Home Library Service

We provide a free home delivery service to Derbyshire residents who need it either on a permanent or temporary basis.

The service is for anyone who finds it difficult to visit a library or mobile library, or carry their books home.

This could be due to:

• disability
• limited mobility
• illness
• caring responsibilities

When you apply for the service, we'll phone you to find out a bit about you, and to tell you more about how the service works. We'll also ask you about what what kind of things you'd like us to deliver. We'll then arrange a visit to follow this up in more detail.

One of our home library assistants will then arrange to visit you once every 4 weeks. 

We deliver to people in their own home as well as those in care homes.

We also offer a Friends & Family service for those who have a family member, carer or friend able to visit the library on their behalf.

If you'd like to become one of our home library service customers, or know someone who does, please get in touch:

• email: library.communityengagement@derbyshire.gov.uk
• Tel: 01629 533444

June Activities for Families

We know that families are always looking for fun activities to take part in, so here's a selection of activities in libraries:

• Saturday 8th June - Children's Book Club (suitable for age 7 and above, accompanied by an adult if under 8) - Glossop Library - this month's theme is History! - 2-3pm - ring 01629 531199 for more info
• Wednesday 19th June - Summer Craft and Stories (for children under 5, accompanied by an adult) - Etwall Library - 10.30am-12.30pm - ring 01629 532633 for more info
• Tuesday 25th June - Board game Club (for families, teens and adults) - Belper Library - 4-7pm - ring 01629 533192 for more info

Adult Events in June

A variety of events and health information for adults in libraries.

• Wednesday 5th June - Blood Pressure Checks - Etwall Library - Free blood pressure checks from Live Life Better Derbyshire, for those aged 40-74 - 10.30am-12.30pm - ring 01629 532633 for more info
• Saturday 8th June - Time Swap Meeting - Ashbourne Library - Learn more about Time Swap volunteering and activities - 10am-12pm - ring 01629 533950 for more info
• Monday 10th June - Peak Way Walk Talk - Ilkeston Library - A talk by author Ken Reece about his book 'Peak Way Walk' - 2.30-4.30pm - ring 01629 533275 for more info and to secure your ticket, or book via Eventbrite 
• Wednesday 12th June - Consultation re: Adult Day Care - Ashbourne Library - A consultation/drop-in session about local facilities for adult day care - 10am-12pm - ring 01629 533950 for more info
• Tuesday 18th June - Poet-Trees Showcase and Open Mic Night - Belper Library - Join us for a showcase of poetry from this year's Poet-Trees on the theme of nature, climate, the environment, and our relationship to it - from 7pm - ring 01629 533192 for more info and to book your ticket
• Monday 17th June - Paper Flower Making Crafts - Glossop Library - Adult craft session making origami flowers - 10am-12pm - ring 01629 531199 for more info and to book your tickets
• Tuesday 18th June - Brian Nolan Talk - Hayfield Library - A discussion about the life and works of Brian Nolan by the Brian Nolan Trust - 7.30-8.30pm - ring 01629 533438 for more info and to secure a free ticket
• Wednesday 26th June - Poetry in the Library: Lost in the Landscape - Ashbourne Library - Open Mic session organised by Ashbourne Writers' Group - 2-3pm - ring 01629 533950 for more info
• Thursday 27th June - Thorne's of Leeds - the Chesterfield Story - Chesterfield Library - Explore the intriguing tale of why so many toffee tins can be found in Chesterfield - from 10am - ring 01629 533400 for more information
• Saturday 29th June to Saturday 27th July - U3A Photography Exhibition - Ashbourne Library - An exhibition of photos from U3A collections during library opening hours - ring 01629 533950 for more info
• Thursday 4th July - Free Body MOT - Sandiacre Library - An offer to check your health free of charge by Live Life Better Derbyshire - 10am-3.45pm - ring 01629 533359 for more info

HiVis

Sight Support Derbyshire will be hosting an information day on their services, as well as those of outside agencies including Guide Dogs for the Blind, health & wellbeing information, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue, and more.

Join us at Chesterfield Library, Thursday 13th June from 10am to 3pm. Ring 01629 533400 for more information. HiVis fortnight runs from 1st-14th June, and you can find more information here.

Yoto Carnegies

The winners of the Yoto Carnegies medals for Writing and Illustration will be announced on Thursday 20th June. The most prestigious children's literary awards in the world, you can learn more about the shortlists for both medals here, and then order the titles so you can choose your own winners on our online catalogue here.

Derby Book Festival

30th May to 5th June

Tickets are on sale for the Summer Festival for an exciting line-up of writers talking about their latest books across a wide range of genres. 

Click here for full details 

Work Continues at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery During Temporary Closure

Buxton Museum and Art gallery remains temporarily closed for building structure investigations by Derbyshire County Council’s Property Services. 

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery keep everyone informed as and when they have any updates, via their websites and social media. Click here for a fascinating online exhibition of 9 objects from the Railways of Buxton. Follow the blog, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Derbyshire Record Office

19^th Century True Crime

Are you a lover of True Crime?  If so, step back in time to the 1830s and the terrible story of the murder of Mr Paas in Leicester.  In our recent blog post we look at how this crime was depicted (with full colour illustrations) by a Derby printer, in the tradition of the ‘execution broadside’.

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(Illustration from ‘Cook The Murderer’)

Derbyshire Adult Community Education

Glossop ACE Centre Study Programme open day - Thursday 27 June

Our Glossop ACE Centre is holding a Study Programme open day on Thursday 27 June, 10am to 12midday. With an optional tour of the Toolbox at Brookfield industrial estate immediately after this.

If you are an interested parent, carer, professional or young person please book a place on the open day after completing an enquiry form.

To book email:  glossop.ace@derbyshire.gov.uk 

Tel: 01629 535895

Enquiry form: Use this link into your web search engine or use the QR code on the poster to complete an enquiry form.

Throughout Derbyshire we offer local, small, personalised full-time study programmes for young people aged 16 to 19 years.

As well as maths, English and employability you can choose from the following qualifications at Glossop:

• Customer service
• Construction (Plastering, painting and decorating and multi-crafts)

Other centres offer locally in-demand vocational subjects.

We run study programmes from the below Adult Community Education Centres:

• Alfreton
• Bolsover
• Clay Cross
• Cotmanhay
• Glossop
• Long Eaton
• Swadlincote

Your timetable can be up to 4 days a week but normally consists of 3 full day sessions. 

Attendance is designed to suit your needs whilst also meeting national rules for maths and English study. Bursaries are available for eligible students.

Audiobook Month

Multi Use titles 

Every month we get a new selection of titles on our FREE BorrowBox app of both eBooks and eAudiobooks that can be taken out by multiple users at one time. These stay multi-use for 60 days, so if you have a book club and you're looking for your next title then one of these could be your next choice! 

You can find these titles on the main BorrowBox page, identified as a collection with 'No Waiting!' or 'Available Now!'

Titles available from June are:

In Ebook & Eaudio:

• You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi
• Big Swiss -Jen Beagin
• A Bird in Winter - Louise Doughty

In eBook only:

• Is This OK? -Harriet Gibsone

In eAudiobook only: 

• Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown
• SAS -  Joshua Levine (NF)

New Adult Books

We’ve chosen to highlight three books published recently for you to enjoy. You can reserve them via our online catalogue.

The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf by Alexander McCall Smith

The Department of Sensitive Crimes is downsizing in light of a recent downturn of sensitive crime, and staff members are wondering who among them will be transferred elsewhere. As the bickering between colleagues intensifies, Ulf tries his best to stay above the fray. But when Anna, a longtime friend and coworker, appears to blame him for an old case that went sideways, it seems she may be putting her own job prospects above their friendship. In the midst of all this, Ulf embarks on an important inquiry: a man's cabin has mysteriously disappeared and Ulf is tasked with finding out what happened. How exactly does one steal a house? And, more to the point, how does one track down a stolen house? Meanwhile, a promising veterinary treatment for deafness in dogs has been announced, and Ulf's dog, Martin, might be the perfect patient.

The Midnight Feast by Lisa Foley

Midsummer, the Dorset coast. Guests gather for the opening of The Manor hotel, the new jewel on the Dorset coastline. The champagne is flowing, the guest list sparkling, the sun setting on an unforgettable summer solstice. But under the cloak of celebration, something dark is stirring. The Manor has a secret history; built in the shadows of an ancient wood. Now old friends and enemies are creeping out of the shadows. And they'll soon discover what other deadly secrets come out at night . . .

The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

London, 1839. With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet and now she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as lady's maid in a grand house on the Thames. As Bonnie comes to understand the family - the eccentric Mr Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself - she begins to question what secrets are lying behind the house's paper-thin walls and whether her own presence here was planned from the beginning. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet . . .

Children's Book Recommendations

One of our favourite things to do is recommend amazing children's books to you! This month we recommend you check out these titles:

Twice Upon a Time by Michelle Harrison

When the Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, arrive at dusty old Fox House, they think spending their holidays there is going to be dull. But they soon discover that there are secrets to the old house. A missing woman, a baby left on the doorstep, a locked study . . . As the mysteries pile up, the girls begin to investigate, using their own secret to help them: they can stop time! What happened in this old house? And can their strange powers help them solve a decades-old crime?

Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests by Sam Copeland

Alex is a normal, everyday kid, living in a normal, everyday city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero, living in a world of magic. Unfortunately, when the two boys mysteriously swap places, each of them ends up being mistaken for the other. With zero experience of heroism, Alex is thrust into an epic quest to defeat the evil Felonius Gloam, who has stolen the Book of Lifetales and is using it to unravel the very fabric of the world of Aërth. Meanwhile, Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who's six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he's got to win - when he doesn't even know how to play. Can the two boys complete their Impossible Quests and find a way back to their own lives, or will they both discover they don't have a life to come back to . . . ?

The Mystery of the Forever Weekend by Lisa Thompson

Cory dreads Sunday evenings. It’s school the next day, where a bully is picking on him and he’s struggling to keep up in class. The night before a Monday that will include a maths test and another lonely lunch break, Cory wishes that the weekend would never end… and when he wakes up the next day, time has reset itself to Sunday morning. This is amazing! He can lounge about all day watching TV, have pizza for dinner over and over again and play the lottery knowing which numbers will win big! But Cory soon longs for life to move on – can he break the time loop and bring the forever weekend to a close?

You can reserve them via our online catalogue.

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