Junior Author of the Month

Emma Carroll is the bestselling and award-winning children's author of Secrets of a Sun King, When We Were Warriors and the BAMB Readers Award winner Letters from the Lighthouse. She previously worked as a secondary school English teacher and has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath University. You can add any of Emma's books to your next Order and Collect list by visiting www.wrexham.gov.uk/librariesor just call your local library.

New Welsh books added to stock

Rhedeg i Parys by Llwyd Owen, Dysgu Byw by Sarah Reynolds, Cariad Pur by Pegi Talfryn and Agor y Drws: 6 Stori i Ddysgwyr are just a few of the new Welsh language books added to stock at Rhos Library this month. If you would like to read any of these books then please call the library on 01978 840328.

Wrexham Carnival of Words

Barbara Erskine - The Dream Weavers. Be among the very first to hear Barbara Erskine, award-winning queen of timeslip historical fiction, talk about the background to her hot-off-the-press epic new blockbuster. Set in the kingdoms of Mercia and Powys in 775 AD, and on the English-Welsh border in 2021, this is an epic tale of deceit, revenge and exile. This event is the final one of Historical Fiction Night on Friday, April 23, at 8pm. This online event forms part of a highly entertaining programme which has been put together for one of Wales' premier literary festivals. To book your £15 festival ticket and for more details please visit www.wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com

The new 'normal' for Wrexham Library Service

Did you know you can still order and collect books from the library, but also return your items?

If you are looking for specific books or authors please use our library catalogue to see what's available in your local libraries. There is an online form available, or you can telephone us with your selections. Please visit www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries or phone your local library for more details. If you have reserved a book directly from our online catalogue please wait to be notified for an available appointment to collect it. We are striving to keep books in circulation in order to satisfy your orders. If you have books at home from before lockdown, please contact your local library to make an appointment to return them. If you are unable to physically visit your local library, please don't worry. All books are being automatically renewed and you won't be fined.

Ancestry.com

Great News! Did you know that you can access the full Ancestry.com package free of charge from home using your library card until the end of June? If you would like to know more about your family history why not visit the Ancestry.com page through our website www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries, select Online Catalog then log in to your library account at the top of the page and select the Ancestry icon. You will never know until you try it!

Book Review

Havenfall by Sara Holland

Havenfall by Sara Holland

Havenfall by Sara Holland

Bloomsbury is parent to some of the most popular magical teenage fiction novels around, and Havenfall by Sara Holland does not disappoint. Havenfall is Sara Holland's new teen fantasy series and is set in a magical place hidden in a beautiful part of our own world. Follow Maddie to the Inn at Havenfall and enter a world of magic and wonder that vastly differs from our own. When tragedy strikes and a murder stirs the peace long held at the Inn, Maddie must step up and take charge of the politics between the three worlds. She soon discovers that secrets and dark forces are against her, but her destiny calls her to protect the place and people she loves most. Tragedy and political intrigue entwine with magic in this thrilling fantasy novel, you will not want to put it down. The perfect story for those who have never felt like they quite fit in, find yourself at home in Maddie's tale. Amy