Come and meet your local policing team at Acomb Explore Library on Saturday 16th December 2017..What’s on in York: “Snow Bunny’s Christmas Wish” at Acomb Explore Library on Tuesday
What’s on in York: Safe & Sound – An Introduction to Online Safety for Parents and Carers
Acomb Explore Library :
Mon 18 Dec :
6.00pm – 7.30pm :
Free
Join us for a free 90 minute introduction to online safety during which you’ll learn about potential online risks, using parental controls and filters, staying safe on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, helping your children to alert you to possible dangers and other useful resources.
You don’t need to bring anything with you; tablet computers will be provided during the session and refreshments will be available.
Free of charge – Booking is essential.
Please contact (01904) 552651 or email acomb@exploreyork.org.uk to reserve your place.
What’s on in York: Sensational Snow! at Dringhouses Library
Dringhouses Library :
Sat 16 Dec :
1.30pm – 3.30pm :
£2 per child/£5 family ticket
Come along for a fun festive activity for children aged 4-12.
Make Christmas cards and decorations to take home, all based on the theme of snow. Snowflakes, snowmen, and snowy scenes – brrrilliantly beautiful!
Booking advisable to avoid disappointment.
£2 per child/£5 family ticket
Tickets available from any Explore Library
For more information contact Dringhouses Library on (01904) 552674 or dringhouses@exploreyork.org.uk.
What’s on in York: Hidden stories of the medieval Archbishops of York
York Explore Library :
Tue 12 Dec :
6.15pm – 7.45pm :
£6
Hidden with over 40 parchment volumes, the registers of the Archbishops of York contain a great many hidden stories relating to life in Yorkshire. Join Gary Brannan, Access Archivist at the University of York’s Borthwick Institute, as he describes just some of these amazing stories.
From wayward abbots and disobedient clergy; to personal expressions of piety and faith; the registers document both the ‘big’ national narratives of history, but also contain evidence of many smaller, everyday stories too. From the aftermath of Magna Carta to the fires of the Civil War, this talk will look at some of the stories hidden (and waiting to be discovered) in this unique archive.
Speaker: Gary Brannan
Gary is Access Archivist at the Borthwick Institute for Archives, York. Previously Archivist at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Gary now cares for the Borthwick’s medieval collections.
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What’s on in York: Santa’s grotto at Acomb Explore library on Saturday
What’s on in York – Book Launch: ‘The Nazi’s Daughter’ by Tim Murgatroyd
York Explore Library :
Thu 7 Dec :
6.30pm – 8.00pm :
Free
Tim will be talking about the real life wartime story of amazing heroism that inspired ‘The Nazi’s Daughter’, as well as the murky story of Dutch Nazis who collaborated with the Germans. He will also explain how Audrey Hepburn made it into the novel!
The Netherlands, Spring 1943. When her glittering career as a ballerina is cut short by a dancing injury, Elise Van Thooft-Noman, rebellious daughter of a powerful Dutch Nazi, flees to an isolated island off the coast of Holland. Here she meets Pieter Goedhart, reluctant village schoolmaster and Resistance fighter. A dangerous affair is kindled between them. Meanwhile Elise’s Nazi family and the terrifying brutality of war are closing in, threatening to destroy all she holds dear . . .
New York, September 2008. Uncomfortably overweight, single and scraping thirty, Jenni Malarkey is summoned to a mysterious party to celebrate her estranged grandmother’s glamorous life. Her journey through Elise’s secret history will force her to confront a legacy of guilt and shame . .
Past and present intersect, as unlikely hearts connect to seek love and redemption, in this haunting time-shift novel set in wartime Holland and contemporary New York.
Tim Murgatroyd was brought up in Yorkshire. He read English at Hertford College, Oxford University, and now lives with his family in York. His first novel, ‘Taming Poison Dragons‘ set in 12th Century China, has been described as ‘a captivatingly original and unforgettable story of tragedy and enduring love’. The sequels, ‘Breaking Bamboo‘, and ‘The Mandate of Heaven‘ have now been translated into Chinese by the prestigious Shanghai Literature and Arts publishing house.
Tim’s latest novel, ‘The Nazi’s Daughter’, is a haunting time-shift novel set in World War 2 and contemporary New York.
Tim has also published three e-booklets of poetry in a series called ‘Poems for Mobiles’: ‘Lullaby’, ‘Drunk’ and ‘The Stars are Apples’.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase on the night with complimentary drink, cash only.
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What’s on in York: Book Launch of ‘Forever Now’ by Helen Cadbury
York Explore Library :
Tue 5 Dec :
6.30pm – 8.00pm :
Free
Helen Cadbury’s Forever, Now charts the lives of extraordinary, ordinary humans, including the poet herself; but also those she has lived among, worked with, observed on buses and trains or discovered in the archives. Sometimes those true beginnings spiral into fiction, sometimes they remain autobiographical, as they tell moving and universal stories of love and loss, grief and new beginnings.
Emily Dickinson wrote that ‘forever is composed of nows’. This collection will affirm the sense that ‘now’ is the only thing we truly have – and reveal it as something to be celebrated and acknowledged, not least in this remarkable book, which offers Helen’s devoted readership a chance to discover the full breadth of her compassion for characters, and talent for telling their stories.
“Helen Cadbury’s uniquely feisty, tender, courageous voice comes across loud and clear in this outstanding collection. I loved it; from the ‘heaven’ of the British Library to that closing image of the poet dancing in her kitchen.” — Carole Bromley
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For further information please call York Explore Library on (01904) 552828 or email york@exploreyork.org.uk
What’s on in York: An Evening With Ali Smith
York Explore Library :
Thu 23 Nov :
6.30pm – 8.00pm :
£5
Penguin and Waterstones present award-winning author, Ali Smith, who will be discussing her new novel, Winter. The follow-up to her sensational Autumn, Smith’s shape-shifting quartet of novels casts a merry eye over a bleak post-truth era with a story rooted in history, memory and warmth, its taproot deep in the evergreens: art, love, laughter.
Ali has previously been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Folio Prize and the Orange Prize, and has been the winner of the Baileys Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award.
Book at Waterstones York, by phone (01904) 620784.
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What’s on in York: A Shadow in My Life – A TB Sanatorium memoir
York Explore Library
Sat 18 Nov
2.30pm – 4.30pm
Free
Rita Jerram enjoyed a successful launch at Explore in 2015 for her book retelling her Grandmother’s memoirs about the 1880s Canadian prairie. A Shadow in My Life is her own story: In 1953-4, as a young teenager, Rita spent 18 months in a TB sanatorium. Her book is rare: only a handful of memoirs exist about life in a sanatorium. Rita also writes with humour and love about the 14 women and girls she bonded with.
From the Grandma’s Prairie Journals launch:
“Marvellous reading by Rita – so moving. Beautifully crafted stories from source material! Great to see you showcasing local writers who clearly have great talent.”
Sue Birtwistle
“I came with my friend’s mother who has relatives in Canada. We’ve both read other books about prairie settlers. We enjoyed the buzz and readings – quite nice to have 3 different readers. Thank you.”
Lyndon Askew
“Great readings with animated readers. Opportunity to purchase books. PLEASE MAY WE HAVE MORE OF THE SAME.”
This is a free event, but booking is required and tea/coffee are available for purchase.
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