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WORLD NEWS DIRECT TO YOU The world’s news and the wold’s newspapers direct to you from Bexley libraries and Pressreader Read all about it. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//enewspapers-and-emaga

BBC TV is to help children keep up with their studies during the latest lockdown by broadcasting lessons on BBC Two and CBBC, as well as online. Find out more here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55552962 Lessons on CBBC and BBC Two will start on Monday 11th January

SWANS SPOTTED TWO SWAN SNAPSHOTS From outside Thamesmead Library Just thought you might like to see these a couple of lovely photos just sent in to us from someone outside Thamesmead library (6th January 2021) (And, from our London borough of Bexley Archives photo collection, more swanning about from the early days of Thamesmead) ... Enjoy

MAGAZINES TO MAKE CHRISTMAS MAGIC?...PRESSREADER TO THE RESCUE! If you’re still looking to make Christmas magic, then don’t forget our wonderful range of seasonal magazines all free to read on PressReader (Or if you just want to browse a periodical in peace, then PressReader is the place, too)... PRESS HERE FOR PRESSREADER - https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/enewspapers

BEXLEY’S BOOK OF THE YEAR BALLOT KEEP VOTING! It may be cooling down outside, but the race to be Bexley’s Book of the Year is definitely hotting upWe’ve recently featured all 6 books on social media and our e-bulletins, and had lots of new votes The ‘Presiding Officer’ confirms that it’s a very tight race so, if you’ve not already voted, then do it soon and pass this on.... https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/boty

READ ALL ABOUT PRESSREADER IT’S FREE, IT’S EASY, AND IT’S IMPRESSIVE! PressReader through Bexley libraries offers free access to a wide range of newspapers and magazines to all our members, including; Over 7,000 digital newspapers and magazines from around the world in over 60 languages UK daily newspapers available include The Guardian, Daily Mail and Telegraph and there are also weekend titles, such as The Observer (including supplements) plus local newspapers... Over 300 UK magazines covering home and gardens, sports and entertainment as well as comics, such as The Beano for children. READ MORE: https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//enewspapers-and-emaga

Peter Pan by J M Barrie is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

Do you need to encourage a reluctant reader? Try our free eComics https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ecomics

Heidi by Johanna Spyri is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

Will it snow? Just in case the snow is a no show Welling library have been busy making hanging paper snowflakes. So why not join in and make a flurry of snowflakes to decorate your home. https://youtu.be/tZmFMR8eMqQ

Today @readingagency Winter Mini Challenge launches - and everyone’s a hero! Head over to www.wintermini.org.uk to sign up and start your Winter Mini Challenge! #EveryoneIsAHero #WMC2020 Borrow books from your library https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//bexl/covid-19-updates or from our special winter mini challenge ebook collection https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1139325

Home schooling again? Try our Homework Help page https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/homework-help. There are also suggested websites for lots of school topics here https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//b/home-learning-links

Healthy living New Year's resolution? Explore the importance of a healthy diet, exercise and sleep on your health and well-being. Find suggestions on this link https://bexleycareeractive.careercentre.me/elea/scorm.aspx To use CareerActive, free from Bexley Libraries, you just need your Bexley Library card number and an email address https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/careeractive After that you can login on any device.

While November signals the beginning of winter cosiness and festivities, it’s also a time when many people start feeling less energised and motivated. For 5 tips for winter-proofing your well-being see CareerActive, free from Bexley Libraries. You just need your Bexley Library card number and an email address https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/careeractive After that you can login on any device and find the tips on this link https://bexleycareeractive.careercentre.me//newsroom/newsr

Word of the week: Ninguid: Snowy; covered in snow. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

BEXLEY’S BOOK OF THE YEAR Thank you for all your great suggestions, reviews and recommendations From all your nominations, we selected a shortlist of six books, and asked you to vote for your favourite and vote you certainly did! And we’re delighted to announce that the clear winner this year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens... This novel traces the life story of the central character, Kya Clark, from girlhood to maturity and her solitary, lonely, furtive and self-sufficient existence immersed in the ecology and landscape of the coastal marshlands of North Carolina which are described vividly Dawn (pictured) from Welling was one of our first readers to rave about the book A story of survival - moving and inspirational I absolutely loved it - such powerful characters, beautiful poetic language and the setting is so atmospheric, really felt like I was there with them. Definitely my book of the year! And, we were thrilled to hear from the author herself from her home in the USA who emailed us to say; Hi, I am so grateful and excited that my novel Where the Crawdads Sing has won the Bexley Book of the Year Award. I never dreamed that it would reach so many readers around the world who would identify so closely with Kya’s story. I spent most of my life in remote areas of the world, and for years have been lonely. Now, I feel like I have many friends -- including you! I’m a big fan of libraries, so this is extra special to me. Where the Crawdads Sing is about many different themes; one of those is loneliness. You do not have to live in a wild marsh to be isolated; many people in towns and cities feel lonely, and I believe that is one of the reasons so many people have identified with Kya's story. 'Crawdads' shows us that we can find the resilience and courage to soar, even on our own. I am thrilled that you have connected with this landscape and this young girl -- because Kya lives in all of us, no matter where we live in the world. I hope to get to the UK someday to meet some of you! Thank you so very much Delia Delia Owens’ website https://www.deliaowens.com/about-the-author Where the Crawdads Sing in Bexley Libraries...https://tinyurl.com/y39b4nff

New year's resolution to read more? You can borrow eBooks for free with your library ticket https://bexley.overdrive.com/ Including ones for children. Encourage them to read by joining the Winter Mini Challenge www.wintermini.org.uk Books read by 15th January will count towards unlocking special rewards. Borrow ebooks from our special collection for the challenge https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1139593

Mrs Pepperpot Stories by Alf Proysen is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

Will it snow? Need something to warm your spirits? Try our Winter Warmers collection of eBooks https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1139093

Can using apostrophes correctly help your career? Find out on CareerActive - free from Bexley Libraries, you just need your Bexley Library card number and an email address https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/careeractive After that you can login on any device and find the article on this link https://bexleycareeractive.careercentre.me//elear/Hub.aspx or search in My Learning .

Word of the week: Hogmanay: The eve of New Year's Day. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

New books for Christmas? Encourage your children to join the Winter Mini Challenge. Head to www.wintermini.org.uk to sign up and start today. The #WMC runs until 15 January and you set your own reading target. Remember to keep an eye on The Reading Challenge Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SummerReadingChallengeUK for fun videos, book recommendations and activities over the next three weeks! Join our reading heroes - the challenge has teamed up with publisher Knights Of to celebrate heroes in all their forms. #WMC2020 #EveryoneIsAHero

Merry Christmas, hope your day is full of cheer and good food. But do you need some peace from the kids for a moment? Why not share a story from Bexley's Book Nook and enjoy a bit of peace for 20 minutes, our present to you all ;)

Its time to get Christmas-y over in the Book Nook with Will from Welling and some arts and Crafts fun with Sophie as we read 'Mrs. Pepperpot's Christmas' by Alf Proysen https://youtu.be/ZIMLI8d3xOw Thanks to the lovely people at Penguin Random House for letitng us read this to you at home.... Merry Christmas!

Millions by Frank Cotterall Boyce is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

Make a star decoration with just paper, glue, string and colour it anyway you like.

Need something to keep the children occupied on their holidays? They can join the Winter mini challenge www.wintermini.org.uk Borrow books from our special winter mini challenge ebook collection https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1139325 And look here to find the latest Summer Reading Challenge and Winter Mini Challenge activities, plus tons of fun stuff from their favourite authors and illustrators. https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/competition

Word of the week: Yulestarn: A noticeably bright star in the sky on Christmas night. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

Bexley Libraries will close from today, Monday 21 December, due to new tier 4 restrictions which have been put in place to control the spread of COVID-19. Find out more on our COVID-19 Updates page. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//bexl/covid-19-updates

Too busy to read a book but would like something to browse? Try our eMagazines in PressReader https://www.pressreader.com/catalog

"I don't remember the title but the cover had someone walking into a red sky." We'll try and figure out which one it is for you anyway. - Welling Library

Have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. The Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 closes tomorrow at midday. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

There are two days left for you to have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. The Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 online closes at midday this Saturday. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

Join the Winter mini challenge www.wintermini.org.uk You can find Winter Mini Challenge activities, plus tons of fun stuff from your favourite authors and illustrators, here https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/competition

There are only four days left to have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. Complete the Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 online by midday this Saturday. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

99 years ago today Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Find out more about him in Britannica. Free access to articles written for children or adults by using your library card to log in https://library.eb.co.uk/levels then search for Roald Amundsen

Word of the week: Doniferous: That carries a gift. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

JOHN LE CARRE 1931 2020 READ MORE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55297558 & READ & LISTEN MORE WITH HIS E-BOOKS & AUDIO BOOKS ... https://bexley.overdrive.com/search See more

There is one week left to have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. Complete the Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 online by midday on 19 December. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

You still have time to have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. Complete the Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 online by 19 Dec. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

BEXLEY LIBRARIES & LIBBY SAY ‘WELL DONE’ - MIDNIGHT LIBRARY WINS BOOK PRIZE - https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2020 Here’s the e-book; https://tinyurl.com/y5hzd62r And the Libby Library is open all hours, too! https://bexley.overdrive.com/

I am David by Anne Holm is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

LIBBY & BEXLEY LIBRARY E-BOOKS SAY HAVE A CRIME-CRACKING CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS MYSTERIESsolved easily with e-books Meet Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and many more of your favourite sleuths in this seasonal selectionClassic Crime at Christmas Time https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1132487

The @readingagency Winter Mini Challenge has begun! You can check out the booklist, specially created by @_KnightsOf over on the website: www.wintermini.org.uk #EveryoneIsAHero #WMC2020 Borrow books from your library https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//bexl/covid-19-updates or from our special winter mini challenge ebook collection https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1139325

LIBBY & BEXLEY LIBRARY E-BOOKS SAY READ & RELAX, & HAVE A LOVELY COMFY CHRISTMAS Take a break and snuggle up with a good book by some of your favourite writers https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1132486

What does it mean if you are told to expect a strengths-based interview? Strengths-based interviews look to understand the kind of things that you enjoy and that you're good at. Find some ways to prepare for one on CareerActive, free from Bexley Libraries. You just need your Bexley Library card number and an email address https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/careeractive After that you can login on any device and find advcie and tips on this link https://bexleycareeractive.careercentre.me//newsroom/newsr

Word of the week: Pantomime: A kind of play performed at Christmas time characterised by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

LIBBY & BEXLEY LIBRARY E-BOOKS SAY EAT, DRINK, READ & BE MERRY with these easily digestible e-books! Food, glorious food for the festive season https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1129503

Join Will from Welling for another storytime in the Book Nook https://youtu.be/RizqEqY2FyI

Keep up to date with the latest events, activities, new resources, book news and more by subscribing to our eBulletins https://tinyurl.com/yxb3wlba

There are two weeks left to have your say on the future of Bexley’s Libraries. Complete the Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 online by 19 Dec. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

LIBBY LIKES ebooks https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ebooks And here’s oneRead & Recommended by a Bexley Libraries Borrowerhttps://bexley.overdrive.com/search The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley @A Feel Good book, well worth a read, particularly now when a little cheeriness is needed. The idea of leaving a notebook in a café and it being passed around and six people coming together as a result of it may be somewhat cheesy but so what? It worked. Some may... say the focus was on the lies people told but I focussed on the characters and what good things they did instead. It uplifted me and that is what I expected from it. ' Try an ebook take the plunge!

LIBBY & BEXLEY LIBRARY E-BOOKS SAY WE KNIT YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS Brighten up your baubles by reading these e-books! https://bexley.overdrive.com/collection/1129502 Christmas crafts, crochet, stitching & sewing e-books at the touch of a button magic!

We’ve decided to join the Winter Mini Challenge and get our nose into a lovely Christmas book at Welling Library . Come and choose one to join in . We look forward to seeing you

The Iron Man by Ted Hughes is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3

All six of the Council Libraries will reopen on Wednesday 2 December. Find out more about which services will be available and the restrictions that are in place on the Covid-19 Updates page. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//bexl/covid-19-updates Any books or other items which were on loan before the closure of libraries are due back on 9 December. Don’t forget to return or renew them to stop overdue charges being incurred. You can renew your items on the libraries app, in person, by telephone or online.

Word of the week: Mellifluous: Flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey. You can find lots more unusual words by accessing the Oxford English Dictionary online with your library card number - visit our eReference web page to find out more. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ereference

The Changes to Library Services in Bexley Consultation Survey 2020 closes in less than three weeks. Have your say by midday on 19 December. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

The Winter Mini Challenge from The Reading Agency - with a free-to-access website featuring rewards and incentives for reading and reviewing books. Watch out for more details soon

IT’S TIME TO VOTE! Bexley’s Book of the Year 2020 - Vote for your favourite Thank you for all your great suggestions, reviews and recommendations From all your nominations, we’ve selected a shortlist of six books. ... We’ll feature one each day this week today we’ve this one: Author : Ian McEwan Title : Machines like me THE BOOK https://tinyurl.com/y2lho2ac THE E-BOOK https://tinyurl.com/y6hybn3r Complex and complicated, but I loved the central questions about what makes someone human Couldn't put it down To vote for it: https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/boty

Have your say! Bexley Libraries are consulting on options for the future delivery of library services. Further information can be found on the Council’s Consultation page and you can respond by completing our online survey. We welcome your views. https://www.bexley.gov.uk//changes-library-services-bexley... https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bexleylibrariesconsultatio

How to prepare for a phone interview Telephone interviews tend to be used right at the start of the hiring process and sometimes the relative anonymity of the phone call helps to keep that first chat lighter. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that it doesn’t really count. Find out more on CareerActive, free from Bexley Libraries, you just need your Bexley Library card number and an email address https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/careeractive After that you can login on any device and find tips on how to prepare beforehand https://bexleycareeractive.careercentre.me//newsroom/newsr

Computers are available for essential access to public services at Sidcup and Thamesmead Libraries on selected days. Sessions must be booked in advance. Find out more on the COVID-19 Updates page on our website. https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net//bexl/covid-19-updates

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian is just one of the 101 children's classics available to borrow from Bexley Libraries See the full list of titles here https://tinyurl.com/yyrkvjeo Many are also available to download from Libby https://tinyurl.com/y4mf58f3