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Rhythm & Rhyme Friday 6 November 10:30-11:00am Details

Christmas Cakes Now is the time to make your Christmas cake, so grab your mixer and ingredients and get creative. We have plenty of cake making books available on shelf/ ebook. Also lots of other recipes for Christmas food ideas too.

The sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane Van Iperen A really well written story about the holocaust. After using part of their house The High Nest to hide people from the Nazi’s, Jewish sisters Janny and Lien are put on the last train to Auschwitz, the same train as Anne Frank and her family. What they suffer is awful and knowing that their mother was sent to the gas chambers and how they kept going was inspirational. Throughout the book the love they had for each other and their fellow prisoners was unbelievable and yet it was that love that kept them going. Definitely worth reading and remembering how cruel life was for all imprisoned in Auschwitz.

Ballymena through the lens of the Jack Adams Photographic collection. Images of popular showbands ‘The Cossacks’ taken in June 1966 (B Swann, B McWhirter, J Surgenor, D Close, J Rankin, J Lynn and H Coulter) and the Johnny Mitchell Showband (J Mahon, S Coulter, J McMullan, R McNally, R and J Mitchell and D McIlroy).

Ballymena Central Librarywould like you to Check Out our Christmas Window. Some ‘Festive Feels’ to begin the Month of December. Hope you enjoy.

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP ADDED Book now by emailing [email protected] Liz Weir - Irish Storyteller Armstrong Storytelling Trust

Now that the schools are on an extended break and the children are indoors more at this time of year why don’t you borrow some of our super craft books. We have baking, knitting, drawing and lots more to share with your children. Have fun trying out something new.

After the popularity of our Halloween Workshop, Liz Weir - Irish Storyteller is back for two festive Winter Tales Workshops! Places are limited so book now - email [email protected] Armstrong Storytelling Trust

Book review - Grammar Pitfalls & Mistakes. Available as an ebook on Libby www.librariesni.org.uk I seen a book I wanted. I would of went to the library for it, but their... are closed. I looked for it everywere. I done it online! I ordered it. To easy! How many errors can you spot in the statements above ? If Punctuation gives you anxiety....Grammar makes you nervous and Spelling brings you out in a cold sweat Then order this book now! Available as ebook on Libby.

#BookWeekNI Day 6 of 7 Carnlough library celebrates: ‘Life Stories’ Biography, Autobiography, Reminiscence! #Take 15!

Portglenone Library share their extensive collection of books relating to Life Stories. The theme for today’s #BookWeekNI is Biography, Autobiography and [email protected]

Day 6 of 7 #BookWeekNI Penultimate #Take15 Life Stories - Biography, Autobiography and [email protected] #librariesni.

Day 5 of #BookWeekNI Top choices from @ballymenalib #Inspiredbybooks #librariesni #take15 What’s Your Book??

Entangled Life is more than just a book about mushrooms it’s a book about life, the universe, and everything. Merlin Sheldrake (if you have a name like Merlin Sheldrake I think it’s basically mandatory that you become a roving mycologist) has constructed a picture of a world beneath our feet that’s as compelling as any novel I’ve read this year. The son of English parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake, Merlin’s fascination with fungi began in childhood. My fascination with fung...i began when I read Entangled Life. The book goes beyond button mushrooms and fairy toadstools. Its scope is vast, and the questions it raises have truly global ramifications. Entangled Life talks about decomposition, fermentation, and evolution in ways that will make you reconsider things you always took for granted. Although the fungi take centre-stage in this book, a picture of Merlin shines through in the personal anecdotes and brilliant metaphors which pepper his book. It’s clear that Sheldrake is an expert in his field, but he is also a very fine writer Entangled Life contains some of the best prose I’ve read in a very long time, drawing on a body of information as broad as the massive mycelial networks discussed in the book. Sheldrake quotes from Tom Waits and from Nature, from personal experience and from The Lord of the Rings. Entangled Life is a standout piece of nonfiction writing. To say it is life-changing may be an exaggeration, but to say that it will change your outlook on the world would not be. by Niall

Day 5 of #BookWeekNI #Take15 Today’s theme is ‘Inspiring Tales’ Our shelves are bursting with books that may help inspire you. @Ballymenalibrary