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Library e-bulletin December 2020 |
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 Children & Families December Newsletter
Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the December issue of our Children and Families newsletter. Started during lockdown, this is one thing from 2020 we're hanging on to! We hope you’ve enjoyed finding out about all the literacy events, crafts and book news from us and will continue to join us in the new year. This month we have news of our fabulous book gifting campaign as well as some very special Christmas events.
We hope you have a lovely holiday break and look forward to seeing you again in 2021!
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Give the gift of reading this Christmas
It’s always a good time to snuggle down with a good book, but never more so than when it’s cold outside. Children who have more books at home will read more, and the more they read, the greater the opportunities they will have in life. Read Manchester has launched a book gifting appeal to help vulnerable families in the city. If you can, please consider donating to the appeal which will bring the joy of books to many more children this Christmas and beyond.
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Save the date – Saturday 19th December
Online Christmas Spectacular
Join us on Manchester Libraries Facebook page for a bumper day of digital celebrations with stories, crafts and a bit of science thrown in too!
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Far, Far, Away Family Film Club 10.00 am
Tips on how to create all you would need for a Frozen themed home cinema setting, including icicle bunting, snowmen game, reindeer antlers and snow queen crowns.
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Snow Queen Icicles 10:30am
Feeling Frozen yet?! Watch this next video and join Simone in making icicles fit for a Snow Queen. She'll show you how to make these sparkly creations with easy step-by-step instructions.
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Little Reads with Manchester Literature Festival - 11am
Manchester Literature Festival's wonderful team of story tellers are having loads of fun delivering Little Reads story time sessions to families across Manchester via Zoom. Most suitable for children aged 2 to 6, Little Reads is a space for you and your little ones to have fun sharing a story.
Remember to join in yourself as your child/ren love to copy you! Join in with this Christmas storytime sharing Zog by Julia Donaldson and you might also see a very special visitor! (who could it be?).
Join the Little Reads Facebook group here, or you can register to receive the link by email here.
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STEM club online - 12 noon
Festive STEM activity - learn how to make beautiful Salt Snowflake pictures with Leigh and she’ll also explain some of the fantastic science behind it.
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Twisted Christmas Tales with Gav Cross (age 6+ Family Friendly) 1.00- 2.00 pm
Silly festive stories with a twist! From the earliest days of Father Christmas to the relief that we don’t have a Krampus here in the United Kingdom… This hour of nonsense, showing off, acting out and blowing raspberries with a wintery tang comes just at the right time. Dark, cold, wintery days are perfect for a story or two. Gav would like to confirm that he is not Father Christmas himself but that they do firmly believe in each other. See the trailer here!
Don’t delay - book your free ticket on Eventbrite today!
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LEGO Club 2pm
Join us for our weekly LEGO extravaganza every Saturday at 2pm; this December it’s all things CHRISTMAS! Snowy, sparkly and festive LEGO stuff galore!
Send in photos of your own Christmas creations to jodie.osborne@manchester.gov.uk
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Reindeer Decoration Christmas Craft 3.00pm
Here is a fantastic, simple craft activity for all ages to enjoy! Join library staff member Sue as she makes her very own reindeer tree decoration.
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Under 5’s Bedtime story 7.00pm
Anne is one of our own extremely talented Manchester Libraries staff! Enjoy her brand-new story which she has written, illustrated and now reads exclusively for us. Meet our old friend Nutty on his new adventures in A Dizzy Whizzy Christmas.
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Christmas Storytimes for the Under 5’s
We have some special storytime treats in store for you. Grab your slippers, hang up your stockings and get comfy in your favourite armchair:
Tues 15th Dec, 11 am Today's Storyteller is Jess from the National Literacy Trust - join us to see which special Christmas story Jess has chosen for us today!
Tues 22nd Dec, 11 am Join Carole from Manchester Central Library as she reads "A Cat’s Christmas Carol"- find out what Clawdia, (a department store’s security cat) gets up to in this heart-warming holiday story.
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Buzzin’ for Books
If you’re looking for more festive reading, why not join Fozia as she shares some of her favourite Christmas books with us. These are all available from Libraries as either a book, e-book or audio book. Released on Facebook 17th December.
If you’ve missed any of our new Buzzin’ for Books series, you can find them all on YouTube. The series includes many famous authors such as Alan Gibbons, Kate Milner, Andy Seed and many more!
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Reading Rascals Winter Edition
Reading Rascals is Manchester Libraries virtual reading group for 8 -11 year old children. Everybody is welcome to join!
Join Angela and Mona as they share Wintery Books and crafts for you to try at home over the holidays in the December newsletter & video. Look out for the competitions! We are giving away a copy of The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery as the main prize this month! You can catch the video on 21st December at 11am.
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Twisted Christmas Tales with Gav Cross
Join us on Manchester Libraries Facebook on 24th December at 11am for pre-recorded Twisted Christmas Tales. The Father Christmas look-alike, Gav Cross has a host of silly festive stories with a twist to get you in the Christmas spirit!
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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.
Enid Blyton's Christmas Stories (Narrated by Jilly Bond-suitable for children 3+)
In this collection there is mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food – many of the ingredients that have been delighting Enid Blyton's fans for more than seventy years.
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Christmas gift ideas from BookTrust
There is still time to buy some fantastic books in time for Christmas - the best present ever! Check out these fabulous booklists from BookTrust, covering the latest Christmas-themed picture books, children’s Christmas classics and even Christmas books for teenagers- they've got it all covered here
And remember, most of these great books are available to borrow from us too!
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START WELL
A new "Start Well" Strategy for Manchester is being developed which will shape how families experience this important time in their lives.
Start Well want to find out about the experiences of families with babies and young children in Manchester. We want to understand what it’s like for different groups and in different circumstances. We’d like to hear from you if you are the primary carer for a baby or young child and you're a Manchester resident.
You can take the survey by clicking here
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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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Support us
Thanks to donations ands grants many of our events and exhibitions in Manchester Libraries are free. You can make a donation in any library or visit Manchester Central Library Development Trust to make a donation or join the Library Lovers scheme.
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