 We’ve been delighted to hear from so many of you about which books you’ve judged by their cover and we've added some of your reviews to our website. This month we’d love to hear what your Summer Reads are.
If you’re stuck for where to start, why not use the fantastic World Map function on WhichBook.net? You could pick a book to match your holiday destination, choose where to go based on your favourite books or simply find a literary location to escape to.
Share your reads by emailing us at Library Events.
Ready, Set, Read! is now underway and more than 7,000 children have already registered to take part in this year's Summer Reading Challenge.
Why not check out the launch at Bognor Library by watching this short video?
We're running some fantastic FREE holiday events, including Superstar Storytimes for younger children and interactive sessions of Glorious Games for older champions, plus the popular annual Hunt the Character competition. Can you find all of the hidden superstar team members and their mascots?
Don’t worry if you haven’t started yet because there's still plenty of time to join up online. Once you've registered, race down to your local library to tell us the secret code word, claim your Champions Booklet and start your summer of reading fun.
 Take me to the beach!
From celebrity scandals, to travel mags to fuel your wanderlust, find the best eMagazines to read at the beach - they're now available on BorrowBox.
And they're all free with your West Sussex library card!
This new service is being offered as a trial on BorrowBox so that we - and you - can compare the new service with Libby and PressReader. Contact the Digital Access Team and let us know which app you prefer!
 Translated fiction lets us delve into other cultures … and other crimes. But how do you go about translating a book? We’ll be putting this question and many more to Quentin Bates and Marina Sofia, two leading translators of crime fiction.
Join us at Horsham Library for a discussion about this growth area of fiction on Thursday 14 September, 7.00 – 8.00pm. Tickets £3, available from Horsham library.
 Do your children want to meet Marshall from PAW Patrol? Or real-life firefighters from Littlehampton Fire Station?
Head along to our next Discovery Day, at Littlehampton Library on Thursday 17 August from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Along with our special guests, the event will showcase what the library has to offer, from family-friendly toddler time to reading groups, author events, audiobooks, free Wi-Fi and lots more.
Plus why not make a note in your diary, that we also have a Discovery Day coming up at Willowhale Library, near Bognor Regis, on Monday 11 September from 10.00am to 12.00pm?
 This free eInformation resource is far more than just a famous dictionary. With over 600,000 word entries, the Oxford English Dictionary describes the origin, meaning and history of each word. Investigate new words and those that have been updated. You can listen to the pronunciation and even see the word of the day!
Check out our other free eLibrary resources in our A-Z of Information Resources.
In Victorian and Edwardian times, small estates were created in the Sussex Weald by wealthy families investing in their hobbies and interests.
The talk, entitled The Victorian and Edwardian leisure estate in the Sussex Weald c.1850-1914, will be given by local historian Dr Sue Berry.
It will be held at West Sussex Record Office at 7.00pm on Tuesday 26 September (limited numbers; booking essential); alternatively, join us online via Zoom.
To attend in person (£8), please ring 01243 753602 to book and pay; or you can book online for £5!
In the first three months of this year, residents in West Sussex lost a total of just over £3.5million to criminals using different types of scams. The majority of victims were aged 60 or over and just under half of the reports came from people living alone.
To stop individuals becoming victims of fraud and blackmail, we have two Are you scam savvy? events running in August, both online and in person, at Horsham Library, on Wednesday 2 August and Bognor Regis Library, on Tuesday 15 August.
The sessions are free and for anyone who wants to keep themselves, friends and family, from falling victim to different types of scams. These can include telephone, courier and romance fraud, which have all become of increasing concern in West Sussex.
To attend online, just click on the relevant link below or come into Horsham or Bognor Library on the day at 10.00am.
After each session, colleagues from our Digital Safety Team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have or to provide information on how to be more scam aware.
 We are supporting V2 Radio’s Tonnes of Tins Campaign, which runs until Friday 11 August. The aim is to collect as many tins of food as possible to pass on to local food banks, homeless refuges and family support teams who all directly support those in food insecurity. Donation points can be found in libraries across the county.
For more information on the campaign, take a look at the V2 Radio website!
We like to keep our books looking as nice as possible for your enjoyment, and we ask that you look after them as well. So, although we completely understand that sometimes library books and other items get damaged, you may be asked to contribute towards a replacement.
Our goal in doing this is to get a copy of that item back on the shelves so others can continue to enjoy it. Please note we don’t charge for children’s replacement board and picture books.
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