 Do you love music? Research shows that music can significantly improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, helping to unlock memories and strengthen connections.
Join us at the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub for a Playlist for Life session run by Library team, where you can learn how to create personalised playlists for yourself, a friend, family member, or someone you care for.
This friendly and informal session will include conversations about music, and practical guidance on using music as a tool for wellbeing.
Date: Thursday 21 May
Time: 12.30pm
Location: Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub, Holbrooks, Everdon Rd, Coventry CV6 4DT
'The Unfragile Mind: Making Sense of Mental Health' by Gavin Francis
Between a quarter and a fifth of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder. One in 4 adults are prescribed psychiatric medication. In 'The Unfragile Mind', Gavin draws on conversations with patients, colleagues, and his 30 years of practice to explore the chequered history of psychiatry, the nature of mental health and ill-health, and the problems - including mood disorders, trauma, anxiety and addiction - that he addresses daily.
The mind, he argues, is dynamic and adaptive - better addressed not with rigid labels and protocols, but with curiosity, kindness, humility and hope.
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'Healthy to 100: Lessons From Five Countries That Have Transformed Healthy Ageing' by Ken Stern.
In 'Healthy to 100', Ken Stern uncovers the secrets of the winners in healthy longevity - countries like Singapore, Spain, Japan and South Korea - who are all top-rankers on the 'Healthy Longevity Index', the best measure not just of living long, but living long well.
Bringing together the latest science of ageing and real-life stories, this book offers us a personal and societal guide to living a fulfilling life after 65: one where purpose, learning, community and intergenerational connection are the pillars of good health.
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'Move Well for Life: Unlock the Life-Changing Power of Everyday Movement' by Wendy Welpton.
'Move Well For Life' is an empowering guide to the importance of embracing regular and varied natural movement in daily life, in order to live a healthier, happier life and keep doing the things you love as you age.
This isn't a book about extreme fitness or unrealistic routines. It's a practical, inspiring invitation to rethink how you move throughout everyday life, highlighting why how you move matters just as much as how often, and giving lots of practical ideas for how to make everyday movement more frequent, more varied, and more meaningful, whatever your starting point.
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Celebrate the National Year of Reading at Willenhall Library, Hagard Community Space, Remembrance Road, Coventry, CV3 3DG
Join local crime writer Paul Gitsham for a relaxed, informal talk about writing novels and his books.
Date: Friday 5 June 2026
Time: 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Contact: Telephone: 0247678699 Email: willenhall.library@coventry.gov.uk
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The theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is 'Action'.
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Email: libraries247@coventry.gov.uk
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Phone: 024 7683 2314
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