FCCCL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CREATIVE WRITING COURSE
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
Summer Reading Challenge 2021 – Great fun for children, this year’s challenge has an environmental theme. Pick up a leaflet from the library to find out more and to help the Wild World Heroes solve problems. Collect stickers every time you finish a book and add these to your poster plus go online for more exciting things to do! Ask in the library and see online at: www.wildworldheroes.org.uk
And for both adults and children, don’t forget to organise your summer reading by dropping into our lovely little library to borrow a few books. Remember too, you can order virtually any book through the online catalogue at www.librarieswest.org.uk where you can also find plenty of online materials such as e-books and digital newspapers and magazines, as well as a range of activities for all ages.
The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am – 12.30pm and 2pm – 4.30pm plus Saturday 10am – 12.30pm. We have a lot of new books in the library, both fiction and non-fiction, including children’s, so it is well worth paying us a visit.
We look forward to seeing you in our lovely local library soon.
www.castlecarylibrary.org.uk
Book Sale – Thank You
GRAND BOOK SALE – Saturday 5th June
We have LOTS of books for sale from all genres – come along and stock up on your summer reading!
Browsing Is Back!
More good news! You are now able to come into the library and browse through all the books we hold. We have quite a few new books as well so it is certainly worth coming along to have a look. Please note that browsing will be limited to one person at a time in line with Covid-19 guidance. Our opening hours have been extended as well and are now:
Tuesday 10.00am – 12.30pm & 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 10.00am – 12.30pm & 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Friday 10.00am – 12.30pm & 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Saturday 10.00am – 12.30pm
We look forward to welcoming you back into our lovely community library.
Good News – Partial Re-opening
Good news! We are partially re-opening from Tuesday 23rd March.
In line with Covid-19 guidance, we will be open for a click and collect service only, so no browsing or use of the public computer as yet. Books can be reserved from the extensive listing on www.librarieswest.org.uk and you will be notified when they are at the library for collection.
The library will be open mornings only, 10am to 12 noon, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. We look forward to seeing you!
News during Lockdown
In common with all but the four main Somerset libraries, Castle Cary’s Community Library remains closed during the current lockdown. We are looking forward to reopening as soon as we are able to. Please note that, during lockdown, fines on books that become overdue will be waived until we are able to reopen.
In the meantime, there are plenty of online materials such as e-books and digital newspapers and magazines that can still be accessed via the Libraries West website, as well as a range of activities for all ages – please visit www.librarieswest.org.uk and see what is on offer. You can also search the extensive catalogue of books on this website and decide which ones you would like to read once our own library reopens. We are also pleased to announce that Castle Cary Library has a lot of new books, both fiction and non-fiction, for all ages. For reviews and articles concerning children’s books we recommend the website www.booksforkeeps.co.uk.
We had a successful ‘book bag’ project before Christmas, with over 200 children’s books being loaned out to 50 families just in time for lockdown. These books can be returned once we reopen and more borrowed. News on this will be available through Castle Cary Primary School.
A book sale is planned for Saturday 5th June at the Shambles, restrictions permitting.
We look forward to seeing you in our lovely local library soon.
Jigsaw Puzzles to Borrow
From January the Library is planning to have a jigsaw puzzle loan system with puzzles available to loan just like the library books.
If anyone has any jigsaws (must be complete, no missing pieces) and would like to donate these to us, please drop them into the library where they will be available for anyone to borrow.
Lucky Dip for Children
Children can have a “lucky dip” pile of 5 or 6 books. Just email ccylib@somerset.gov.uk or ring 07579049109 and tell us their age, first name, card number (if you’ve lost it a surname and post code will let us find it for you) and, if you want to, what they like reading (Adventure? Peppa pig? Dinosaurs? Scary horror? Adventure? Horse stories? Creepy crawlies?) or their favourite authors and we’ll do our best. If you (and/or they) are not a library member we can soon enrol you – it is all free.
Then when the books are ready we ring you and you can collect – we are open Tues, Weds, Fri 10am-12noon and 2pm-3pm and Sat 101m-12noon. If your work/life makes all these times impossible let us know and we will arrange how to get the books to you.