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18 The Link Magazine • August 2002
Some holiday shelf help' from the libraries
uklinks4 The first port of call for holiday travels is probably your travel agent but make the second your local

library, writes librarian Pat Gould.
All Swindon libraries have a had done some research before one step, so come in for holiday guides,
There are some good selection of popular novels of my holidays, I only found out leaflets and information for local
great resources for escapist holiday reading, so later that my first name was slang events and places to visit.
take some adventure, mystery and for something quite obscene in that Perhaps you might like to take
on the Internet. romance with you. The libraries particular country. the most restful holiday of all, be
can also provide guide books and But we've got so much to see in an armchair tourist and lose your-
But do you know information with popular series the British Isles and we often take self in a good travel book. Happy
such as 'Lonely Planet', 'Rough for granted what is on our door- reading and happy travels.
where they are? Guide' and 'Eyewitness' titles.
It always adds to the enjoyment
We do! of a foreign holiday if you can speak Read right across the universe
even a few words of the language, Libraries across Britain will be running the Reading Planet game
so try the library for phrase books from 20 July to 14 September.
www.uklinks4.com or language courses and have a go;
Children are being
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books. They'll be re }
warded with colourful
sticker packs to decorate
a space scape collector
Toothill Village Centre \ 9” folder when they talk to - - -
a volunteer about their
Quality hair care reading.
Children who complete
in a friendly atmosphere six books will receive a -
certificate, medal and an -.-.- •
10% off with this advert* invitation to a big party
with surprise entertain- \_
on foil highlights with Rachael ment in September. °2
Open: Joining in the Reading
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday 9am - 5pm Planet is completely free. Children's librarian Rachel Douglas and princi-
Friday 8am - 7pm • Saturday 8am - 2pm Discover a new dimen- pal library manager Kristianne Drake show off
the Reading Planet. Visit the library to enter the
Tel: 422824 sion during library open- game this summer
ing hours across
Swin-
`(Valid until 31 August. Mention the advert wh en booking) I don.
Go games at West library
The library service has expanded
• • I a the range of games for Playstation
available for hire at West Swin-
don library.
Call in for everything from
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone to Scooby Doo, Spiderman,
Console 6ornes
Community Dividend David Beckham's soccer, Alex
Ferguson's manager, and WWF s
Scheme boarding, cricket and fantasy
as well as lots of car driving, snow-
games.
A minimum of Playstation 1 games cost £2 a
1% of the • ^, _ week and PS2 games cost £3.50.
All titles can be reserved for 75p.
Society's profits r_ Library manager Joanne Richardson
are returned in the games corner
to projects to Volunteers needed to launch
benefit the
local community Home Library in the West
SUPPOMEINC THE <o N. ^nuMm gffi Since 1990 the library service has worked with the WRVS to provide
through the access to library resources for people unable to go there due to
Grace Hutchinson of the Old Town Co-op
Community disability, long term illness or temporary incapacity.
presents Gillian Richardson from the
Dividend Prospect Hospice with a contribution Under a new name - Home Li- and the kind of books they would
to running costs from a successful
Scheme. promotional campaign for Co-op 99 tea brary - the completely free service like selected next time the volun-
teer visits.
is expanding so more people can
use it. It already operates from 11 To volunteer your services to
libraries; in the Autumn, West Home Library, contact coordina-
If you think a project you know of could qualify for a
Swindon library will join in. tor Debs Osorio on 463505, mail
grant of up to £ 1,000, call 0800 435902 Home Library functions with the [email protected] or write
for more information help of over 50 volunteers using to Home Library, Liden Library,
their cars to deliver the books and Barrington Close SN63GHF.
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester other items directly to homes every Contact her also about using the
three weeks. They also chat to us- Home Library service when it
ers about the books they have read opens in West Swindon.