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We are pleased to announce that BorrowBox, the user-friendly library app that allows you to enjoy eAudiobooks on the go, is now available to all West Sussex Library Service users.
With a diverse collection of eAudiobooks at your fingertips, BorrowBox ensures you’ll never be without something great to listen to.
Best of all, it’s completely free with your library card!
We’re holding a special drop-in session all about BorrowBox on Thursday 4 May from 10.00am to 1.00pm at Crawley Library. Bring along your smartphone or tablet and we can help you download the app and show you what BorrowBox can offer.
This Saturday 6 May our libraries are holding coronation themed activities for children.
There will be craft activities including crown making and colour-in bunting, along with special Storytime sessions in selected libraries. To celebrate His Majesty King Charles III’s enthusiasm and care for the environment, families can also pick up packets of wildflower seeds when they visit a library.
Our librarians have also been delving into the archives and discovered some wonderful past coronation and jubilee material. Pop into your local library to see a selection of the memorabilia we have found.
Yes, it's that time of year again! Eurovision is back and this year it's being held in Liverpool.
We've put together a video with six great ideas to help you hold the ultimate celebration using items from the library. No nul points here!
Plus, be sure to check out the Big Eurovision Read booklist with 12 "douze" recommendations for great reads.
 Avast, ye hearties! Swashbuckling Storytime and craft activities are taking place in libraries this May half-term and your pirate crew are all invited.
Don’t risk a mutiny - these activities are free to attend but places must be pre-booked. Find out which libraries are holding these special events for families on our website.
You can also join the Disability Register team for some free Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) activities taking place this May half-term, including Sensory Stories, crafts and Construction Clubs.
 We’re excited to bring you the following talks over the next couple of months:
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An evening with Leigh Russell, Bognor Regis Library, Wednesday 7 June at 6.30pm. Tickets £3.00
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In conversation with Isabel Ashdown, Worthing Library, Wednesday 14 June at 7.00pm. Tickets £3.00
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Isabella Tree - The Book of Wilding: a practical guide to rewilding, big and small, Chichester Library, Thursday 6 July at 6.30pm. Tickets £5.00 (This event is part of The Festival of Chichester - limited tickets remaining)
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Murder in the Family: an evening with Cara Hunter, Chichester Library, Tuesday 11 July at 6.30pm. Tickets £5.00 (This event is part of The Festival of Chichester)
 We had a fantastic evening with Graham Bartlett at Haywards Heath Library last month discussing his Jo Howe novels. Here are a couple of the answers to the questions we asked him.
What’s the best advice you’ve received on writing?
“When I was writing my first novel, Dorothy Koomson regularly asked how I was getting on. When I told her that I was only about a third of the way through due to re-editing she took me to one side and told me I’d never finish the book that way and needed to complete the first draft before making changes. My first novel took seven years to write while my second only took one.”
What book would you recommend?
I’ve loved Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby.
 Did you know that we run a range of business events and services?
We are running events offering free business advice, including coffee mornings, 1 to 1 clinics, workshops, and webinars.
Are you considering a career change? Do you want to find out more about digital skills and job opportunities in our area?
Visit one of the Digital Futures West Sussex Info Hubs across West Sussex libraries and other locations this summer.
There are some important awareness weeks in May which we support with our wide range of resources:
Dying Matters Awareness Week 8-14 May. See our Bereavement support page for booklists for adults, teens and children, as well as details of local and national organisations that can help.
Dementia Action Week 15-21 May. See our Dementia Resources page for details of our resources for people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers. We also have two Dementia Awareness drop-ins taking place at Horsham Library on Monday 15 May and Rustington Library on Thursday 18 May.
Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21 May. Have a look at our Reading Well for Mental Health booklists for adults, teens and children.
 Yes, we’ve got some more workshops for you! If you haven’t booked yet, here’s what we’ve got lined up:
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Tracing your army ancestors (Wednesday 7 June)
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Newspapers for family and local history (Wednesday 5 July)
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Getting started with Ancestry (Wednesday 6 September)
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Discovering wills and other probate records (Wednesday 4 October)
The sessions, for up to two hours, will be held from 10.00am at West Sussex Record Office in Chichester. Booking essential on 01243 753602 (tickets £7.50; non-refundable).
 As if we needed any more evidence that librarians are superheroes... In training for the London Marathon last month Amy, one of our librarians, ran a total of 216 miles between all the libraries in West Sussex to raise money for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation!
 You can make a request for a book or a periodical that we don't have in stock either using our online form or at your local library.
You can also use it to let us know about a stock gap.
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