reading
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If you haven’t already downloaded our Read On App, now is the time to do it! Reading has never been more accessible, flexible or fun. Whether you’re a lifelong book lover, trying to read more regularly, or looking for ways to encourage children and young people to develop a reading habit, the Read On App…
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BOOK MURDER by Bob Duckett A few months back we held a crime writing competition in the library. Here we hear from one of the winners, Bob Duckett on how he wrote his winning entry… “What”, I am asked, “was the inspiration behind my essay which won the Murder in the Library competition? Answer –…
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By work experience student and digital poet Alfie Wilson. If you ask people what a Library means to them, first of all they will probably look at you like you’re a crazy person before proceeding to tell you that libraries are old, boring and – of course – quiet. While Libraries are hardly the noisiest…
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Big news! I wrote a story that other people actually read… and it won the Short Story category in the recent Bradford Libraries Crime Writing Competition, themed ‘A Murder in the Library’. Why is that such big news? Well, I’ve never really thought of myself as a writer. I’ve got reams of scribblings and unfinished…
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In November last year, I was invited to Bingley Library to meet with members of Bound by Books, a youth reading group. At the time, I was acting Development Officer for Young People. I had the most enchanting evening, listening to the group speak about the book they were reading, (Lying About Last Summer), and…
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Author Mandy Sutter (Ted the Shed) has appeared regularly at Bradford Libraries. Today she shares her favourite 19th Century festive reads. In my day job, I record stories for the sleep and meditation app, Insight Timer. I write some of these myself. But there are also plenty of classic stories that can’t be beaten, especially…
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Review by Sue Hewitson “ Water” is the first book in the series” Elements” written by John Boyne. It is a short novel which sets the scene for “ Earth” “ “ Fire” and, finally “ Air.” The characters are linked throughout the four books. We meet Willow as she gets off the boat…
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Historical Fantasy Author, Author Elizabeth Hopkinson chooses three books from Bradford Libraries Collection she feels would be suited to three characters from her own Angelio series, Tammo, Carlo and Celestina… Have a read through and see if these are books that would interest you too… IntroducingTammo. Tammo is a character in Elizabeth’s Angelio Series who…
