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[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

We've heard on the grapevine that there's a big event coming up in a month a and a bits time that presents get exchanged at? If you're a crafty person why not check out @BorrowBox for magazines like Simply Crochet and The Knitter for project ideas! #WandFLibraries #BorrowBox

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

At Kendal Library we are currently experiencing issues with our phone lines. Apologies if you have tried to contact us today - we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

In the meantime you can email us at:

[email protected]

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

Want to join one of the biggest book clubs in the UK? 📖✨

Check out the six books featured this season on the Radio 2 Book Club with Sarah Cox, and request them using our online catalogue: https://t.co/R6tSG9p0l8

[The Reading Agency @readingagency]

Check out the latest @BBCRadio2 Book Club selections at https://t.co/OGmo7okVMP.

These books, chosen with help from library staff across the UK, are some of the best new novels around, and are perfect for Book Clubs to enjoy. Which one will your group choose? #R2BookClub

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

Anyone for a spooky Autumn/Hallowe'en read? @ivy_fairbanks @KristynJMiller @ARobertsWrites @LanaPopovicLit Available to request from https://t.co/R6tSG9p0l8 #WandFLibraries #LoveYourLibrary

[Cumbria Archives @CumbriaArchives]

Join #barrowarchives for “AIRSHIPS – BARROW and HOW DO YOU LOSE AN MP?” A talk by Peter Laird on Wednesday 13 November at 7pm in Barrow Library.
Event is free but booking is essential. Email [email protected] or phone [phone].
#airships #signalfilmandmedia

[BorrowBox @BorrowBox]

Celebrate World Food Day (16th of October) with tantalising tales of food and flavour. From flavourful fiction to glorious gastronomic memoirs, discover these titles on BorrowBox today.

Download BorrowBox here:
iOS: https://t.co/e8MZDiIHdc
Android: https://t.co/XRBkECkU6N

[The Reading Agency @readingagency]

Today marks the beginning of #GreenLibrariesWeek 🎉

We're celebrating all the wonderful work that libraries do and the impact they make. Spread the word - every library a green library! 

👉 https://t.co/mZNCVlo6fQ

@librariesweek

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

For more information and support, we recommend the British Dyslexia Association: https://t.co/L04cSgQKxv

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

We're asking people 'what's your story?', this Dyslexia Awareness Week!

All year round, Westmorland and Furness Libraries have a fantastic selection of Dyslexia friendly books - ask at your local library or search our online catalogue!

#DAW24

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

Join us this week to celebrate #GreenLibrariesWeek with our library friends around the country!

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re #ReclaimingNarratives - elevating Black stories and reclaiming Black mental health.

Let’s break down barriers, challenge stigma, and push for culturally competent care.

🔗 Read our new blog: https://t.co/DWE0yWfgM6

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

In honour of #NationalPoetryDay yesterday and it being #BlackHistoryMonth we wanted to share one of the late great Benjamin Zephaniah's works, "People need People". https://t.co/ZU6IoMgOHg

[The Reading Agency @readingagency]

Be inspired by @readingagency ambassador @BZephaniah and enter @MyBCU Future Writers competition! Entries close 5pm Monday 11 November. For more information 👉https://t.co/2gzibIsZ97

[Cumbria Archives @CumbriaArchives]

New exhibition in #Barrowlibrary on Furness Abbey by #barrowarchives. Also interview on YouTube with Susan Benson, archivist recorded at the Medieval Fair https://t.co/DlUKjRYuTA
#Furnessabbeyfellowship

[Westmorland and Furness Council @WandFCouncil]

Artists and people working in culture and heritage are invited to help shape a new cultural framework for our area.

Have your say by signing up for October's in-person and online sessions - go to: https://t.co/Vp9Eq5xAfk

@BarrowFull @WandFCThrivComm @WandFLibraries

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

During the SRC, Kendal Library hosted some brilliant pottery sessions, led by Gwen Bainbridge🏺

The creatures and creations from those sessions are making themselves at home in Kendal Library but the pottery protégés who created them can take them home from next Monday! 🐿️🐕

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

The 2024 @wainwrightprize ceremony happened last night and the winners announced! Michael Malay with Late Light, @helenczerski with Blue Machine and Katya Balen with Foxlight. Congratulations! Fancy giving them a read? Request them here https://t.co/R6tSG9p0l8 #WainwrightPrize24

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

If you're interested in setting up a reading group for you and your friends, it could not be easier!

Registration is free and there is no charge for borrowing a set. For more information, email [email protected] ~ enjoy! 📖

@Reading_Groups #NationalReadingGroupDay

[Westmorland and Furness Libraries @WandFLibraries]

Happy National Reading Group Day to all of our wonderful reading groups! 💙

Can you spot your group's name amongst the ones in our picture? Thank you for using our service!

@reading_groups #NationalReadingGroupDay

[The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize]

Set your alarms! Our Winner's Event is tomorrow and for the FIRST TIME EVER, we're live-streaming the ceremony 🌿

So wherever you might be, you can join in with celebrating the very best of nature and conservation writing.

Join us at 5:45pm: https://t.co/ENUXADvDii