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 Westmorland and Furness
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Joined February 2023
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We've heard on the grapevine that there's a big event coming up in a month a and a bits time that presents get exchanged at? If you're a crafty person why not check out @BorrowBox for magazines like Simply Crochet and The Knitter for project ideas! #WandFLibraries #BorrowBox
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At Kendal Library we are currently experiencing issues with our phone lines. Apologies if you have tried to contact us today - we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. In the meantime you can email us at: [email protected]
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Want to join one of the biggest book clubs in the UK? 📖✨ Check out the six books featured this season on the Radio 2 Book Club with Sarah Cox, and request them using our online catalogue: cwflibraries.org.uk/
The Reading Agency@readingagency30 Oct 2024
Check out the latest @BBCRadio2 Book Club selections at readinggroups.org/news. These books, chosen with help from library staff across the UK, are some of the best new novels around, and are perfect for Book Clubs to enjoy. Which one will your group choose? #R2BookClub
This image features book jackets for the novels You Are Here by David Nicholls, Alter Ego by Helen Heckety and Table for Two by Amor Towles.

ALT This image features book jackets for the novels You Are Here by David Nicholls, Alter Ego by Helen Heckety and Table for Two by Amor Towles.

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Anyone for a spooky Autumn/Hallowe'en read? @ivy_fairbanks @KristynJMiller @ARobertsWrites @LanaPopovicLit Available to request from cwflibraries.org.uk/ #WandFLibraries #LoveYourLibrary
Morbidly yours by Ivy Fairbanks on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

ALT Morbidly yours by Ivy Fairbanks on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

Given our history by Kristyn K Miller on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

ALT Given our history by Kristyn K Miller on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

Haunt your heart out by Amber Roberts on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

ALT Haunt your heart out by Amber Roberts on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

Rise and Divine by Lana Harper on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

ALT Rise and Divine by Lana Harper on a green background with orange and brown leaves, a pumpkin and ghost

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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
Cumbria Archives@CumbriaArchives15 Oct 2024
Join #barrowarchives for “AIRSHIPS – BARROW and HOW DO YOU LOSE AN MP?” A talk by Peter Laird on Wednesday 13 November at 7pm in Barrow Library. Event is free but booking is essential. Email [email protected] or phone 01229 407377. #airships #signalfilmandmedia
Sankey photo 1906 Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island. The Forward Gondola 1920 The forward gondola of the airship with an inflated landing buffer underneath. One of the rear wing cars in view in the background. Many men holding guy ropes. Men in the gondola and a portion of the propellor in view.

ALT Sankey photo 1906 Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island. The Forward Gondola 1920 The forward gondola of the airship with an inflated landing buffer underneath. One of the rear wing cars in view in the background. Many men holding guy ropes. Men in the gondola and a portion of the propellor in view.

Sankey photo 874 Airship Shed Under Construction 1910 Cavendish Dock looking East. A large steel structure is under construction alongside the dock wall. This is the Airship shed which will be used for the construction of the airship HMA No. 1, known as Mayfly. Steam powered winch on quayside, large crane behind shed. Various industrial buildings and tall chimney probably the Vulcan Steel and Iron Works in the background.

ALT Sankey photo 874 Airship Shed Under Construction 1910 Cavendish Dock looking East. A large steel structure is under construction alongside the dock wall. This is the Airship shed which will be used for the construction of the airship HMA No. 1, known as Mayfly. Steam powered winch on quayside, large crane behind shed. Various industrial buildings and tall chimney probably the Vulcan Steel and Iron Works in the background.

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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
BorrowBox@BorrowBox16 Oct 2024
Celebrate World Food Day (16th of October) with tantalising tales of food and flavour. From flavourful fiction to glorious gastronomic memoirs, discover these titles on BorrowBox today. Download BorrowBox here: iOS: shorturl.at/PP7Vh Android: shorturl.at/THD75
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The Reading Agency@readingagency7 Oct 2024
Today marks the beginning of #GreenLibrariesWeek 🎉 We're celebrating all the wonderful work that libraries do and the impact they make. Spread the word - every library a green library!  👉 librariesweek.org.uk/librari… @librariesweek
Banner advertising Green Libraries Week. Copy reads: Every library a green library.  7 -13 Oct 2024. Photo of 4 children playing with a large green bucket.

ALT Banner advertising Green Libraries Week. Copy reads: Every library a green library.  7 -13 Oct 2024. Photo of 4 children playing with a large green bucket.

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We're asking people 'what's your story?', this Dyslexia Awareness Week! All year round, Westmorland and Furness Libraries have a fantastic selection of Dyslexia friendly books - ask at your local library or search our online catalogue! #DAW24
A display of books at Barrow Library. There are pictures of Dyslexic celebrities stuck around the outside of the display.

ALT A display of books at Barrow Library. There are pictures of Dyslexic celebrities stuck around the outside of the display.

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For more information and support, we recommend the British Dyslexia Association: bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice

Advice - British Dyslexia Association

Ten percent of the population are believed to be dyslexic, but it is still often poorly understood. With the right support, the strengths and talents of…

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Join us this week to celebrate #GreenLibrariesWeek with our library friends around the country!
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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
Mental Health Foundation@mentalhealth3 Oct 2024
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re #ReclaimingNarratives - elevating Black stories and reclaiming Black mental health. Let’s break down barriers, challenge stigma, and push for culturally competent care. 🔗 Read our new blog: bit.ly/3XNIGBj
Graphic with text: "Black History Month: Reclaiming narratives and Black mental health". Above there's an M shaped graphic with a drawing of a hand in a fist. Top right corner - the MHF logo.

ALT Graphic with text: "Black History Month: Reclaiming narratives and Black mental health". Above there's an M shaped graphic with a drawing of a hand in a fist. Top right corner - the MHF logo.

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In honour of #NationalPoetryDay yesterday and it being #BlackHistoryMonth we wanted to share one of the late great Benjamin Zephaniah's works, "People need People". youtube.com/watch?v=SsC3QAFr…

People need people

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
The Reading Agency@readingagency2 Oct 2024
Be inspired by @readingagency ambassador @BZephaniah and enter @MyBCU Future Writers competition! Entries close 5pm Monday 11 November. For more information 👉bcu.ac.uk/future-writers

Benjamin Zephaniah - Future Writers

In celebration of the life and work of BCU Honorary Doctorate and national treasure Benjamin Zephaniah, who was an extraordinary poet, a passionate writer and a Birmingham icon.

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Birmingham City University@MyBCU5 Sep 2024
✍️We're delighted to launch a new competition; BCU Presents: Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers! Celebrating the life & rhythms of BCU Honorary Doctorate & Brummie icon @BZephaniah, the competition encourages all ages to submit poetry & short stories. ✨bcu.ac.uk/future-writers✨
BCU Presents: Benjamin Zephaniah: Future Writers Enter BCU's new competition today! bcu.ac.uk/future-writers Submission deadline: 11th November

ALT BCU Presents: Benjamin Zephaniah: Future Writers Enter BCU's new competition today! bcu.ac.uk/future-writers Submission deadline: 11th November

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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
Cumbria Archives@CumbriaArchives2 Oct 2024
New exhibition in #Barrowlibrary on Furness Abbey by #barrowarchives. Also interview on YouTube with Susan Benson, archivist recorded at the Medieval Fair tinyurl.com/yb3z82hd #Furnessabbeyfellowship
Lantern slide showing Furness Abbey with scaffolding from the renovations circa 1920s

ALT Lantern slide showing Furness Abbey with scaffolding from the renovations circa 1920s

Lantern slide of the cloisters at Furness Abbey circa 1920s

ALT Lantern slide of the cloisters at Furness Abbey circa 1920s

Scene from the Furness Mystery plays: In the court of Pharoah

ALT Scene from the Furness Mystery plays: In the court of Pharoah

Peter Duncan as Jesus in the 1988 Mystery Plays at Furness Abbey. Carrying the cross

ALT Peter Duncan as Jesus in the 1988 Mystery Plays at Furness Abbey. Carrying the cross

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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
Westmorland and Furness Council
@WandFCouncil25 Sep 2024
Artists and people working in culture and heritage are invited to help shape a new cultural framework for our area. Have your say by signing up for October's in-person and online sessions - go to: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk… @BarrowFull @WandFCThrivComm @WandFLibraries
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During the SRC, Kendal Library hosted some brilliant pottery sessions, led by Gwen Bainbridge🏺 The creatures and creations from those sessions are making themselves at home in Kendal Library but the pottery protégés who created them can take them home from next Monday! 🐿️🐕
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The 2024 @wainwrightprize ceremony happened last night and the winners announced! Michael Malay with Late Light, @helenczerski with Blue Machine and Katya Balen with Foxlight. Congratulations! Fancy giving them a read? Request them here cwflibraries.org.uk/ #WainwrightPrize24
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If you're interested in setting up a reading group for you and your friends, it could not be easier! Registration is free and there is no charge for borrowing a set. For more information, email [email protected] ~ enjoy! 📖 @Reading_Groups #NationalReadingGroupDay
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Happy National Reading Group Day to all of our wonderful reading groups! 💙 Can you spot your group's name amongst the ones in our picture? Thank you for using our service! @reading_groups #NationalReadingGroupDay
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Westmorland and Furness Libraries retweeted
The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize10 Sep 2024
Set your alarms! Our Winner's Event is tomorrow and for the FIRST TIME EVER, we're live-streaming the ceremony 🌿 So wherever you might be, you can join in with celebrating the very best of nature and conservation writing. Join us at 5:45pm: youtube.com/live/MlVhiKsb7zo…
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