Beechcroft Library

📚 Take 10 to Read - Guinness World Record Attempt! 💚

The Friends of Beechcroft Library are joining in with the Take 10 to Read Guinness World Record attempt on Thursday 8 October! Join them for a 5pm online reading session as we help try to set a new world record for the most people reading online in 12 hours. 🌍📖

For more information, please see:
👉 https://literacytrust.org.uk/communities/take-10/

📅 Thursday, 8 October
⏰ 5pm

Everyone is welcome! 💚

It is Getting Online Week 19th to 24th October, and Beechcroft Library are focusing on using the NHS App and other health apps such as PATCHS and KRY. Come along on Weds 21st at 2.00pm and we can help you to use the apps.

SUMMER WRITING COMPETITION

We would like to apologise to those who came for the presentation yesterday. Due to family circumstances and illness, we had to postpone.

Winners will be contacted as soon as the final choice has been made.

Thank you for your patience.

Did you know that today, 18 September, is "Read an eBook Day"?📖 🙂

Read an eBook Day is celebrated every year to highlight the convenience and accessibility of digital reading and encourages people of all ages to pick up a digital book on an e-reader, tablet, or phone 📱 📲

Reading is also hugely beneficial to your wellbeing, reducing stress, aiding relaxation, helping you to sleep and even preventing cognitive decline. So, whether you only have time for a short story or spend hours discovering a new world in an eBook novel, today is the perfect excuse to sit back and relax with us this Read an eBook Day! 💚🙂

Did you know the BorrowBox app makes it easy to browse, borrow and read or listen to your library's ebooks and eAudiobooks for free anywhere, everywhere?

Step one - Join your local library
Step two - Install the BorrowBox app on your device
Step three - Select your library service
Step four - Activate with your library membership
Step five - Borrow free eBooks and eAudiobooks

Your library - in one app! For more information, visit www.borrowbox.com

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Some Firefighters from Stratton Red Watch will be visiting the library again with their fire engine on Thursday 1 October from 10.30am! 🚒 👩‍🚒

Everyone welcome! 🙂

Beechcroft Library and Brew Book are holding a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support 💚

Steve Antony will be judging our Summer Writing Competition on Saturday 26 September at 2pm! Steve is the Children's Patron for Swindon Libraries and author/illustrator of 30 books, including Mr Panda and Rainbowsaurus 🐼👒

The winner in each age group will receive a £10 gift token and the winner overall will receive a £25 gift token! 🏆🥇