Wrexham Library Service: Bone up on dogs and the Carnival of Words

One of the leading literary festivals in Wales will be held again in Wrexham during 2021. Wrexham Carnival of Words, now in its seventh year, will be held online from April 17-24, and has more than 30 different events for you to enjoy. Once again the Carnival welcomes some of the UK's greatest writers, including Sir Michael Morpurgo & Vicki Berwick; Clare Mackintosh; Anthony Riches; Jasper Fforde; Neil Spring; Matt Hilton; Matthew Harffy; Elizabeth Buchan; Barbara Erskine; Amanda Prowse & Josiah Hartley; Peter Doyle and many more. Supported by writing workshops, music and song, this year's festival promises to be memorable and all for the price of just £15 for a festival ticket! If you have a passion and a love of books, writing or reading why not join us? For more details please visit www.wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com

Children's author of the month

Tom Palmer is a father, husband, author, football fan and a reader. In fact, it was reading about football that changed his life. He wasn't keen on reading when he was young but his mother encouraged him to read about football in newspapers, magazines and books and gradually he came to love books. Since then he has never looked back. He is a successful author and advocate of reading for young children, writing fiction stories about his passion for football. You can read his books for free from any of our libraries. For more information on Tom Palmer visit https://tompalmer.co.uk/

Stori a Chan

Ymunwch â ni am straeon, caneuon a llawer o hwyl, bob dydd Iau yn ystod y tymor am 2pm trwy Zoom. Os hoffech chi gymryd rhan yna e-bostiwch library@wrexham.gov.uk gyda'ch enw ENW (oedolyn) enw PLENTYN a byddwn yn anfon y codau Zoom atoch trwy e-bost. Mae'r sesiynau hyn yn addas ar gyfer plant dan 5 oed. Rydyn ni'n edrych ymlaen at eich gweld chi! (This is a Welsh language event for young children)

Books for dog lovers!

During this pandemic there has been an increase in people and families buying dogs. If you are one of these people and would like to know more about how to look after your dog, or you are still thinking about buying one and don't know which breed to buy, then why not ask the staff at Wrexham Library to add one of the many information books on offer to help you with these questions? Titles include The Complete Dog Book by Peter Larkin; Being a Dog by Karen Wild, What your Dog is Thinking by Jo Soderstrom, plus many specific dog breed books covering breeds such as labradors, pugs, spaniels and much more. To add them to you next Order and Collect list call the library on 01978 292090.

Free audio books

Are you fed up with watching the TV? Or do you like whiling away the time whilst walking the dog? Whatever your preference your local library will have a wide variety of audio books to keep you occupied. You can download them to your device for free using our special Borrowbox app which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store for Android. For more details visit www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries

Book Review

Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

In the midst of a blizzard, in a remote part of rural Somerset, gunmen enter a school. Staff and pupils are trapped and their headmaster lies injured. While parents anxiously wait for news, a police psychiatrist tries to discover the identities of those holding the school under siege. They have three hours.

All must find the bravery to stand up to the evil that has descended on them, and fight to save those they love. This Sunday Times bestseller by Rosamund Lupton has been voted one of the best books of 2020 by Good House Keeping, The Times and The Guardian amongst others. This is a spellbinding thriller that grips you from its opening line.

Three Hours is terrific, moving and intelligently written, which keeps you on the edge of your seat and you cannot help but become emotionally entangled in the powerful and devastating action that unfolds.