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We’re looking at a variety of ways to keep in touch with you and will now be sending out our two email newsletters (Library Adventures and Read Kirklees) weekly. There will be a focus on books, of reading for pleasure and they will include author recommendations, book reviews and links to book collections and resources.
Here’s where we'd love your support. We need short reviews of any of the titles in our ebook collection. Librarians are adding hundreds of new titles but your reviews could be of books you read years ago, last month or just last night (both adult and children's titles). If you’ve got aspiring writers at home, of any age, then see the 'Keep in touch' section for how to get involved.
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Unauthorized Bread by Cory Doctorow
Unauthorised Bread is one four novellas which make up 'Radicalized - Four tales of our present moment'.
It's a tale of immigration, the toxicity of economic and technological stratification, and the young and downtrodden fighting against all odds to survive and prosper. (Tor.com).
Set in a near-future Boston, Unauthorized Bread is an exploration of the potential problems caused by user rights, copyright and digital rights management (DRM).
Imagine a world where you weren't allowed to repair your own toaster, computer or mobile phone!
Cory is a science fiction author (Adult and YA), activist, coeditor of Boing Boing, consultant for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and member of the British based Open Rights Group. View our collection of Cory's books at: Kirklees Overdrive - Cory Doctorow
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The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
The Salt Path is a wonderful inspirational book
affirming the power that the natural world has over the human spirit.
It is a tale of hope against adversity and will be a pleasure to read for anyone, but especially those for who love the countryside or who are facing seemingly
insurmountable difficulties in their life.
Raynor Winn and her husband Moth decide to walk the 630 miles along the South West Coast Path after Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness and they simultaneous
lose their much loved home. The book is the story about the massive challenges of this walk. As you read you really want them to make it to the end of the path, but also you don’t want the journey to end because of the enjoyment of reading the descriptions
of the Cornish coast, the sea and the natural world.
If you do read and enjoy this book Raynor Winn is publishing a sequel in September 2020, The Wild Silence. This is something I am really looking forward to reading.
(Elaine Bates)
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Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
https://archive.org/
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Did you know that Kirklees libraries has a collection of over 20,000 ebooks and audiobooks. Borrow them for free with your Kirklees library card and PIN.
View the collection along with details of how to download the Libby app via our Overdrive page at: https://kirklees.overdrive.com/
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Choose from over 7,000 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience. Free access with your Kirklees library card and PIN. Text-to-speech and instant translation options are also available.
For more details see our PressReader at: https://www.pressreader.com/catalog
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