September – You Are What You Read

Who am I? Where am I? Who are they and what are they doing?

Yes, the essential questions of life – and where better to explore and celebrate cultural, personal and local identities than your local library. We have rich resources for local and family historians. Browse our books and images and take advantage of our online subscription services such as Ancestry Library Edition.

For those of you with an interest in cinematographic history Totnes Library is hosting Movie Memories – Screen Life in Totnes - an exhibition of voices and images showing the history of cinematographic venues in Totnes. Drop into the former Romany Cinema which is now Totnes Library on September 5th (morning only), 8,9,10,12 and 13th (morning only) – admission is free.

Totnes Library is also the place to go on September 10th to find out about Devon’s Green lanes. Valerie Belsey is the author of several books on the subject and a noted expert on Highway History. She will take you on a journey of discovery, beginning at the library and will show how local history resources can provide some of the answers before taking the audience for an interesting and enjoyable walk along a local Green Lane. Tickets cost £3 and are available from Totnes Library.

Okehampton Library is the venue for a talk entitled Life Before the Lake. Jo Simpson, Heritage Officer for the Roadford Trust will be giving an illustrated talk on September 3rd, about life in the Roadford Lake area in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Much of the fascinating material has been taken from oral histories provided by local people and collected by Lifton Local History Society. Tickets, priced £2 - to include refreshments, are available from the library.

There is a treat in store for lovers of crime fiction at Barnstaple Library on the 10th September, when BBC Spotlight’s crime reporter Simon Hall will be giving a talk about his life as a crime reporter and author of top flight crime fiction. Tickets are priced at £2 and available from the library.

For more events please check What's On.

Finally…. don’t forget the Readers’ Day at Ivybridge Library

Join us for a feast of talks, workshops and book-releated fun at the Watermark, Ivybridge on Saturday 20th September. Meet authors Poppy Adams, Simon Hall, Deborah Moggach, Jason Goodwin and poet John Siddique.

A welcome pack, lunch and a goody bag are all included in the ticket price of £10.

Whether you're a member of a Reading Group or a solitary reader you're assured of a great day out!

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Print-off a programme and application form here (1.43MB - pdf help) or
Telephone Carol Ackroyd on 01392 385919

Devon is celebrating reading throughout the year in many different ways so call in to your nearest library and see what is happening and if you're not a member why not join?

Reading is everywhere and it’s not just about books: What about
newspapers, magazines, comics, graphic novels, short stories, braille, subtitles in films, text message, websites, online games, computer screens, blogs, signs, emails, audio books, podcasts, websites on your mobile, storytelling and many more?

Other links:

Devon Gets Reading
National Year of Reading
Schools Library Service NYR page
M@x at the DGR launch - Exeter Central Library
Youngest Library Member Competition Winners
Read, Ride, Relax Photography Competition Winners
Bookstart Bear visits Libraries