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Have your portrait taken at Coundon library

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Photography at Coundon Library! 16 November, 11am-4.30pm. Come for a friendly chat, and the chance for your portrait to go on exhibition in libraries. You’ll also receive a free print of your portrait to keep! Register your interest by emailing elinor.cole@coventry.org.uk.


Staff book picks of the week

Grandad's camper

Grandad's camper by Harry Woodgate

Grandad's camper van is hidden away in the garage - now Gramps isn't around any more, the adventures they shared travelling in it just wouldn't be the same. As she listens to his wonderful stories, Grandad's granddaughter has an idea to cheer him up.

 

 

 

 

What happened to you

What happened to you? by James Catchpole and Karen George

Imagine you were asked the same question again and again throughout your life. Imagine if it was a question that didn't bring about the happiest of memories. This is the experience of one-legged Joe, a child who just wants to have fun in the playground. Constantly seen first for his disability, Joe is fed up of only ever being asked about his leg. All he wants to do is play pirates. But as usual, one after the other, all the children ask him the same question, they always ask, 'What happened to you?

 

Good food for bad days

Good food for bad days by Jack Monroe

Food writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe presents 'Good Food for Bad Days', a collection of cheering, tasty, and easy meals to make when you're low in spirits. Eating properly is one of the biggest hurdles when you're feeling low, so these recipes (dubbed 'depressipes' by Jack) give you everything you need in a dish; they are inexpensive, simple, and filling so that cooking and eating a nutritious meal doesn't seem like an impossible task.

 

And away

And Away by Bob Mortimer

Here is the long-awaited first autobiography by national treasure Bob Mortimer. Bob Mortimer's life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, 'And Away...'.


Peace poet at Central library

Poetry

Have you visited our new VR Library yet?

Digital Spaces

Visit your local library and go on one of many incredible free VR and immersive adventures. There's an experience for everyone, from exploring the Congo to journeying to outer space with Doctor Who. To mark Remembrance Day, you can go deep into the real stories behind the 'field postcards’ of WWI with Nothing to be Written VR documentary experience unlike anything you've ever seen!

Our incredible creative virtual reality and immersive audio sessions are available in Central, Bell Green, Foleshill and Tile Hill Libraries.

To find out more or to book a session, please contact your local library.


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