Weaving Words

“Weaving Words” is a creative writing group that meets in the Wheatsheaf Library, Rochdale on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Meetings start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.15pm.

New members are always welcome.

Date	Theme	Workshop
9 August 2010	Curling
23 August 2010	Mugs	Ghost stories
13 September 2010	Stamps
27 September 2010	Holidays	Sufi poetry
11 October 2010	My family
25 October 2010	Halloween	Comedy writing
8 November 2010	Going over the top
22 November 2010	It's a crime	Editing
13 December 2010	Parties

For further details please contact:

• Seamus Tel: 07710515392
  Email: mail@shaysart.co.uk
• Pamela Tel: 01706 924941
  Email: Pamela.taylor-bramwell@rochdale.gov.uk

Treasure trove!

Every so often we unearth undiscovered riches.

Moving a pile of disreputable old filing cabinets out of an office the other day we discovered a long-forgotten portfolio. Luckily, we're all dead nosy and had a quick look inside before throwing it away. Just as well: it's a collection of original artwork by children's artists who'd visited our libraries in the 1970s and 1980s. They'd come along, talked to the children and did a few illustrative sketches in the process and somebody had the sense to keep them safe for future use.

I'm just starting taking photographs of them (there aren't many smaller than A3 sized so in-house scanning's not an option for us). I'm putting them onto the Library Service's Flickr account in a set I'm calling "Discovered Treasures." (The ones I've put on so far haven't been digitally remastered so look a bit murky. I'll be putting "before" and "after" versions online eventually.)

20 Great Authors (and Actors) Read Famous Literature Out Loud

Every now and then, the Open Culture site presents vintage clips of great authors reading classic literary works – works they have often written themselves. These are interesting because you get to hear the author's voice and their characterisations, which might or might not chime in with your own ideas.

Also featured here are some authors reading other people's work and a few classic clips of famous actors giving literary readings.

Drop into Smallbridge Library for healthy living advice

We all know we need to live a more healthy lifestyle but where to start? We are having a healthy living drop-in session at Smallbridge Library on Thursday 5 August between 2pm and 4pm.

You can pop in and have a chat with a Health Trainer and have a free health check, including:

• Checking your Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Help with stopping smoking
• Advice on healthy eating and nutrition

And much more.


For more details call Smallbridge Library or Health Trainer Jill on 01706 510844

New hours for Middleton Children's Library

Due to popular demand we have changed the opening hours for Middleton Children's Library!

The children’s library is now available the same hours as Middleton’s adult lending and reference & local studies libraries.

This is good news for parents and carers with young children who wish to visit earlier in the day and who can now gain access to a much wider collection of picture books than before, plus storypacks and storysacks.

It also means we have three more computers available in the mornings for everyone to use, which should mean less waiting at busy times.

Occasionally, if a nursery or school class is visiting, or if another special event is taking place, you may find the children’s library closed. We hope these rare times will not cause too much inconvenience for customers and that, generally, you will find our longer opening hours helpful.

For more information, please ask any member of staff.