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Birmingham Book Festival Talk – 9 October 2012

October 23, 2012 – 11:40 am

The Birmingham Book Festival is a Writing West Midlands project, which ran from 4 – 13 October. The aim of the Festival was to promote excellent writing, and events included conversations, book readings, book launches, performances, poetry slams, quizzes, writing workshops, reading days and much more. From 2013, the Birmingham Book Festival will partner with read more »

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Arts Books and Reading

The Library of Lost Books

July 25, 2012 – 5:16 pm
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If you love books and libraries and art (and we think you do!) you might be interested in a fascinating new project called The Library of Lost Books. The Library of Lost Books is a collection of old, discarded and damaged library books which we have rescued from certain death-by-pulping…because life is pretty hard for read more »

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Books and Reading Children and Young People Events

Young Readers Festival Fun!

June 14, 2012 – 3:11 pm
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Our Young Readers Festival is in full swing. It kicked off last Saturday when I saw Cressida Cowell, the author of the ‘How to train your Dragon’ books, featuring Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III the awesome sword-fighter, dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. It was great fun and I even learned how to read more »

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The Daggers are out!

April 18, 2012 – 3:33 pm
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Back in January, I wrote about my initial experience of joining the judging panel for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award.  Since then, life has been a real reading roller coaster! At first, the entries trickled in, and after the initial shock of the first three being writers I’d never read, a read more »

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Books and Reading Children and Young People

The Great Kindle Relay Project

March 30, 2012 – 5:53 pm
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As part of our 2012 Young Readers Festival I’m lucky enough to be working on an exciting creative reading and writing project with bestselling author Simon Cheshire and 6 Birmingham schools. Between us, we’re co-writing a book that will be launched as part of the ‘festival fortnight’ in June. The idea is that groups from read more »

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Choose the first book for The Library Of Birmingham!

March 19, 2012 – 10:43 am
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Library users are being asked to nominate the first book to be placed onto the Library of Birmingham’s shelves, a hugely symbolic celebration of the continued importance of the printed word in this library for the future. Nominators should tweet to @libraryofbham (using the hashtag #LoB1stbook) with their choice and reason why it should be read more »

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The Dagger in the library!

January 25, 2012 – 3:34 pm
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It was an exciting moment, back in September, when I received an email inviting me to join the judging panel of the Crime Writer’s Association Dagger in the Library Award. I’ve been an avid reader of British crime writing for as long as I can remember – one of my earliest childhood reading memories is read more »

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The Big City Read is launched!

December 8, 2011 – 4:51 pm
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It’s been a frantic week in the Reader Development Office, preparing for the launch of our Big City Read!  The Birmingham Big City Read is a partnership between Birmingham Libraries, Transworld Publishers and The Reading Agency and was launched on 7 December. The idea of the Big City Read is that as many people as read more »

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Recycled Library Books Find New Life Centre Stage

October 19, 2011 – 1:06 pm
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Books from Birmingham’s Central Library are being given a new lease of life on stage with Birmingham Repertory Theatre thanks to the creative thinking of librarians. As Birmingham Central Library prepares for its move to the new Library of Birmingham, staff at Birmingham Library and Archive Services are reviewing the books and periodicals in its read more »

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Last Post from the Festival Fringe

October 14, 2011 – 11:56 am
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The Festival Fringe is drawing to a close with just a couple of events to go! The Poetry on Loan Postcard Poets are appearing in the library theatre tonight.  Their theme this year is health and wellbeing, so this event should make everyone feel better!  Birmingham Libraries’ final Fringe event takes place on Saturday on read more »

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