 May is Local History Month, to celebrate we have a wide range of events and activities across the county. Historian Ken Brooks will be giving illustrated talks on local topics in and around Hastings. Find out more about our rich cinematic heritage and life during wartime.
We also have fabulous Local History resources to help you get started, and volunteers to guide you.
 Filmmaker, painter, author, gardener – Derek Jarman packed many roles into a short life. Twenty years from his death, his standing has never been higher.
Jarman In Pieces is a performance collage comprising original songs, film, interviews, ambient sounds and spoken word. An ambient, electropop celebration of Derek Jarman!
 We are very lucky to have the BAFTA Award winning Henry Normal visiting East Sussex Libraries. Henry Normal is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer. His discovery of the stunning countryside around the East Sussex coast has inspired his latest poetry collection.
He was recently given an honourary doctorate of letters by Nottingham Trent University, another by Nottingham University and has a beer and a bus named after him!
"Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show" - Radio Times
 Spring forward! The clocks have changed, the days are getting longer and libraries are playing host to lots of fantastic spring events and activities. We have a great range of events to really put a spring in your step! Storytelling for dementia, writing your life story and African stories, all tempting you into a library this May.
 To celebrate Creativity and Wellbeing Week from 20 May, we are hosting events for adults and young people. We have regular knit and natter groups, sociable board game afternoons and Reading Friends. There is lots of information, activities, and wellbeing tips on our webpage.
 We have a range of different platforms with exclusive content. To give you the best possible range of titles we now have eBooks available on Borrowbox, including Western Lane by Chetna Maroo.
Described by Sally Rooney as “A beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning.”
Western Lane is exclusive to Borrowbox, borrow during April without any waitlists or holds.
This month our quote is from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë.
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