Children & Families Newsletter - Summer Reading Challenge and more!

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Library e-bulletin 25th August 2020

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Children and Families Newsletter

It’s nearly the end of the school summer holidays but there’s still time to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge and more! Have a look at all the ideas below and see how much you can fit in before it’s time to to go back to school!

Summer Reading Challenge

Only another 2 weeks left of our Online Summer Reading Challenge activities!

Catch up with us on our Manchester Libraries Facebook page Monday - Friday at 11am for our Silly Squad programme.

If you’ve not already signed up for the free Summer Reading Challenge, there’s still plenty of time left to do it! The Challenge is to read books (comics & e-books too) and you’ll win digital rewards and can set your own reading goals and review books online. If you can’t get to one of our open libraries you can read books you have at home, ones you borrow from your family and friends, or any of our eBooks and eAudiobooks from BorrowBox. Join here.

SRC Spotlight

Get Crafty with local artist Mandy Cleveland! Catch her making The Slug of Doom inspired by the book Super Happy Magic Forest by Matty Long. Mandy has also made a Slug Slime video so get making some of that icky goop for your snail to play in, next watch as she constructs some Stinky Socks Monster Pots. That’s hours of messy fun at home!

Catch these and all of our Silly Squad videos here.

Fun in Manchester!

As the summer holidays draw to a close, take a look at the Top 5 Educational, fun and free family days out in Manchester- we are thrilled to see Manchester Central Library heading this list!

Check out our opening video here- we hope to see you soon!

Children’s e-books and audio books

Download your eAudiobooks for free from BorrowBox with your library card! If you don't have a Manchester Libraries card all you need to do is register here and use the temporary library number you are given.

Marge in Charge by Isla Fisher & read by Isla Fisher.

Suitable for children 5+

Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules...At dinnertime Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school Marge the Musician conducts a chaotic concert in the playground!

Jake and Jemima have brilliant fun with their new babysitter, but will they manage to tick off all the jobs on Mummy's list? The first fun family story in the MARGE IN CHARGE series, written by actor & comedian Isla Fisher and illustrated throughout by Eglantine Ceulemans.

How to help your children return to school

Now that some children are beginning to return to school after the lockdown, take a look here on the BookTrust website to find 5 simple but valuable top tips by “Extraordinary Parenting” author Eloise Rickman to help you and your child with the transition back into school or nursery.

75 great non-fiction books

If your child prefers to read non-fiction books then there is a great selection for all age ranges here, put together by Lovereading4kids.

Children's Digital Magazines

No need to go out to pick up your favourite magazine. Read full digital copies for free from your computer, smartphone or tablet via the app. Magazines include Horrible Histories, 3D World, Match of the Day and many more. Borrow an unlimited number of magazines to keep forever or delete when you want.

Register here with your library card or if you don't have one, get a temporary one here which you can use.

Spotlight on Services

Whether you're a life-long library member or newly signed up, make sure you're using all the free library services available to you. Did you know there's an...

Online catalogue and an app so you can search for and reserve or renew books from anywhere.

Our Online reference library gives you access to free language courses, digital newspapers and magazines, music streaming and business resources.

Free ebooks and audiobooks mean you can download the latest bestsellers to read or listen on any device, there are no overdue charges, they return themselves and they're free to download.

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