Have you seen our new website yet?
We’ve given it a fresh new look and added some new features we think you'll like.
These include:
We hope the new features inspire you to use our online resources even more.
For more information or any help using the website, please contact our Digital Support Helpline 0330 222 3455.
Have you discovered our love reading pages on the new look website? Here you will find all our reading resources including being able to search the catalogue, see new titles, as well as recommended reads and reading lists, plus links to other reading websites. There’s also information for readers groups, access to our eLibrary, plus our very own podcast.
West Sussex Libraries are free to join and you can borrow up to 20 books for three weeks, free of charge.
For more reading content, why not join our Facebook Virtual Reading Group?
Join one of our librarians for this webinar featuring expert advice on First World War military family history research.
This free webinar is intended for those who have already started their own research but want advice on what to do next!
Monday 7 November 2022, 10.30am-12.00pm
This is a digital event which you can attend anywhere from your laptop or mobile device.
You can also go here to find out more about our Family History Offer.
If you want to tell people about your business, this free event at Crawley Library on Thursday 17 November, 10.00am-11.30am will give you all the tools, tips and hints for you to crack on with writing a pitch you’re confident with, and proud of, straight away. We’ll also share some great practical tips when pitching to an audience of one or 100.
We are running a mixture of in person and online events, aimed at business beginners, throughout November offering free business advice, from 1 to 1 clinics, workshops, and webinars.
Business 1 to 1s at Crawley Library. 10 November:
RISE Innovation 1 to 1s at Crawley Library. 16 November:
Drop in Business 1 to 1s - Online via Zoom. 24 November:
Check out our business page to find what resources you can access in libraries.
On Saturday 19 November from 3.00pm-5.00pm Burgess Hill Library will be hosting a fun-filled afternoon of events as part of the town’s Christmas Lights Switch On. Everyone's invited to come along and find out more about what their local library has to offer!
This free event will have lots of things to see and do, including:
- Fun arts and crafts
- Face painting
- Festive story time
- Festive baby rhyme time
We have some great resources for people living with dementia, their carers, families and friends, which are now even easier to find on our new website. Have a look at our Dementia Resources pages for details of our reminiscence packs, Pictures to Share books, Memory Management library card and more…!
If you have experience of dementia or are interested in the subject, you can fill in this short online survey that the University of Chichester are running which measures the awareness and understanding of dementia within West Sussex.
Families had a wonderful time meeting local children’s author Lucy Brandt at Shoreham Library last month. The event was part of the annual Shoreham Wordfest.
Lucy read excerpts from her Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor series published by Puffin. She also inspired a few future authors and inventors in the audience with her encouraging words and inventor quiz.
Why not reserve one of her books from your local library?
Archives staff are teaming up with the Library Service to deliver a fantastic programme of ‘coffee time’ workshops at the Record Office in Chichester throughout 2023. They include sessions on:
- Starting your family tree
- Studying the history of your house
- Getting started with Ancestry
- Identifying and looking after old photographs
- Researching in local newspapers
- Reading old handwriting
We hope you’ll join us, for one or all of them!
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