Groby Community Library

Meet local author Catherine Ward!

THIS MONTH we’re very excited to present our latest opportunity to meet a local author.

Catherine Ward will be bringing her first published book, The Emerald Forest, to the library on Saturday, February 18th, from 10.30 to 11.30. It’s a beautiful picture book aimed at 4–5-year-olds, telling the story of a young orangutan and her family in the forests of Sumatra, as the trees in which they make their home are cut down to provide timber. Catherine will be reading and leading craft activities for children, and there will be a chance to buy a copy of the book or put your name down to borrow the library’s copy. The event is absolutely free!

At the end of January we were pleased to welcome staff representing Hinckley Community Hospital, who were here to tell people about plans to improve community health provision in the area, and to find out what local people want from that provision. If you missed them you can find more information, plus an easy survey form to complete, in the library over the next month. Or you can visit their website at Improving Hinckley Community Services

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Otherwise, the library and cafe continue to be as popular as ever, so much so that we’ve had to buy new seating! We continue to stock your favourite new books and make the whole stock of Leicestershire Libraries available to you. And of course, our regular events:

• Wriggly Readers: Thursdays 10.30. Fortnightly from February 16th.

• Cuppa and Company: Fridays 10.30. Monthly on the second Friday.

• Construction Club: Wednesdays, 3pm. Fortnightly from February 15th

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And speaking of new books, here are ten books from our stock which have featured in The Sunday Times bestsellers’ lists:

• LUCINDA RILEY - The Murders at Fleat House

• COLLEEN HOOVER - It Ends With Us

• JOHN GRISHAM - Sparring Partners

• MARK BILLINGHAM - The Murder Book

• BELLA MACKIE - How to Kill Your Family

• COLLEEN HOOVER - Ugly Love

• RICHARD OSMAN - The Man who Died Twice

• LEE & ANDREW CHILD - No Plan B

• HARLAN COBEN - The Match

• ADELE PARKS - One Last Secret

We look forward to seeing you in the library soon!

Dave Robinson

You have two minutes to find all the words of three or more letters that can be made from the letters above. Plurals are allowed, proper nouns are not. The 6-letter word will always be just a normal everyday word. 3 letters: 12 4 letters: 3 5 letters: 1 6 letters: 1