Bradford Libraries More Than Just Books

NEWS Books and Information Online Resources

We do, of course, have books. Fiction books for pleasure. Bradford Libraries offer free online Computer Learning Non-fiction for learning and information. Books for all ages. resources to members, many of which are available 24/7. • Don’t be afraid of a mouse! All Bradford’s We also have quiet spaces to study and just read. libraries offer free access to computers Our 24/7 resources can be accessed and the Internet. You can enrol on a free anywhere you can reach the internet - just course to learn how to use a computer . As log in with your library card number. you become a confident computer user, What Can I Borrow? What about E-Books, Some resources are only available at you will be able to access the wealth of specific libraries in Bradford. Library staff information available online. Staff will be You can borrow books, maps, DVDs, E-Audiobooks and on hand to help you to learn the basics. E-Books, Audiobooks, e-Audiobooks, Electronic Magazines? may need to log you in, so please ask. Playaway MP3s and E-Magazines. Our free online resources include newspaper • Unemployed people actively seeking These items do not count towards your 25 work can drop into our free work clubs You can borrow up to 25 items at any one and magazine articles, business help, family items. You can currently borrow 4 e-books where they can learn basic computer time. Children can also borrow 25 items. In history, dictionaries, encyclopedias, music and 2-e-audiobooks. You can download as skills, create or update their CV, log onto all libraries you will be given a single ‘credit and more. many e-magazines as you like. Universal Jobmatch, and set up an email card’ type ticket which you will need to account. present each time you borrow material. All libraries use the computerised library card. E-Books and You can reserve any item we have in stock E-Audiobooks Computers and Wifi for free. Just pop into your library or you Bradford Libraries can now offer customers can do it online. • All our libraries have free Wifi for laptops, e-books and e-audiobooks through a new tablets and smartphones. Library members You can renew books by visiting your local interactive app. are also allowed to use our PC’s 10 hours library, online, or via our automated phone BorrowBox is an online app which allows per week, and a maximum of 2 hours line 01274 430094. library members to download e-books and per day. These PCs also have printing http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/bradford/ e-audiobooks straight to their smartphones, facilities. iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. This free service is now available and library members will be able to browse, download and read items 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For all our online resources visit: www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries247

1 Books and information Online Resources 2 Libraries for Under Fives

Libraries for under fives Bookstart Bear Club Holiday activities Services for Early Years Sharing books and stories is all about having Babies and pre-school children join There are events for families during the Settings fun together. Bookstart Bear Club – where they will holidays which are often free with author Early Years Settings can have a library card collect stickers at each visit and a certifcate visits and exciting craft activities. It’s never too early to introduce babies to to borrow books. This is called Book Ahead. every sixth visit. Along the way they will the colourful world of books. We encourage The settings can also bring their children also receive incentives including a free parents to get library cards for their babies. along to the library to help exchange the Bookstart Teddy Bear, picture books and Count Me In books (call a few weeks in advance and Libraries are really friendly places to go. vouchers for free swims. Do not worry if These fun story sacks are available to they library may even put on a storytime Children have their own area where they your child wants to hang onto a favourite borrow on an adult library card for two for your group). Book Ahead group tickets can play and look at books. We have a wide book, plus you can renew them by calling weeks. Each bag contains a good quality receive no fines. collection of board books and picture books the library or online. picture book, games and fun educational for you to borrow and share. resources linked to the story or rhyme. Books are for using. Accidents happen – we are happy to make allowances for damage as long as it doesn’t happen too often. Bradford Libraries There are no fines on overdue books for Rhyme Challenge children. The Bradford Libraries Rhyme Challenge takes place during September – March each year. The challenge is simple – parents and children learn five specific rhymes together and receive a certificate. Libraries, children’s centres, toddler Storytimes and groups and nurseries can all undertake the Rhymetimes challenge. For further information please contact the Most of our libraries hold storytimes and Development Officer: Early Years, rhymetimes. You will find details of dates [email protected] and times at www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/children- and-young-people/story-and-rhymetimes/

3 Libraries for Under Fives Libraries for Under Fives 4 Bookstart Contact Details Bookstart is organised in Bradford through If you have any queries regarding the Library Service. There are two packs Libraries for under fives please contact containing FREE books and support Susan Brewster-Craig, information for parents. Development Officer Early Years Bookstart Baby Pack – Get this pack 01274 433684 through the health visitor at 7-9 months. [email protected] Treasure Gift – Get this pack through your nursery during the academic year that your child turns four. All packs are available at local libraries – Libraries for Children eligibility applies. There are more bookpacks for children with additional needs including visual and Young People impairment, hearing impairment and fine motor skills delay. Books for Children and Summer Reading Young Adults Challenge We have an extensive children’s book This is a national scheme to encourage collection, with new books arriving daily children from 4 to 11 years to read for in all of our libraries. Children can request enjoyment throughout the summer books for free and we love to have book holidays. All our libraries offer the Summer suggestions from children and young Reading Challenge from mid July to early adults. We also have dyslexia friendly, September and we have an extensive large print, Braille and audio books. number of activities and events over the summer to support the challenge. Information for parents about the challenge Children and Young and all our summer events can be found on People Library Tickets www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries as well as in our Summer Reading Challenge events Children and Young People have their own booklet, available in all our libraries, City library ticket and anyone under 16 doesn’t Hall, Information Shops and other public pay fines on overdue books. Children can services. It is also available to download borrow up to 25 items and can renew from our website. books online as well as in person or over the telephone.

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Reading Groups Writers Groups Reading groups are a great way to meet Bradford Libraries has several writers people and talk about books. We have groups at different locations and times. over 80 reading groups in schools, pubs, Whether you’re an experienced writer community centres, churches, private looking to develop your writing or you are homes and libraries. Groups usually meet starting out on your writing journey you’ll once a month. We provide sets of books find a writers group is a great place to Holiday Activities Class Visits to our reading groups free of charge. As share your writing, receive feedback and well as general fiction book sets we also support and pass on tips and ideas. The We offer a variety of free school holiday All our libraries welcome class visits. have specialist book sets for adults who meetings are relaxed and informal. The events and activities aimed at all ages. We can tailor your class visit to your needs are lapsed or new to reading or for whom groups may run slightly differently from These include author and poet visits, or offer you a library tour and story time. English is a second language. one another but there will usually be an art and themed workshops, theatre Look out for our special events offered to exercise or theme set by the group. and storyteling performances and craft schools. For class visits contact your local If you’d like to join an existing reading group activities. Information on forthcoming library or the Development Officer for or start one in your area please contact; These groups are untutored. events can be found on our website Young People [email protected] For more details on creative writing courses www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries, at your [email protected] tel: 01535 618211 and writer’s groups please contact; local library, and the local press. [email protected] School Events tel: 01535 618211 Teen Reading Group Creative Writing Courses We offer a variety of events open to Open to 11 to 16 years olds (Y7 to Y11). The schools throughout term time. These We offer creative writing courses for Author events and group meets monthly on the first Wednesday include author visits, art & themed beginners and improvers taught by workshops of the month from 4.30pm - 5.30pm at workshops, theatre and storytelling established creative writing tutors. City Library. For further details contact performances as well as supporting These courses include writing short We frequently have visits from authors and Development Officer for Young People reading initiatives. Information on stories, memoir, poetry, writing for well poets throughout the year - sometimes [email protected] forthcoming events is usually sent to being and more. they will give a talk about their work and School Literacy Coordinators and listed Each course usually lasts for 10 weeks books and sometimes they will provide on Bradford Schools Online. with the opportunity to continue. writing workshops. We hold regular poetry Home Educated readings both with established poets and open-mic sessions for all. We like to Reading Group get creative in our book making and zine Contact Details workshops. We’ve even had a graphic Open to all families who home educate. The novel workshop and workshops on how to group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of If you have queries regarding Libraries for promote your book! the month from 11am - 12noon at Keighley Children and Young People please contact Library. For further information contact Christinea Donnelly, Development Officer for Young People Development Officer for Young People [email protected] 01274 433915 [email protected]

7 Libraries for Children and Young People Libraries for Children and Young People 7 Reading and Writing 8 Local Studies and Family History

 Bradford Local Studies Library About Local Studies The Bradford Collection Online Margaret McMillan Tower The two main Local Studies libraries in the The Bradford collection covers the history The library service provides free access Princes Way district are in Bradford and Keighley. and development of the whole of Bradford to genealogy and historical newspaper Bradford district. websites in every library, including ancestry All our libraries in the Bradford district can BD1 1NN library, find my past, nineteenth century also provide a wealth of local knowledge It has its roots in the first public library in 01274 433688 newspapers and British newspaper archive. [email protected] as well as help with finding family history Bradford which was established in 1872. information online. We are constantly adding current local Ancestry Library offers comprehensive Keighley Local Studies Library material so the collection spans many years genealogical information available online Whether it’s a general interest in your local North Street right up to the present day. with access to historical records such as heritage or a study of a particular aspect Keighley Census returns, Birth Marriage and Death of local or family history, friendly and Today, Bradford Local Studies library is BD21 3SX indexes, Military records and much more. supportive members of staff are available housed in the recently refurbished library 01535 618215 to help – just ask! at Margaret McMillan Tower along with Find My Past also provides a range of [email protected] the Bradford branch of the West Yorkshire historical records including the 1939 As well as books, our collections include Archive Service. register containing the details of 41 million various types of printed material including people. newspapers, maps, photographs, census, electoral registers, directories, parish The Keighley Collection Explore the wealth of resources in records and much more. the library via our blog at https:// Everyone is welcome to visit us and look Keighley Local Studies library is on the first bradfordlocalstudies.wordpress.com/ at the collections but as many items are floor of Keighley’s historic Carnegie library, Here you can find out about upcoming unique and irreplaceable most of the Local the first public library in England to be events, read the latest features and book Studies collection is not on public display. funded by Andrew Carnegie and opened in reviews or browse through our hundreds of 1904. historic photographs of Bradford and the To see anything just make your selection surrounding areas available online via flickr. from our catalogue or ask a member of staff. It includes the extensive Keighley Town Archives covering all aspects of Keighley’s As well as our reference collections many history as well as an excellent Bronte of our books can be borrowed for home collection. Events reading with a library card. Whether it’s our family history drop in Visitors to Bradford and Keighley also have sessions in Bradford and Keighley or it’s use of a digital film/ fiche scanner and a our talks, open days or learning sessions digital book scanner. you are interested in, look out for details in our libraries or on the ‘local studies events’ tab on our website. This can be accessed via our blog: https://bradfordlocalstudies. wordpress.com/

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