Access to Free eMagazines from Bromley Libraries

 

Want to read these free eMagazines?  You can—and many more - on the Pressreader website or by downloading the Pressreader app.

Newspapers and magazines from around the world are now available to view or download from the PressReader website, or by downloading the PressReader App from the Apple store or Google Play store and and from the “Extras” menu on the Libby app.

To register for a Pressreader account, you will need your Bromley Library card number, PIN and an email address.

Just sign in under “Library or Group”, choose Bromley Library from the listing and then enter your library card number.  If you haven’t got a library card yet, not a problem.  Just go to the Bromley Libraries website and you can join online.

To find out more visit the Bromley Libraries website at https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/bromley/assets/-/eMagazines.html.

If you have any questions or queries please email Mrs Nolan (cnolan@eph.e21c.co.uk) or Ms Peters (tpeters@eph.e21c.co.uk).

Windrush Day 2021

Windrush Day takes place on 22 June and commemorates Caribbean migrants arriving on the SS Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in London in 1948.  Today is the fourth Windrush Day celebration.

Windrush Day is an opportunity to celebrate the Windrush generation and recognise the contributions and sacrifices the British Caribbean communities made to help rebuild Britain after World War II. 

Find out more from the people who were there by reading Voices of the Windrush Generation by David Matthews, available to borrow from the Library, or visiting 'Windrush Stories' on the British Library website here.  Check out the BBC Newsround website too by clicking here.

Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction - winner announced

Hilary Mantel has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for The Mirror and the Light, the final book in the multi award winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy.

This is the second time Mantel has won the award, having previously won in 2010 for Wolf Hall, her first book in this trilogy.  Wolf Hall and Bringing up the Bodies, the second book in the Trilogy, have both previously won the Booker Prize.  

All three books are available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.

CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Awards 2021 - winners announced!

The winners of this year's prestigious CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Awards were announced yesterday.  The ceremony was hosted by Bobby Seagull at the British Library and The Eden Park Readers, our Shadowing Group, were lucky enough to watch the live stream of the event as it happened.

There was great anticipation and excitement as the winners were announced and much discussion was had afterwards!  

These books and rest of the Carnegie and Greenaway short list books are available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.

Refugee Week 2021

This week is Refugee Week, 'an annual festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees'.  This year's theme is 'We Cannot Walk Alone'.

We are inviting you to do one simple act - read a book about refugees and start a discussion.  Reading is a great way to walk in someone else's shoes and build up empathy for their situation.

You can find out more about refugees by going to Refugee Action website - click here.  Famous people who you may not know were refugees are children's author Judith Kerr, singer Rita Ora and footballer Victor Moses - to find out more, click here.

Empathy Day 2021 - Read for Empathy!

Today is Empathy Day and the focus this year is to use books to 'walk in someone else's shoes'.  Created and run by Empathy Lab, Empathy Day is about encouraging children and young people to read empathy-boosting stories to gain a better understanding of people and how they think and feel.

The 2021 Empathy Book Collection for Secondary featuring 20 fantastic books for 12-16 year olds is available to view here.  Copies of the books from the Secondary School Collection are available to borrow form the Library.

We are also asking our students to recommend their favourite read for empathy book and to make an empathy pledge.  Below are some more ideas for how you can get involved:

CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Medal & Shadowers' Choice - one week to go!

The winners of this year's CILIP CKG Awards, including the Shadowers' Choice Award, will be announced next Wednesday, 16th June as part of a live streamed event.  Our Shadowing Group, the Eden Park Readers, have made their choices and cast their votes and we can't wait to find out who the winners will be!

Despite the challenges that we have faced this year, we have managed to meet regularly to read, review and discuss the books on the short list, albeit in Year Group bubbles.  The Group is already looking forward to taking part again next year, when we hope to shadow the Kate Greenaway illustrated book short list too!

All the Carnegie and Greenaway short listed books are available to borrow from the Library.

Introducing Complete Issues

Have you tried using Complete Issues, an online database of articles and statistics covering a range of topical issues that we subscribe to on your behalf?

You will find the link to the Complete Issues website on the Oliver news page - to view, click here. Ask your Librarians for the school log in details.  Below is an introductory video to get you started:

   

Introducing Complete Issues from Carel Press on Vimeo.

Read with Pride

Informative non-fiction

Welcome back!  We hope you had a great half term break and found plenty of opportunity to read and relax.

June is LGBT+ Pride Month.  As well as being a time to celebration it is also an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise awareness of the current issues facing the LBGTQ+ community.  Pride takes place in June because that is the month the Stonewall Riots happened in the USA in 1969.  This year, because of Covid-19 restrictions, Pride marches in London will take place on the weekend of the 11th September.

The Library has a diverse collection of LGBT+ literature, both fiction and non-fiction for you to explore.  Including award winning novels such as  Black Flamingos by Dean Atta,  Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls and Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence.

Lower Library picks

Upper Library picks