Roose Temporary Library is Open!
We are delighted to let you know that Roose Temporary Library @ Barrow Park is now open. Roose Library had to be closed due to fire damage caused following a suspected arson attack. Since the library building’s closure, Westmorland and Furness Council has been considering a number of options for a temporary library in place of the closed Roose Library, while it engages with the community on a long-term, permanent library offer. Roose Temporary Library @ Barrow Park is based at the ATP building next to Barrow Park Leisure Centre.
Using the ATP for the temporary facility means the library can be opened for the full 35 hours each week that the Roose Library building was open, including on a Saturday morning. Roose Temporary Library @ Barrow Park is around a 10-15 minute level walk from the current Roose Library building and is on a bus route. Being so close to the leisure centre, Barrow Park, schools and shops, we’re hoping it will also be convenient to combine a visit to the library with other trips and activities.
A council spokesperson said, “We recognise this has taken time, but the opening of Roose Temporary Library @ Barrow Park is a positive step and we thank library users for their understanding and patience during this period.’’
 Skills for Hearing Readers Training
Library staff have really enjoyed participating in a specially tailored training sessions on supporting people of all ages in their learning-to-read journey. This training was fascinating and will help our staff in their day-to-day interactions with the public. Thank you to the wonderful Karen at Adult Learning for leading this course for us.
If you would like to find out about the many and varied opportunities on offer with Adult Learning why not have a browse of their courses here.
 Get It Loud In Libraries Get Your Tickets Now!
Since 2005, Get It Loud In Libraries has been programming high quality, live music events in libraries in towns and cities throughout the UK. They consistently demonstrate a unique talent for identifying new and emerging artists on the cusp of breaking through to the mainstream. We are so excited to be hosting two more amazing gigs soon.
 Way Back When
Books to travel through time with.
The Lost Dressmaker of Paris by Suzanne Fortin
When Darcie purchases several old suitcases at auction that had been abandoned in a railway station locker, she doesn't know what to expect.The first is disappointing but as she opens the second, she discovers rare and beautiful dresses for the 1940s, lovingly folded, and a notebook of designs to go with them. Written inside the cover is the name Nathalie Leroux. Why did she leave her most prized possessions at the station eighty years ago? And why did Nathalie never return for them? Darcie's quest for answers will draw her into the world of the French resistance as she works to uncover the truth about a devastating wartime secret. But is Darcie prepared for what she will find? And for the power of Nathalie secrets to change her world forever...
Find BorrowBox eAudio here.
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Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence. Restless Dolly Maunder is a subversive, triumphant tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able – despite the cost – to make a life she could call her own.
Find BorrowBox eBook here.
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The Armour of Light by Ken Follett
Revolution is in the air. 1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert. Kingsbridge is on the edge. Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart. Tyranny is on the horizon. Now, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . .
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Wait for Me by Santa Montefiore
Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait. Cornwall, 1944. When Rupert Dash is declared missing, presumed dead during the Battle of Arnhem, his wife, Florence, is devastated. She can’t accept that he has gone from her life forever, and so when she finds a poem called ‘Wait for Me’ hidden in an old book, she believes it’s a sign from her husband. A promise that he will return to her. Florence receives a letter from someone she has never met, who lives on the other side of the world. This stranger says he remembers a life that belonged to another before him. Could this be the one person Florence has waited over fifty years to meet again?
Find BorrowBox eBook here.
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 Misfit Memoirs
Love real life stories, adventures and tales of a life less traveled? Then these books are for you.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts in unflinching detail what happens when the dream finally comes true. Thrust into fame, Jennette is riddled with anxiety and shame, eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life who she really wants to be.
Find BorrowBox eAudio here.
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Old Rage by Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock looked like she was managing old age. She had energy, friends, a devoted family, a lovely home. She could still remember her lines. So why, at 89, having sailed past supposedly disturbing milestones – 50, 70 even 80 – without a qualm, did she suddenly feel so furious? And that was before lockdown! In Old Rage, one of Britain's best loved actors opens up about her ninth decade. Funny, feisty and honest, despite age, despite rage she finds there are always reasons for joy.
Find BorrowBox eBook here.
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Madly, Deeply by Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman was one of the world-class actors of his generation, as well as a tireless political activist, an avid traveller and a devoted confidant and friend. Through his never-before-seen diaries - a twenty-five-year passion project - Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life. The diaries run from 1993 to his death in 2016 and offer insight into both a public and private life. Here is Rickman the consummate professional actor, but also the friend, the traveller, the fan, the director, the enthusiast: in short, the real Alan Rickman.
Find BorrowBox eAudio here.
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Murder in Anglo-Saxon England with Annie Whitehead
We all love a good murder story, and the chronicles of the Anglo-Saxon era are full of them! Join local award-winning author and historian Annie Whitehead (FRHistS) as she talks about her new book, Murder in Anglo-Saxon England, and whether all the stories are true. She’ll also discuss the cruel treatment of the family of King Dunmail of Cumbria.
The talk will take place in Kendal Library. Booking essential. Ticket £2 - refreshments included.
Book tickets here - Kendal Library - Saturday 1st March, 2pm
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Wainwrights Without A Car with Ron Kenyon
Come join us at Penrith Library for Wainwrights Without A Car - A Year on the Lake District Fells, where Ron Kenyon will tell his tales of ascending the 214 Wainwright summits, leaving the car at home, and using public transport to get there.
This is the basis of his new book, which will be available for sale on the evening courtesy of Hedgehog books. Refreshments will also be provided for a contribution of £1.
Book tickets here - Penrith Library - Thursday 27th March, 7pm
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Regular Events and Activities
Explore a world of fun and learning! Are you ready for an exciting spring filled with captivating events and activities? Look no further than Westmorland and Furness Libraries! Did you know that alongside our exciting events, we offer a variety of regular groups and activities that cater to different interests and promote lifelong learning. Many of these regular groups are completely free, including Baby Bounce and Rhyme, Lego Club, Craft Club, Storytime, Knit and Natter, Chess Club, and many more.
Explore the wonderful opportunities available to you!
Check out our regular groups and activities. 👇
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Barrow Group Libraries - Walney, Roose, Askam, Ulverston, Dalton & Ormsgill
Penrith Group Libraries - Alston, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen & Shap
Kendal Group Libraries - Ambleside, Grange, Kirkby Longsdale, Milnthorpe, Sedbergh & Windermere
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