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We need your help with the Summer Reading Challenge!
 This year’s Summer Reading Challenge, Gadgeteers, is launching on Saturday 9 July and we need volunteers to help us with this! The Summer Reading Challenge is a fantastic annual activity which encourages children to keep reading over the summer holidays by borrowing books from their local library, collecting rewards and stickers and joining in with fun activities.
We are looking for volunteers who are enthusiastic about books and reading to help families join the challenge, give out goody bags, certificates and medals and chat to the children about what they are reading. For more details go to our Summer Reading Challenge webpage where you will find the online application form and more information about this volunteer role.
Latest news from the BIPC
 Have you got a great idea for a business but aren't sure how to make it a reality? Or are you a small start-up looking for expert advice? We have a mixture of in person and online events throughout June offering free business advice, from 1:1 clinics, to workshops, and webinars. To find out more visit our What’s On in Libraries page and book today.
You can also check out our free business resource page with links to even more events from Business and IP Centre Sussex. You can also sign up for our BIPC Sussex Newsletter for all the latest news and resources!
The Jubilee is finally here
 Saturday 4 June saw the culmination of our Jubilee celebrations. This was the last day for children to Hunt the Missing Corgis in their local Library. Also...
- Bognor Regis Library hosted a special Alice in Wonderland storytime
- Shoreham and Bognor Regis libraries both hosted an afternoon tea
- For a reminder of all our other Jubilee-related activities that went on, have a(nother) look at our special Jubilee newsletter.
Also, don’t forget our Jubilee podcast. In the latest edition of Lend Us Your Ears, librarians Tom, Anna and Becca discuss some of the 70 best novels from the queen’s reign, as chosen by BBC Arts and The Reading Agency to be part of the Big Jubilee Read.
Sussex parish registers now on Ancestry
 As part of a partnership between West Sussex Record Office, The Keep (East Sussex Record Office) and Ancestry, Sussex parish registers have now been digitised and library members can access Ancestry for free in any West Sussex Library. From 1538 onwards, browse baptisms until 1920, marriages until 1936, and burials until 1995!
For more information about what we offer to family and local historians, have a look at our dedicated web page!
It's criminal: child poverty and drugs gangs in the UK
As part of the Festival of Chichester, join teacher and author, Nicola Garrard, to discuss the challenges facing young people. Includes readings from 29 LOCKS, a story of one teenager’s heroic fight against the criminal forces that threaten his mum, friends, and community.
Friday 24 June, 6.30pm Chichester Library
Ask questions about the issues and buy signed copies of 29 LOCKS.
Suitable for ages 13+.
Free tickets available via Eventbrite:
We’ve also two other exciting author events upcoming:
Could you be a digital volunteer?
 Digital Volunteers are being recruited in libraries to help customers gain confidence and improve their digital skills.
- Do you have knowledge of digital skills?
- Can you spare a regular time slot of 2 - 4 hours per week?
- Can you support customers with basic digital enquiries on a 1:1 basis?
If you answered yes to the above questions, this could be the role for you. To read the role profile and/or apply, please visit the West Sussex County Council website
If you would like further information or to discuss the role please contact library.volunteers@westsussex.gov.uk
Celebrating 60 years of Chichester Festival Theatre
 Join us for 'West Sussex Unwrapped Live: a celebration of Chichester Festival Theatre’s history'. This online event from West Sussex Record Office, Screen Archive South East, and Chichester Festival Theatre will explore a fascinating series of films, photographs and documents about Chichester Festival Theatre from its foundation onwards.
The talk will be held on Zoom at 7.00pm on Thursday 16 June.
Find out more and book your FREE ticket on Eventbrite:
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