Welcome to Southwark LibrariesWould you like free DVD rentals for the whole of 2008?
 We are celebrating the National Year of Reading 2008 with the new Reader Reward Card. The more books that you borrow the more free DVD rentals you can claim - reading has never been so rewarding! To find out more about this great new scheme please visit our National Year of Reading page.
Fran Sandham - the man who walked across Africa
 Meet acclaimed travel writer Fran Sandham whose latest book "Traversa" is just out in paperback. "Traversa" is an account of his epic solo 3,000-mile trek across Africa from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean at Zanzibar – the first time in history anyone has crossed Africa solo entirely on foot by this route (at least solo apart from a disastrous donkey).
In the UK the book has been serialised by the Sunday Times and has received glowing reviews nationally and internationally.
After Fran's talk about his epic journey there will be a Q&A session followed by book signing.
This event is free. To ensure your place please pop in to John Harvard library to reserve a ticket, email Mike Allport or call 020 7525 1570.
Wednesday August 27 2008
7pm to 8.30pm
John Harvard library
211 Borough High Street
SE1 1JA
Rotherhithe Library
Library of the Month for August
 Rotherhithe Library has had a mini facelift! Feel free to come down and choose from the best new books in our new browsing area. Borrow best-selling fiction, take a staff recommendation, or grab one of the Richard and Judy Summer Reads. We have also a new teenage section and have expanded our selection of graphic novels. And remember to keep using your Reader Reward Card so you can borrow a new release DVD free of charge!
Come down and see us at the Rotherhithe Festival in Southwark Park, on Saturday August 9 2008. You’ll be able to join the Team Read or design your own book bag, and we’ll be holding penalty shoot-outs with the chance to win free DVD vouchers!
Throughout August we are holding a range of free events for adults and children. For more information email Joanna Cummings or call 020 7394 0280.
Events for children at Rotherhithe library
- Southwark Community Games, Tuesday August 5 2008, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Have a kick about and watch some football match footage with the Community Games team.
- Bug Racing and Stories, Thursday August 7 2008, 3pm to 5pm. After the stories you’ll be able to choose and decorate your own bug, and enter our race for the chance to win a £10 book token!
- Story and Rhyme Times, Thursdays August 7, August 14 and August 21 2008, 11am to 11.30am.
Come and join in with songs and stories for under fives.
- Sports Poetry with Neil Zetter, Tuesday August 12 2008, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Try your hand at writing some poetry, with author and poet Neil Zetter – it’s all on a sports theme, to tie in with the Olympics and the Team Read!
- Face Painting, Tuesday August 19 2008, 1pm to 5pm
Events for adults at Rotherhithe library
- Rotherhithe book group summer party, Thursday August 14 2008, 7pm to 9pm. Love chatting about books? Come to our Rotherhithe book group party to meet like-minded folk and join in our quiz. New members always welcome!
- Family History Workshops, Monday August 18 2008, 10am to 6pm and Saturday August 23 2008, 10am to 4pm. Would you like to discover your roots? Drop in to Rotherhithe library between the above times and Christine Mullett will be there to show you techniques and websites to help you in your family tree quest.
Free demonstration of online resources
 Southwark Libraries offer free access to a wide range of online resources which we subscribe to on your behalf. In August at Rotherhithe one of our information specialists will be offering guidance in how to use these resources.
From Encyclopedia Britannica to 300 years full text of the Times newspaper, we can help you with home reference, projects, business and even preparing your next quiz. Whatever your need we have free online information you can trust. You can use these sources at the library or in the comfort of your own home - 24 hours a day!
Come along to a free online reference taster session at Rotherhithe library on any of the days below:
- Tuesday August 26 2008, 11am to 12noon
- Thursday August 28 2008, 3pm to 4pm
- Thursday August 28 2008, 5.45pm to 6.45pm
For a preview of what's on offer you can look at our Online Reference Library.
Contact David Watkins on 020 7525 2110 for more information about Southwark's online resources.
Contact us
For further information or if you have any comments and suggestions about our services please contact us.
Southwark libraries
Tel: 020 7525 2000
Fax: 020 7525 1568
southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk
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