Sunday 14 December 2008

Christmas tomfoolery

Ooh look! It's the Merry Chris Mouse!How does Good King Wenclesas like his pizza?
Deep pan, crisp and even!


Who dresses up in wrapping paper and frightens Ebeneezer Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Present!

Scrooge appears in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

What happens if you eat Christmas decorations?
You get tinselitis!

Why does Father Christmas carry an umbrella?
Because of the reindeer!

Why do we put a fairy on top of the Christmas tree?
Because elephants are too heavy!

What's top secret and covered in pastry?
A mince spy!

ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
-- what's Christmassy about that?

Noel!


Why does Santa Claus have ducks on his sleigh?
They're Christmas quackers!





Christmas carrots

We don't always get the words right when we're singing songs. Here are some of our favourites from Christmas concerts.

"We three kings of porridge and tar..."

"Oh Wayne in a manger..."

"On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to me..."

"Noël, Noël, Barney's the King of Israel!"

"...Oh what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay!"


Santa's little hopeless Things to do and make

You'll find Christmas craft tables in most of our libraries this month. Why not see what you can make?
Thanks to everyone involved in getting everything together for the craft tables and a special big thanks to Barbara for making so very many cut-out shapes for us.

Christmas craft books in our libraries.

We bumped into this page
with links to lots of fun things to do for Christmas




Monday 8 September 2008

Out of this world!

Brian and Gavin greet a Dalek We had a Doctor Who-themed party on Saturday 6 September 2008 to celebrate the re-opening of Smallbridge Library after extensive rebuidling work.

Guests of honour were some Daleks (we have to say that or they would exterminate us!). We also had a display of props and costumes from Doctor Who and our own little Tardis in the corner of the library.

Many thanks to everybody who turned up and made this such a great day.

Doctor Who books in our libraries


Doctor Who displayDoctor Who display


Wednesday 12 March 2008

New telephone number for renewals

From 10th March 2008 you can now ring us on 0845 121 2976 for library renewals and membership enquiries.

Advisors will be available to deal with enquiries from 8.00 am - 8.00 pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am - 5.00 pm on Saturday.

Easter news

coloured eggs

Our libraries will be closed on:


  • Good Friday 21st March 2008

  • Easter Saturday 22nd March 2008

  • Easter Monday 24th March 2008

Each library will have a craft activity table for children of all ages (and their parents). Crafts will include Easter egg cards and Easter bunny colouring sheets.

Tuesday 12 February 2008

National Year of Reading

National Year of Reading logo

2008 is The National Year of Reading, a celebration of words and reading in every form: from novels to song lyrics, from poetry to film scripts.

From April to December events and activities linked to The National Year of Reading will have a monthly theme:

  • April: Read all about it!
  • May: Mind and body
  • June: Reading escapes
  • July: Rhythm and rhyme
  • August: Read the game
  • September: You are what you read
  • October: Word of Mouth
  • November: Screen reads
  • December: Write the future

Look out for National Year of Reading events in a library near you!