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January News and Events
2020 in Maidenhead Library
The New Year brings exciting changes to Maidenhead Library.

The potential opening of a new, much anticipated café, is a great opportunity for us to improve the layout of the library. With well over 300,000 visits a year, Maidenhead Library now offers a lot more to residents. From free books and information to council services, from a vibrant children’s area to a much quieter local studies area, we try to offer a welcoming modern space to everyone.

Based on our customers’ comments we have already relocated our council service desks and are planning to move much of our stock around to enhance customer experience.

We have decided to keep the library open throughout the move. This will inevitably cause some disruption, which we will try to keep to an absolute minimum. Having said that please be advised that between Monday 13 and Friday 24 January 2020 we are expecting raised noise levels and possible limited access to some areas. 

As always we are grateful for your patience and understanding and promise to keep listening to your comments.
New book highlights for January
Motherwell by Deborah Orr
Adult non-fiction

Motherwell is a sharp, candid and often humorous memoir about the long shadow that can be cast when the core relationship in your life compromises every effort you make to become an individual. It is about what we inherit - the good and the very bad - and how a deeper understanding of the place and people you have come from can bring you towards redemption.

Place your reservation here .

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer
Adult fiction

Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth - all the Earths.

Place your reservation here .


Eat Green by Melissa Hemsley
Adult non-fiction

We all want to enjoy delicious food that's good for us, simple to make and affordable enough to cook every day, but we also want to reduce our impact on our planet. This practical cookbook shows you how.

Bestselling author and home cooking champion Melissa Hemsley offers over 100 brilliant recipes that focus on sustainable easy-to-buy ingredients. These are inspiring, no-fuss dishes that put flavour first.

Place your reservation here .

Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah
Adult fiction

A hypnotic, disorienting story of parallel lives unfolding over a day and a night in the sweltering heat of Seoul's summer. For two years, twenty-eight-year-old Kim Ayami has worked at Seoul's only audio theatre for the blind. But now the theatre is shutting down and Ayami's future is uncertain.

Blisteringly original, Untold Night and Day is a high-wire feat of storytelling that explores the possibility of worlds beyond the one we see and feel - and shows why Bae Suah is considered one of the boldest voices in Korean literature today.

Place your reservation here .
Best reads of 2019

Our picks of the best new books from last year. See the full list and place your reservations here .
Get free eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers
Did you get a new device for Christmas? You can get free digital content to enjoy reading on the go.

  • get lost in a great eBook or eAudiobook from Libby by Overdrive
  • flick though all your favourite eMagazines from RB Digital
  • keep up to date with news from around the world with eNewspapers from PressReader

To access this diverse range of materials, you only need to download the apps from your appstore and register with your library card.

If you need any help please contact us via email.
Library Events
Pop-up Poetry
Monday 6 January 2020, 2.15pm - 3.30pm

Join a lively group of readers and writers to listen to poetry, share a poem, or read your own. Poems on the theme of “Comings and Goings”.

No need to book, just come along on the day or for more information email dianaleclercq@btconnect.com.
Lego Robotics and Board Games 
EverySaturday from 18 January to 28 March 2020, 11am - 12.30pm

Play some of your favourite board games or build robots with Lego and electronics. No need to book just come along for free.

Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Knit and Natter
Starting Monday 6 January 2020

Knit in the New Year with Boyn Grove library’s new knit and natter groups. Meeting every Monday and Thursday, 2pm - 3.30pm.
New Storytime groups

Fun activities for under 5s. Free, no need to book, just turn up!
Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Fortnightly on Mondays at 2.30pm - 3pm, starting Monday 13 January 2020.  

Fortnightly Wednesdays at 10.30am - 11am, starting Wednesday 15 January 2020.

See details of all our other Rhymetime and Storytime groups here .
Windsor & Royal Borough Museum
Exclusive Evening Tour of Windsor Guildhall
Thursday 23 January 2020, 6pm

Immerse yourself in the history of Windsor with an engaging guided tour of the Grade 1 listed Windsor Guildhall.

Portraits of every King and Queen from Elizabeth I to our current Queen adorn the walls, each with its own unique story behind it. Discover more on Thursday 23 January for an exclusive evening tour with a glass of sparkling wine.

Book your tickets online .
The little GREAT Exhibition
Saturday 21 December 2019 to Sunday 2 February 2020 Open daily 11am - 4pm
Free entry

Busy Buttons are showcasing ‘The little GREAT Exhibition’ running free creative workshops and six enriching heritage events which celebrate Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s bicentenary.

The Windsor & Royal Borough Museum will offer visitors an insight into Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s life in Windsor on Sunday 26 January 2020. Come see some Victorian objects from the museum collection and participate in some Victorian entertainment!

Busy Buttons
3-5 Windsor Yards
Windsor, SL4 1TF

More information on the Busy Buttons website .
Marvel of the Month 

We proudly hosted day 12 of the Windsor & Eton’s Living Advent Calendar. Visitors were taken back in time 150 years to the Victorian era to play some Victorian Parlour games.

Kim’s Game was named after Rudyard Kipling’s novel, Kim, published in 1901. Objects are placed on a table and players have one minute to study the objects before recalling how many they can remember.

Take a look at these Victorian objects from the museum collection - can you guess which object is missing?

View more of our collection online .
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