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12 AT YOUR LIBRARY
Special offers and pop-up books

For anyone who doesn't already know, West Swindon library hires out videos, CDs and music cassettes writes librarian Vicki Moore.
There are a broad range of video the video you want to borrow, take Events in February world. They now have more than
titles on offer from children's fa- it to the counter with you library Eye-catching display of pop-ups 800, the earliest dating from 1826.
vourites including Thomas the Tank ticket and you decide how long An usual exhibition of children's Although the display is intended
Engine and The Borrowers, to drama- you would like it for. It's as easy as books can be seen throughout Feb- mainly for the amusement of chil-
tisations of popular novels such as borrowing a book. If the video you ruary. Entitled Pop-up Castles, dren (of all ages!) it does contain
The Age of Innocence and the Camo- want is out on loan then you may Mansions and Humble Homes, some of the most interesting ex-
mile Lawn. In addition there are request it at a cost of 70p for adult the show consists of about fifty amples of paper-engineering pro-
titles on hobbies and general inter- items, free for children's. novelty books - some dating from duced during the last 100 years -
ests. If you still need an incentive to the 1890s, others comparatively re- marvelously ingenious in the way
To help you choose you will find hire out a video, here are some of cent - all of which turn into intri- paper or card has been cut and
the boxes on display in the library. the new titles for February. cate three-dimensional models or folded to make three-dimensional
If you prefer, there is a complete tableaux when opened. pictures emerge from two-dimen-
listing of all videos available in Casper the friendly ghost - Fright Realistic royal palaces, flamboy- sional books.
Wiltshire which you can browse day the 13th and other stories - ant French chateaux, grim medi- Finally I would like to congratu-
through. This month many new adventures of this popular ghost. aeval fortresses, plush Victorian late the winners of our MGM/
videos have been added to the col- Casting around - Matt Hayes vis- residences and 'moderrie' 1920s Santa Clause competition. The
lection. Why not come and have a its popular fishing venues bungalows will pack four display- three lucky people who found their
look. Exploding driving - this useful cases to make a colourful, if mini- way through the maze are: Rose
As an added incentive, we have video has tips for passing your test ature show. Marion (under 6s); Catherine
a special offer. You pay 60p for and for newly qualified drivers. They all belong to Megan and Morton (7 to 9s) and Christopher
one week hire or £1 for three weeks How to DIY plumbing, why not Michael Dawson who live in Bath. Chivers (over lOs). Well done you
hire, the choice is yours. Just select have a go? For twenty years they have been three and better luck next time to
Incident at Roswell - UFO crash collecting children's movable and everyone who entered the compe-
the US military tried to suppress novelty books from all over the tition.
Inspector Morse - Two cases of the
intellectual detective
Lydia Campbell's legs, bums and Lovers of Literature in Swindon are
turns - shape up and ship out those in for a feast of a Festival in May
inches
For Houses & Flats To Let Make you mark series - English Never mind the twelve days of Christmas, the first twelve days of May
Opposite the Town Hall and Science help for the 5 to 7s and will be filled with literary treats, thanks chiefly to funding from
Es!. /882. Fax 615678
Tel: 01793 536552 the 7 to us Thamesdown Foundation for the Arts and Dominic Winter Book
Wild West - the way the ancient Auctions.
west was lost and won Among those already booked to 'Mad' Frankie Fraser, and visits to
appear are writer and presenter schools by a wide range of au-
Melvyn Bragg, ex-hostage Terry thors. For further details ring
GASUCH SWINDON'S Waite, poet and Larkin biographer 644510
Andrew Motion, and John
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Domestic gas and carbon monoxide come they get in Swindon" said planned for 19 February.
detectors, supplied and fitted all leading manufacturers at Festival Director Matt Holland.
great prices The Festival will be launched on
Don't buy a gas appliance I May with a dawn chorus of sing- Computer request
ers and storytellers in the Town The New Mechanics Institute
until you've been to
Gardens. There will also be an Preservation Trust is desperate to
entire day for children, parents and borrow a Windows compatible
Just Gas storytellers, another devoted to computer for 3 months (or longer)
Jane Austin and Charlotte Bronte, for the preparation of a Millenium
1A/1B Rodbourne Road, a chance to meet and quiz an Arch- Fund application, newsletters and
Tel: (01793) 772289 Swindon • Tel: 435508 er's radio scriptwriter, an appear- other information. Please call
ance by criminal-turned-writer Martha Parry on 520592 with offers.

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