Manchester Libraries Children and Families July Newsletter

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Library e-bulletin July 2022

Children and Families July Newsletter

Summer holidays are almost here, and there's plenty to keep you occupied in this month's newsletter! It’s the perfect time to join the Summer Reading Challenge - pop in and see us at your local library and join in our online activities too! There is loads to do in Manchester this summer – check out all the activities in our libraries, parks, sports and heritage venues across the city.

Join the Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge

We all love a Challenge, and once again we’re inviting you to read six library books in our Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge! Collect your joining pack from any Manchester library and start your summer reading adventure today.

Find out more about the Challenge on our blog and see which free activities we have on offer for you during the holidays.

gadgeteers summer reading challenge at Manchester libraries

Summer Reading Challenge Gadgeteers Celebration

Saturday 23 July, 12pm - 4pm in Central Library

Join us for an afternoon of Summer Reading Challenge gadgets galore! You can join the challenge and get stuck into lots of gadgeteer-themed activities including: code a drone, make key rings, take part in chemistry experiments, play with LEGO and make some fabulous crafts to take home! This is part of our Summer Reading Challenge activity being held across Greater Manchester Libraries. No need to book - just turn up!

We're Going on a Story Hunt!

Get ready for a virtual entertainment experience like no other as scavenger hunting and storytelling collide in a jam-packed session which is fun for all the family. This summer join storyteller John Kirk as he invites you to let your imagination run away with you as he explores some of history's brilliantly bonkers, bogus inventions.

Guaranteed FREE online fun for children 3+.

You're invited to join the Reading Rascals!

Saturday 13 August 2pm-2.30pm

Reading Rascals is our very own reading Book Club for children aged between 7 and 12. You can join us in person at Central Library on a Saturday from 2 until 3:30 pm, once a month. You can also find our themed videos on YouTube

If you'd like to find out more then please email angela.rawcliffe1@manchester.gov.uk

South Asian Heritage Month

Storyteller Salma Zaman celebrates with Manchester Libraries to perform the story of Milli from her book ‘Bollywood Princess’. This session includes an energetic interactive South Asian dance session for everybody to join in and ends with a sensory activity of ‘Let’s Make Roti’, a fresh chapati making masterclass everybody can have a go at!

Drop In. Suitable for Families with children aged 4- 12.

(Please note wheat flour and latex gloves will be used at the end of the session).

August 4 from 2.30pm until 4.00 pm at Wythenshawe Forum Library

August 5 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm at Gorton Library

August 10 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm at Abraham Moss Library

August 11 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm at Didsbury Library

Women's Euro Heroes Day

Join our friends at the National Football Museum as they are ringing in the Women's European Championship final with a one-day festival at the National Football Museum. Find out more about the event on Sunday 31 July when they'll be getting behind the Lionesses with a host of activities, live music, crafts, activities and more...

Three drawn images of England footballers

New library card competition winners announced

We’re proud to reveal the winning designs in our design-a-library-card competition! Congratulations to our three winners Harshavardhan, Man and Diyar – you can see their winning designs in our blog post.

Our winners will be celebrating with us when we unwrap the new library cards sometime in September!

Book Awards - Yoto Carnegie and Yoto Kate Greenaway Medals 2022

The Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in writing and illustration for children and young people. This year’s winners of the prestigious Yoto Carnegie and Yoto Kate Greenaway awards can be found here and of course, you can borrow them from your local library!

New Children’s Laureate

Award-winning poet, playwright and author Joseph Coelho is the new Waterstones Children’s Laureate for 2022-24. The post of Children’s Laureate was launched in 1999 and is awarded to an outstanding children’s author or illustrator with a passion for fostering a new generation of writers, artists and readers. Joseph has been a regular visitor to Manchester Libraries and we're thrilled to see him advocating for books and libraries too!

Check out Joseph’s Laureateship goals!

Children's eBooks and eAudiobooks

The Day That Aliens (Nearly) Ate Our Brains

By Tom McLaughlin Read by Helen Monks A laugh-a-minute, action-packed alien adventure. Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan – a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message. Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours’ time.

Soon the police, NASA and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved – and Freddy is about to become the most famous kid on planet earth for all the wrong reasons...........

Available now as an eAudiobook on Borrowbox. And remember that your reading on Borrowbox also counts for the Summer Reading Challenge - just ask a library staff member.

muliti coloured bench shaped like a book

Salford Literacy trail

If you've enjoyed Read Manchester's BookBench trail and the Bee in the City trails, you're sure to love this too! Hop over into Salford and

get lost in the world of storytelling with the brand new Salford Literacy Trail in partnership with Bupa Foundation and Wild in Art. The 20 #SalfordBookBenches have been designed by school children and local artists.

You can find out more and download your trail map on the National Literacy Trust's website

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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