Lockdown Memory Book
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Lockdown Memory Book. Many thanks to those who have contributed their Lockdown memories. Please send your contributions to the above email address.
Literary Quiz. Next month we’ll be testing your literary knowledge with a quiz written by a well-known quizmaster.
May 12 Limerick Day. Be ready for the annual library Limerick competition with a prize of a bottle of Prosecco for the best entry. The first line is: There once was a village in lockdown
Focus on our volunteers. Our volunteers are sharing their lockdown times with us. This month Sue Hoddell reflects on her Lockdown reading styles.
Traditionally we associate libraries with books but these days they offer a wide variety of ways to access our reading material. So given this wider choice, which do we go for?
For me personally I still enjoy the feel of a book in my hand when reading novels. A paper copy seems more accessible, giving me the ability to scan through, double back if needed and easily access any notes or comments placed at the end of the book. However, if you look at my tablet, you will find a number of e books sitting there waiting to be read. Perfect for holidays and travel when taking a number of hard copy books is less convenient (roll on those moments).
Being a fan of a number of crafts, talking books have been a boon. Whilst my hands are busy with a task, my brain can allow the words of a good story to flow through it. The ones I have borrowed recently from the library have been excellently narrated and thoroughly engrossing and I am pleased to see a greater variety of talking books available these days on a range of subjects.
Magazines can be a mixed bag. Craft magazines are always better in the hand for me but given how expensive they can be and that there may be only a few things in them of interest to me, accessing them electronically can be a better option cost wise. Other ‘glossy’ magazines often contain a large number of advertisements that I can happily skip through online.
So all in all, my reading styles work with all the options the library has to offer and I am very pleased that the modern library is able to provide this kind of variety. So what about you? How do you choose to use your library? Maybe it’s time to diversify.
Volunteer’s contribution. A man walked into Wenvoe Library asking the volunteer for cookbooks on Icelandic cooking. The librarian searched and eventually found some recipes; she read them out: Whale meat pie, Whale meat curry, Whale meat risotto, Vera Lyn Special. The man looked disappointed and asked despondently what was the Vera Lyn Special? The volunteer librarian looked at him and sang ” Whale Meat Again”. Jill Dupe
Book review – The Giver of Stars by Jo Jo Moyes. Jo Jo Moyes can do no wrong for me. In this novel, her latest, she paints a visual picture of life in a small, narrow-minded mining town in Kentucky in the 1930s and certainly takes library volunteering to a whole new level. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. – Paula Johnson
Book review I have just finished Dombey and Son as an audio book. I am actually quite bereft. Sixty-three chapters, absolutely ideal for lockdown with all that Dickens detail, language and quirky characters – Sylvia Harvey
Facebook Storytime. A reminder that we are uploading weekly videos of stories, book excerpts, poems and songs delivered by our talented community members. A particular thanks to Alun Davies for being such a stalwart contributor. If you would like to contribute, please email us at the above address; we’d love to hear from you. Find us on facebook.com/WenvoeCommunityLibrary
For Young Adults. Waterstones are recommending some great novels to take to your heart:
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
When the World was Ours by Liz Kessler
Sofa Surfer by Malcolm Duffy
First Day of My Life by Lisa Williamson
Changes to the Dewey Classification system during Lockdown. Due to current restrictions, some of our titles have been reclassified as follows:
Holiday Destinations 2021 is now listed under Crime
Eating Out in the Vale is relegated to Local History
Walking your Dog is now reclassified under Thrillers
Home-schooling your Child is transferred to Horror
Surviving a Lockdown Marriage is now listed under Fantasy Fiction
Please email us with any titles you think need reclassifying.
Clwb Clonc – This Welsh conversation group is still going strong on Zoom. If you wish to join and keep up your Welsh language skills, then sign in on Mondays at 11 am. Please note that the login details are the same each week. Meeting ID: 343 147 0372. Pass code: Heulwen.
Story telling in Welsh. We are fortunate to have two evenings of Zoom presentationists in Welsh by a group of storytellers. There will be a vocabulary list for Welsh learners and an opportunity for Q&As. This was set up for Clwb Clonc members, but you are welcome to join us at 8 p.m. on Friday 26th February and Friday 12th March. If you email us at wenvoelibrary@outlook.com we will send you the Zoom details.
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Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007. American writer and producer)