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harrow.gov.uk/libraries harrow.gov.uk/libraries 1 WHAT’S ON JULY/AUGUST 2019 2 harrow.gov.uk/libraries harrow.gov.uk/libraries 3 Welcome to Harrow Libraries Not a library member? Join today and you’ll have thousands of e-books and audiobooks at your fingertips, through Overdrive. Borrow up to 4 items at a time, for 14 days. It couldn’t be easier... What’s On in 1. Join Harrow Libraries at your local branch and you’ll be given a membership card and PIN. Harrow Libraries 2. Sign in at Overdrive.com and immediately choose from July and August 2019 30,000 e-books or more than 5,000 audiobooks. Activities and events for adults 4-6 3. Download your book on to Summer Reading Challenge 7-14 your iPad, Android device, Kindle or any computer and Explore Learning workshops 15-17 read or listen wherever you are! More activities and events for children 18-21 We also have books in large Activities for all ages 22-23 print and talking books on CD. You can find books in other Councillor surgeries 24 languages including Bengali, Online resources 25 Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Tamil and Urdu. We provide a Rooms for hire 26 scanning and photocopying Home Library Service 27 service and have rooms to hire. Contact your library 28 4 harrow.gov.uk/libraries harrow.gov.uk/libraries 5 NatWest Community Banker: Activities and events Staying Safe While Banking Online Want to try internet banking but worried about safety? This drop-in session gives you an opportunity to get some practical, impartial advice about for adults alternative ways to bank, digital security and how to spot internet banking scams, from a NatWest community banker. The session is part of National Gayton, Kenton, Pinner, Stanmore Trading Standards ‘Friends against Scams Campaign’. Free. No need to book. For adults. Stanmore Digital Safety Thursday 18 July 10am – 11.30am Ways to Bank Thursday 15 August 10am – 11.30am Friends Against Scams This 45-minute presentation forms part of the ‘Friends Against Scams’ initiative which aims to educate one million people by 2020 to help them protect themselves and prevent them falling victim to fraud. An impartial look at a wide range of different scams including how to spot and avoid them. Free. No need to book. For adults. Pinner Thursday 15 August 2pm – 3pm NAZ Sexual Health Clinic Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME)communities Activities and events suffer worse sexual health outcomes than other groups. NAZ, one of the largest sexual health charities in London initiated and led by ethnic minorities, works to reverse this. Core services are available in five languages and are all free. Free. No need to book. For adults. Gayton Friday 5 July 10.30am – 12.30pm for adults Friday 19 July 10.30am – 12.30pm Business card photo created by jannoon028 - www.freepik.com photo created Business card Friday 2 Aug 10.30am – 12.30pm Friday 16 Aug 10.30am – 12.30pm harrow.gov.uk/libraries 6 harrow.gov.uk/libraries 7 harrow.gov.uk/libraries harrow.gov.uk/libraries 7 Adult Colouring Summer Reading Colour away the blues at your library. Bring out your inner child - this is a great opportunity to unwind and socialise in a fun and creative way. Free. No need to book. For adults. Challenge events Gayton Thursday 11 July 10.30am – 11.15am Kenton Thursday 11 July 11am – 12 noon Gayton, Kenton, Pinner, Roxeth, Stanmore, Wealdstone Kenton Thursday 8 August 11am – 12 noon Gayton Wednesday 28 August 10.30am – 11.15am Harrow Carers Speak to Harrow Carers about the Macmillan Carers outreach service. Free. No need to book. For adults. Gayton Friday 26 July 11am – 1pm Friday 30 August 11am – 1pm Let’s Talk About Dementia During this friendly and interactive session you will increase your understanding of dementia and think about the small things that you can do to make a difference for people affected by dementia in your community. At the end of the session you will have the opportunity to become a Dementia Friend and receive a badge and action card. The session will be run by Lorelei Shepherd, a Dementia Friend who works in the residential care sector. Illustrations © Adam Stower for The Reading Agency Free. No need to book. For adults. This summer children will help our super space family track down books for adults Kenton Thursday 4 July 6pm – 7pm nabbed by mischievous aliens! As they read library books, they will solve clues and collect special stickers to complete their mission folder. Can they find the Dementia Friends Information Stand aliens in time to save the day? Drop in to get information on how to cope with dementia. Space Chase, the Summer Reading Challenge, is produced by The Reading Free. For adults. Agency and delivered by libraries. Kenton Friday 2 August 10.30am – 12.30pm Activities and events Activities and events harrow.gov.uk/libraries 8 harrow.gov.uk/libraries harrow.gov.uk/libraries 9 Space Chase K’NEX Use your imagination and the theme Space Chase to create constructions from K’NEX. Drop in with all the family and work as a team or see who can make the craziest model! Free. No need to book. Limited places. All ages welcome. Gayton Wednesday 24 July 2pm – 4pm Roxeth Tuesday 30 July 2pm – 4pm Pinner Tuesday 6 August 2pm – 4pm Stanmore Tuesday 13 August 2pm – 4pm Kenton Tuesday 20 August 2pm – 4pm Wealdstone Tuesday 27 August 2pm - 4pm Make a Space Mobile To kick start this year’s space-themed Summer Reading Challenge, come and make a space mobile with sun, moon, stars and planets. Free. No need to book. Places allocated on a first come, first served basis. For ages 5 – 11. Zoolab Space Chase Kenton Thursday 25 July 11am – 12 noon Strap in! The intrepid Zoolab team are on a mission to the darkest depths of space. Split into two teams, our courageous adventurers are in a contest to Space Themed Rhyme Time and Activity reach Mars in their space-crafts – the ‘Zoolander’ and the ‘Bug Rover’. On the way we find out which animals are best suited to space exploration – and which Rhyme Time followed by a craft activity with a space theme. for The Reading Agency © Adam Stower Illustrations are not! Both crews encounter trouble along the way – can they get safely back Free. No need to book. For under 5’s. to earth in one piece! As you would expect from ZooLab, they’ll be using role Wealdstone Thursday 25 July 11am – 12 noon play, storytelling and animal handling to inspire us for Space Chase, the Summer Reading Challenge for 2019. Challenge Free. Booking required. For ages 4+. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Stanmore Thursday 25 July 2pm – 3pm Kenton Friday 2 August 11am – 12 noon Gayton Monday 12 August 2pm – 3pm Wealdstone Tuesday 20 August 2pm - 3pm Summer Reading 10 harrow.gov.uk/libraries 11 UFO Making Craft Make a spacecraft for your little alien friend! Help them fly away back Space Race Storytelling Workshop home. Join storyteller Richard Neville for an out-of-this world adventure, inspired Free. Booking required. For ages 4+. by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Use your imagination to Stanmore Saturday 27 July 2.15pm – 3.15pm create a new planet and help tell a story about it. Richard uses words, music, puppets and art to tell and create stories for children and families. Free. Booking required. For ages 4+. Design Your Own Space Rocket Gayton Tuesday 6 August 11am – 12 noon Wealdstone Tuesday 6 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm Come and design your own space rocket complete with astronaut motif. Roxeth Thursday 15 August 11am – 12 noon Free. Booking required. For ages 3 to 8. Kenton Thursday 15 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm Roxeth Tuesday 30 July 11am – 11.45am Make a Space Shuttle Design A Space Theme Tote Bag Let your fingers travel to the stars with our space shuttle craft! Free. Booking required. For ages 7+. Come and enjoy a fun filled activity by designing your very own space themed Wealdstone Thursday 1 August 2pm – 3pm tote bag to take home and show to all your friends and family. Free. Booking required – spaces are limited. For ages 5 to 11. Roxeth Tuesday 6 August 2pm– 3pm Alien Mask Craft Use your imagination to make an alien mask and look like you’re 5...4...3...2...1... Lift Off! from another planet. Create your very own rocket, using the art of book folding. Free. Booking required. For ages 5 to 11. Free. Booking required. Limited places available. For ages 8 – 12. Pinner Thursday 1 August 2.30pm - 3.30pm Gayton Thursday 8 August 11am – 11.45am Summer Reading Spacecraft Activity Challenge After rhyme time, make a spacecraft for the aliens to return to a faraway land. Free. Booking required. Places allocated on a first come, first served basis. Challenge For 0 to 11 years. Kenton Tuesday 6 August 10.45am – 11.45am Summer Reading Illustrations © Adam Stower for The Reading Agency 12 harrow.gov.uk/libraries 13 Rocket Building Craft Children’s Open Mic Poetry: Space Chase Zoom zoom zoom - let’s go to the moon! Put on your space engineering hard hats Poet Judy Karbritz invites you to join her for this Summer Reading and build your very own rockets. Challenge inspired Open Mic session. Free. Booking required. For ages 4+. Whether you’ve dreamt of travelling in space as an astronaut or simply Stanmore Thursday 8 August 2.15pm - 3.15pm loved gazing at the stars, you are invited to take us to the corners of the galaxy through poetry.