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To All West Berkshire Libraries Customers
Welcome to our December news!
 We are looking forward to lots of festive fun in our libraries over the coming weeks and you are warmly invited to join us.
Here are some of the special activities planned so far. All of these are FREE, with materials provided where required and no need to book in advance:
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Fridays on 2, 9 and 16 December, 2-4pm: Christmas crafts for children at Lambourn Library
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Saturday 3 December, 10.30am-12pm: Christmas LEGO Club for children 5+ years at Pangbourne Library
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Saturdays on 3, 10 and 17 December, 10.30am-12pm: Christmas crafts for children at Lambourn Library
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Wednesday 7 December, 4pm: Day 7 of Newbury’s Living Advent Calendar is revealed at Newbury Library
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Friday 9 December, 3.30-6.30pm: Christmas crafts for children at Hungerford Library
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Saturday 10 December, 10.30-11.30am: Christmas crafts for children at Thatcham Library
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Saturday 10 December, 10.30am-12pm: Christmas crafts for children at Burghfield Common Library
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Saturdays on 10 and 17 December, 10.30-11.30am: Christmas crafts for children at Pangbourne Library
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Saturday 10 December, 2-3pm: Christmas crafts for children 5+ years at Newbury Library
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Saturday 17 December, 10am-12pm: Christmas celebrations at Thatcham Library, including carols and refreshments, a Treasure Hunt for children and a special Christmas Storytime
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Saturday 17 December, 10.30am-12pm: Christmas crafts for children at Hungerford Library
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Friday 23 December throughout opening hours at Hungerford Library: Christmas colouring and other festive activities
 Children can also take part in a Christmas Treasure Hunt at Pangbourne Library, from 1 to 22 December, with a prize for every successful find.
Plus during opening hours throughout the whole of December you will find crafts for children and a Snowman Treasure Hunt for 3-11 year olds at Theale Library; and crafts for children AND adults at Burghfield Common Library, with lots of puzzles and colouring activities too.
Do drop in and join the fun!
Remember that we have lots of regular activities taking place in West Berkshire libraries every week as well, most of which are free. Look out for our Christmas-themed Rhymetimes in libraries, plus some Christmas Storytimes and seasonal crafts coming soon on our YouTube channel and other social media.
 To find out what’s happening near you, check with your local library or search the West Berkshire Directory. Facebook users can also see what’s coming up by following @WBerksLibraries and going to our Events listing.
Also don’t forget that you can keep up with the latest news about everything that’s happening in our libraries by following @WBerksLibraries on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
The Gadgeteers characters, who featured in our Summer Reading Challenge, are back with a Winter Mini Challenge for children.
Visit the challenge website to enjoy online games, author videos, suggestions for what to read next and lots of fun activities. Anyone who reads 3 books and adds them to their online profile between 1 December 2022 and 20 February 2023 will also earn themselves a Winter Mini Challenge certificate.
May we remind you that Newbury Library will be closed for stocktaking on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. No items are due for return on these dates.
 The last Educafe before Christmas will be on Wednesday 7 December, 11am-2pm at Newbury Library. Come and join us to make and meet friends and learn new things. Delicious, free refreshments will be available as usual.
Educafe returns to the library on Wednesday 11 January 2023 – make a date in your diary now so you don’t miss out!
 Please be aware that the opening hours at Lambourn Library will be changing slightly in the New Year.
From January 2023 onwards, the library will close at 5.30pm on Tuesdays (30 minutes earlier than at present) and remain open until 1pm on Wednesdays (1 hour later). Opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays will remain unchanged.
All library buildings will be closed on the Bank Holidays as usual and there will be some further changes to opening times between Christmas and New Year.
Additionally, Mortimer and Thatcham libraries will be closed on Christmas Eve, and Lambourn and Pangbourne libraries will be closed on both 23 and 24 December. Newbury Library will close early on 24 December, at 1pm. Please ring your local library or check our website for current details before you visit: www.westberks.gov.uk/libraries.
 Our e-resources and the West Berkshire Libraries app will of course continue to be available for you to use every day of the year.
Our next newsletter will be out in early January 2023. Meanwhile we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our library members for your support this year and to wish you all the best for Christmas and the New Year.
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