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The Link Magazine • May 2004 35
North library celebrates first birthday
On 13 May last year, Mayor designate councillor Derek Benfield, cut the ribbon to declare Swindon's newest library open at the North
Swindon Centre, inaugurating a new service eagerly anticipated by residents of the rapidly developing area.
A year ago group librarian The innovations included Sun- homework clubs, story times and 'There's more than books in libraries'
Shaun Smith, recognising that the day opening, a read and relax area a games' club for teenagers. Al- including a games' workshop, a
central location in a thriving retail with coffee machine, a CD head- though we are delighted with the special meeting of the homework
centre surrounded by a growing, phone listening station, and a self- success of the library so far, we are club, a mini-musicians session,
young population, said to The Link, service issue and return facility, always looking for ways to im- story time for under 5s, a chance to
"it's an impressively big space right A year later, most people will prove, with a home library service meet the home library volunteers,
next to the public thoroughfare; agree the provision has lived up to and a readers' discussion group silver surfer sessions to get'oldies'
the library service will be trying a expectations. Assistant manager just starting. We are always open started on the internet, as well the
range of new ideas for the town." Shirley Culbeck said that it had to new suggestions." launch of the new readers' group.
Principal library manager Gilli been a very busy and exciting As part of Swindon Festival of Look out prize draws and col-
Brookes-Palmer, added at the time, twelve months for the twenty or so Literature, on 11 May, 7pm, au- ouring competitions, and dis-
"it's very exciting to be involved staff, with more than 5,000 new thor Sarah Duncan will talk about counts on DVDs and videos hired
with such aground breaking project. users enrolled. "Libraries are no the techniques of novel writing, on the day.
The library is a fantastic resource for longer just about books. We have 13 May will be celebrated with a Call into the library for up to
North Swindon residents." free internet and e-mail facilities, range of activities under the theme date information or call 707120.
D-Day + 60 in Swindon libraries
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy landings Swindon
Libraries are running five free sessions to help users put their stories
onto the BBC D-Day website in order to create a national archive.
These will take place at
• North Swindon Library, tel: 707120. Wednesday 28 April, 2pm to £u4 1Ae wa ' 4 c waryS pea i is ed
4pm and Thursday 20 May, 10am to 12noon.
• West Swindon Library, tel: 465555. Thursday 13 May, lOam to 12noon + Dent removal
and Wednesday 2 June, 10am to 12noon. h r ' + Bumper scuffs
• Highworth Library, tel: 463500. Tuesday 8 June, 2pm to 4pm.
! + Stonechips
Book a place by calling the library. www.bbc.org.uk/ww2
- + Interior trim repair
Reading and discussing t - + Windscreen repair
West Swindon Library readers' group next meets on Tuesday 27 April,
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7pm to 8pm to discuss Margaret Murphy's books Darkness Falls and
Weaving Shadows and on 8 June when members will be discussing The We visit your home or premises for a convenient and fast repair
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. To arrange a free quotation, call 07050 266325
For details about joining call Tracey Dowling on 465554. www.t ri mli neswindon.co.uk

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