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June News and Events

Summer Reading Challenge 2019: Join Space Chase
Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this year’s spectacular theme for the Summer Reading Challenge will be Space Chase a theme that will take young readers on an out-of-this-world adventure! 

What’s more, there will be plenty of activities at Maidenhead Library to support this year’s inter-galactic theme.

One activity we’re particularly excited about is the pop-up planetarium we are due to host!

More details on this will follow very, very soon. 

The Summer Reading Challenge itself will launch in all libraries on Saturday 13 July.
Now recruiting Summer Reading Challenge Volunteers

 Are you 14-19 years old and looking for a fun activity to fill your summer holidays?

You can volunteer for the Summer Reading Challenge starting mid-July to mid-September.

Get young readers excited about stories and books, make new friends, and have fun helping your local library.

This is an opportunity to develop important work and life skills. Help build your CV and get into gear with self-organisation, time-keeping, team work and learning to communicate clearly.

Apply online to become a volunteer.

Contact us for more information.
Children's Events at Ascot Durning Library
Summer Craft Event
Thursday 27 June 4pm - 5pm.

This event is free, funded by the Ascot Durning Trust.

Suitable for children aged 3-11 years old.

No need to book, just turn up!
Storytime and Rhymetime
Every Tuesday (in term time) at 10.30am

Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June
2nd, 9th and 16th July

Suitable for under 5s.

Free No need to book, just turn up!
Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Local Studies at Ascot Durning Library
Our Museum, Arts & Local Studies Officer, Louisa, will be available every Thursday between 5pm - 7pm at Ascot Durning Library to answer any local history enquiries.

The Local Studies Team can be contacted on local.studies@rbwm.gov.uk if you have any other enquiries about the Royal Borough.


We have an extensive collection of maps, documents and books at Ascot Durning Library in addition to the collections at Windsor Library and Maidenhead Library to help with your research.

Visit our website for more information.
How to Use an iPad for Beginners
Learn how to navigate your iPad, as well as find and download apps. You will need to bring your own iPad for these sessions.

Click here for more information.

Monday 3 June
9.30 - 11.30am

Thursday 6 June     
12.30 - 2.30pm

To book your place on this workshop, please call 01628 685647
Download free newspapers on your smartphone or tablet
​Get access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines for free on your smartphone or tablet with your Royal Borough library card via the PressReader App.

You can download national newspapers like The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Daily Mail as well as hundreds of international newspapers and magazines including The Beano, The Week Junior, Grazia, PlayStation Magazine, BBC Top Gear and many more.

Download the PressReader App from your App store and log in with your Royal Borough library card. Search through the categories or countries to find a newspaper or magazine that you want to read and tap to download. Once downloaded you can read them offline.

World news at your fingertips with PressReader
Best new fiction for June
Children’s Fiction
‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Raúf

Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2019, Onjali Raúf’s debut is a story of friendship, hope and the importance of kindness.

It is at once tear-jerking and chuckle-inducing and will go a long way to restoring faith in human nature. We can’t recommend it enough!

Suitable for ages 9-12 and a perfect read for the Summer Reading Challenge!

Place your reservation here
 
Adult Fiction
‘The Porpoise’ by Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon’s latest novel is a beautifully rendered modern day re-telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Pericles’.

Fast-paced, playful, and utterly thrilling, ‘The Porpoise’ blends the mythic and the modern for something breathtakingly original.

Place your reservation here
Marvel of the Month
This year we celebrate 200 years since the birth of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Our new exhibition ‘Victoria and Albert in Windsor’ highlights aspects of their life in Windsor.

One object on display is a needle book dating from 1860. It would have been an expensive souvenir purchased by visitors to Queen Victoria’s Castle.

We look forward to welcoming you to the museum to see the exhibition. Visit our website for more information.
Please note: Ascot Durning Library will be closed during Royal Ascot Week from Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 June 2019
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