books?
We have author Barbara Nadel visiting us at Huntingdon Library Saturday 28th September 2-3.30pm
Hear all about the books, the TV series and what Barbara's working on next. A selection of books will be on sale.
Tickets £6 from Huntingdon Library. You can email us at Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call on 0354 045 5225 More info on Library.Live
Rosie Zanders, a former Cambridge Blue Badge Guide, will be talking about her book, Cambridge per diem, a daily chronicle of Cambridge connections on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 2-3.30pm at Sawston Library.
This book is a collection of Cambridge anniversaries, at least one for every day of the calendar year; it offers stories, reflections and insights into some of the remarkable people who have inhabited or passed through this remarkable city. The talk is tailormade for 19th September and will focus on the day's anniversaries. Rosie will be selling copies of her book for just £10.00.
To book, please email cambourne.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or ask in the library. This is a free talk with donations welcomed for refreshments.
Alison Stockham
Get the inside story on writing a gripping psychological thriller with Alison Stockham, bestselling author of The Cuckoo Sister, The Silent Friend and The New Girl. There are four chances to meet Alison this month:
Willingham Library Thursday 12th September, 2-3pm
Tickets £2 from the library or contact BarHill.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
March Library Friday 20th September, 2-3.30pm
Free event kindly sponsored by Friends of March Library.
To book, contact March.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Whittlesey Library Thursday 26th September, 10.30-11.30am
Tickets £3 from the library or contact wisbech.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Wisbech Library Thursday 26th September, 2-3pm
Tickets £3 from the library or contact wisbech.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Summer Holiday Flash Fiction Competition at Rock Road Library: The Friends of Rock Road Library are organising a writing competition open to any Cambridge-based school age child. Rock Road Library’s writer-in-residence Jane Wilson-Howarth will offer a copy of one of her Himalayan wildlife adventure books to the best entries and there will be book token prizes too. For full details, visit Writing Competition 2024 | Friends of Rock Road Library (wordpress.com)
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As a library member you belong to a community with sharing at its heart. Our “Spread the Word” campaign invites you to help us get the word out about some of the great resources libraries offer, so that even more people can enjoy them.
With a new school year starting, please spread the word to children and young people that the library is a great place to find books to help with projects. In addition to books, with a library card you can access Britannica Online, on library computers or from home. This amazing encyclopaedia has information on a vast range of topics, suitable for different age groups through the standard, Student and Junior versions, and available in different languages. Check our website Online reference library | Cambridgeshire County Council our ask in the library for details.
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September is East and South East Asian Heritage Month, a celebration of East and South East Asian heritages, cultures and histories. The theme for 2024 is “Changing Seasons”, “a reflection on the cyclical nature of life. Just as the seasons transition, so too do our experiences, cultures, and identities within the ESEA communities and beyond”.
Why not stop by your local library or visit our catalogue online to browse and borrow our many fiction and non-fiction books about East and South East Asia? From history to memoirs to novels to cookery books, we have a range of titles by authors from East and South East Asia and about the very diverse heritages from this part of the world.
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Take part in some of our coding activities in libraries!
Code Club is returning to Cambridge Central Library on Saturday 21st September. If you're between the ages of 7-17, you’re invited to come along and learn how to code or work on your own projects with support from our volunteers. Code Club runs every Saturday during term time (until the 14th December). Booking is essential; visit our Eventbrite page for further details and to book your place: Code Club Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Ely Library’s Code Club will restart on 28 September, then take place on every 4th Saturday, 10am-12 noon. For ages 9-12 years. You don’t need to book in advance, but if you do want to reserve a place, please ask at the library desk or email: Ely.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Thursday 12th September is National Reading Group Day. If you already belong to a group, here are some ideas on how to celebrate. You’ll also want to take a look at our latest Cambridgeshire Libraries reading group suggestions and start planning your group reads for autumn and winter. These could include exciting new non-fiction titles as well as fiction. Don’t forget that we also have always available sets of eBooks and eAudiobooks that group members can download onto their own devices.
If you’d like to join an existing reading group please ask in your local library about groups that are welcoming new members. Or we can help you set up a new one – find out more on our Reading groups webpage.
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 Click on the button below for our full selection of new books for September.
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 five titles available as Reads and Listens:
Seeds of Murder by Rosie Sandler, Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, The Interview by C. M. Ewan,
The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
 We have eleven titles available as Listens:
The Night Manager by John le Carre, The Golden Ocean by Patrick O’Brian, Victory City by Salman Rushdie, Always You by Caroline Khoury, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks, Barking Mad by Leigh Russell, Baby Does a Runner by Anita Rani, Julia by Sandra Newman, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy, Weirdo by Sara Pascoe.
 We have four Junior Listens:
Naughtiest Girl Again by Enid Blyton, The Elmer Treasury by David McKee, Fall of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani, Yara’s Chance to Dance by Yasmine Naghdi and Chitra Soundar
Take the chance to visit somewhere you might not have been to before from 6th –18th September. With Heritage Open Days there are lots of places to visit across the county. The theme this year is Routes, Networks and Connections, showing how we all connect to each other. You can find out more on the Heritage Open Days website along with events near you.
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We are excited to have brought Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music, an exhibition curated in collaboration with The British Library, to Cambridge Central, St Neots and March libraries in recent months.
If you visited the exhibition, we hope you enjoyed it and we’d really appreciate your thoughts. Your feedback will help to support libraries and bring you more exhibitions and events. You’ll also have the option to enter a prize draw to win a £100 National Book token.
You can complete the survey here: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/BeyondtheBasslineTAAv2
The panel exhibition will continue to tour our libraries – look out for it next at Bar Hill library, then Huntingdon and St Ives libraries in the months ahead.
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6 million people in the UK have high blood pressure but don’t know they have it, according to Blood Pressure UK. High blood pressure increases your risk of having a stroke or heart attack. It’s also a risk factor for kidney disease, vascular dementia and other illnesses.
You can reduce the risk by lowering blood pressure with lifestyle changes or medication. But the most important first step you need to take is to know your numbers.
Know Your Numbers Week takes place during 2nd – 8th September. Get your blood pressure checked and stay on top of your health.
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