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*** View latest Coronavirus information for libraries here ***
News from
Staffordshire Library Service
Welcome back to Your Library
We are still pleased to be welcoming you back to our libraries.
You can now request books for collection from your library
You are still able to ‘Order and Collect’ titles as well.
We also have ‘Grab and Go’ collections so you can pick up a pre-selected ‘lucky dip’ bag of books from your library.
You are welcome to browse in our libraries - our library colleagues will support you with this when you visit.
You will need to wear a mask or face covering when visiting our libraries and we also use the track and trace system
For information about our phased re-opening, browsing, ‘order and Collect’, ‘Grab and Go’, requests and track and trace as well as any other Library services please visit:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Libraries/Coronavirus-update-for-libraries.aspx
We will continue to keep you all informed of further developments via our Facebook and Twitter pages, at our website and through other communication channels.
To help you prepare for your visit we have compiled some frequently asked questions and a handy video to explain what to expect when you visit the library.
Our online library for free eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines and newspapers is available for you to use, as are a selection of free to access online resources.
If you’re not already a member, or know somebody who could benefit from these services, follow this link to join. It's easy and it's free.
To view what is on your library account, please login to our library catalogue with your card number and PIN.
Please do keep in touch by following us on Facebook and/or Twitter @StaffsLibraries where we are posting information, advice and sharing what else is going on in the world of libraries!
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We received this lovely comment online from a very happy customer:
Our library in Burton is absolutely wonderful. Their click and collect service throughout lock down was fantastic. I would have been lost without this service and the thoughtfulness and knowledge of the staff x
Are you looking for something spooky to read this #Halloween season?
We’ve got titles in ebook or eAudio format on BorrowBox for adults and children!
Please visit Borrowbox, either via the App on your smart phone or tablet, or at our eLibrary
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Staffordshire History Festival
The Staffordshire History Festival began back at the start of September and this year we had to take it online!
We've had a great two months, sharing history and heritage posts from Staffordshire and further afield with you during this time. There have been daily posts on our social media, lots of great videos, weekly quizzes and lots more along the way. Our history themed days have seen thousands of people engaged with posts about The Battle of Britain, The Staffordshire Hoard and the Home Front in Staffordshire during the Second World War. We have shared lots of great online resources with you such as Staffordshire Past Track, the amazing History begins at Home website and also shown you how you can search your family history online with FREE access to Ancestry.
Join us on Thursday 29th October for a day celebrating Staffordshire’s history and heritage on our Facebook and Twitter pages. We’ll be sharing videos and photos that we have collated as well as sharing a selection of videos our staff and volunteers have produced especially for the day.
For these and all our other posts just search using the hashtag #StaffsHistFest in Facebook or Twitter.
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New Campaign Titles available NOW on Borrowbox with no queues!
We’ve added more fantastic Borrowbox campaign titles to our collection, available to borrow for a limited time without waiting or queuing!
There are eBooks and eAudio so something for everyone, but make sure you borrow them before they’re gone!
Please visit Borrowbox, either via the App on your smart phone or tablet, or at our eLibrary and start reading!
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Fancy getting outdoors over Half Term?
Why not take part in lantern-making and enjoy some stories with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and Burton Library?
Booking essential.
Sessions available 10.30am-12.30pm on Weds 28th Oct and1-3pm on Thurs 29th Oct.
£1 per child or discounts for several children.
Follow this link to book: https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/2020-10-28-wildfamilies-lantern-making-story-washlands
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Black History Month Online Film Screenings
Following the successful screenings of ‘Tunstall’, ‘Joanna Vassa’, short films by the director Jason Young, we are delighted to be offering two more titles in the coming weeks for special screenings via links shared on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Discover ‘The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano’, an animated short film by Jason Young. A fictionalised account of the marriage between Equiano & his white wife Susannah Cullen in 1792.
To be premiere on Saturday 31st October at 5pm and available until 30th November
Discover the life of freed Jamaican slave, William Davidson, & his part in the Cato Street Conspiracy, to murder the Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool in 1820, in ‘Cato to Newgate’ a short animated film by Jason Young.
William Davidson has a connection with Staffordshire, having been an apprentice cabinet maker in Lichfield and having worked for the Earl of Harrowby at Sandon Hall before settling in London.
To premiere on Thursday 19 November at 7pm and available until 30th November.
In the meantime you can still watch 'Tunstall' or 'Joanna Vassa' at the links below until 31st October.
Tunstall - https://youtu.be/oy53dmGdtXI
Joanna Vassa - https://youtu.be/sSR3gKcBwMc
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Can you paint a Foundation Stone?
Foundation Stones invites you to paint a stone in remembrance of the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust and all other victims of Nazi persecution. You can also choose to dedicate your stone to those murdered in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Building on the Jewish custom of placing a pebble on headstones when visiting a grave, Foundations Stones from across the United Kingdom will become part of the new memorial, each one a commitment to remember and learn from the past.
If you would like to take part, follow these 5 simple steps:
- Find a stone which fits in the palm of your hand. If you are able to go outside, try looking in your garden, street or local park.
- Think about what you want to say on your stone. Are you remembering a particular person, group or genocide? Are you saying something about your hopes for the future?
- Decorate your Foundation Stones. For this, you can use anything you have in the house. Paints, pens, collage, even nail varnish will work.
- Drop off your stone to your local library, between 1 Nov and 6 Jan, where they will be photographed and shared online by Staffordshire Libraries for Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January and then collected by Foundation Stones to be part of the memorial.
- If you do not wish to drop off your stone, you can share a photo of your stone on social media using #FoundationStones or upload photos at www.big-ideas.org/foundationstonesathome and see your stones added to a national map.
Find out more at the Big Ideas website: https://www.big-ideas.org/current-projects/foundation-stones/ or visit them on Twitter: #FoundationStonesAtHome #FoundationStones @Big_Ideas_Co https://twitter.com/UKHMF https://twitter.com/Big_Ideas_Co or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigIdeasCo/
Watch the film about the project https://youtu.be/UO4nYZb9F48
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We've got lots of great events planned for you on our Facebook page in November.
A Season of Reading welcomes Carolyn Kirby
On 4th November at 7.30pm we will be welcoming author Carolyn Kirby whose stunning debut novel ‘The Conviction of Cora Burns’, set in 1885, takes us on a heart-breaking journey through Victorian Birmingham and questions where we first learn violence; from our scars or from our hearts. Carolyn will be reading from her book and discussing her writing inspirations.
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Exploring Staffordshire History Festival with Creative Explorers!
Staffordshire Libraries ‘Creative Explorers’ programme has been delving into themes of this year’s Staffordshire’s History Festival. Arts activities led by professional artists Juneau Projects are offering children and young people the opportunity to get creative inspired by Staffordshire’s past, places & legends, the Staffordshire Hoard, Life on the Home Front in WWII and themes celebrating Black History Month and Remembrance.
Our most recent activities have looked at the Second World War Home front with a ration book activity and also the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah as part of Black History Month.
Anyone can access the FREE weekly activities aimed at children age 5-12, by visiting our activities resource: https://staffslibrariesculture.wordpress.com
Here you can sign up by email to be notified of each new activity or browse the existing activities, view online or download to use at home or in your own setting.
Staffordshire History Festival activities will be posted every Saturday at 10am from 12 September – 31st October.
Find out more by following us on Facebook or sign up to our activities blog!
Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/staffordshirelibraries to find out more, or sign up at https://staffslibrariesculture.wordpress.com
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Lockdown Memories
We need your help, please fill out the form and share this information about 'Lockdown Memories' a project working to create a lasting record of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures and how it has affected the lives of Staffordshire people.
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/lockdownmemories
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RMS Titanic: Made in the Midlands
A virtual presentation by Andrew Lound
The dramatic Story of the ill-fated Titanic told from the perspective of Midlands industry, passengers and crew.
Although the towns of Belfast and Southampton claim the Titanic as their own, over 70% of the ship’s interior was manufactured in the Midlands. Based on his own research Andrew tells the story of the Midlands’ industrial work on the ship and the fate of the local passengers.
A dramatic presentation delivered in full White Star Line Uniform, using images, audio and numerous props. Climb aboard and experience the voyage of your life.
Andrew is a regular and extremely popular speaker at Perton Library and this talk is sure to be fascinating and entertainingly told in Andrew’s inimitable style.
Thursday 12 November 2020
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Tickets are just £3.83 – Please visit Eventbrite to organise your ticket at www.eventbrite.co.uk (search for Made in the Midlands) or follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rms-titanic-made-in-the-midlands-tickets-125774748659
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Have you visited the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography yet? It's FREE to access from home with your Library card number.
ODNB contains over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history.
Each day we share a famous person from British history on our Facebook and Twitter page, look out for them, follow the link and learn more!
Here is Viscount Horatio Nelson, Admiral of the Royal Navy who reached apotheosis following his death during the British victory at Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.
Library members can start searching by following the ODNB link on our Online Resources page.
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This Remembrance season why not read about or listen to the experiences of those who lived through war & conflict?
We have plenty to choose from in our eLibrary. Download the Borrowbox app on your smart phone or tablet or visit the eLibrary
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 About Staffordshire Library Service
From books to local history resources, Your Library has a host of fabulous services and exciting events for you.
Why not try out our eBooks service, join a reading group or If you're looking for something in particular, you can also search the online catalogue or view a list of frequently asked questions.
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