What’s On in June 2017 at South Ham Library?

May at South Ham Library has been an exciting month. Our Code Club and Yoga Courses have started and it is so lovely to see so many people using the library for so many different reasons. Don’t forget to look at our Facebook page to find out what is going on.

It is Craft Club on Saturday 3^rd June, drop in between 10am- Noon for our Dragonfly Craft. During the Half term Holidays we will have a Library Scavenger Hunt, come and join in the fun.

Story time in June continues to be held at 10:30 am on TUESDAYS. Come and join us for stories and themed colouring.

The Construction Club HAS MOVED to afterschool on Tuesdays, with the opportunity to play with Lego and Duplo from 3:30pm-4:45pm; this will continue during the holidays too.

CODE CLUB continues on Wednesdays 3:45 to 4:45pm, which is giving children aged 9-11 the opportunity to learn to code, no matter who they are or where they come from. The projects are easy to follow step-by-step guides which help children learn, by making games and animations. The projects gradually introduce coding concepts initially using the programming language Scratch to allow children to build their knowledge incrementally over a 10 week course. Please contact the library on 01256 336047 or email  south.ham.library@hants.gov.uk  if you are interested in joining our waiting list for our next course.

The Chatterbooks reading group for primary aged children will be held on Friday, 2^nd June at 4pm with craft and book activities linked with “Our Favourite Pets” and at the same time our T.R.A.S.H. group (Teen Reading At South Ham) will hold a meeting for those at secondary school who love books – come and be part of this exciting venture. This month they will be discussing Ghost stories having tried their hand at writing some last month. Pop into the library to see their display and read their stories.

Rhymetime continues every Friday with fun rhymes and songs at 11am for babies and toddlers.

Don’t forget to check our displays of New Stock, Bestsellers and Themed Reads- for June it is Once upon a Crime. We are joining in with Jane Austen 200, with a display of her books as well as films; for events in the area checkout: www. Janeausten200.co.uk

Activities for adults this month include the Genesis Sci-Fi Reading Group on the 17^th June from 10:00am-12:00 noon and Age Concern continue to provide computer instruction for the over 50s on Tuesdays from 10:00am-1:00pm; appointments need to be booked through the local office. Don’t forget we have 4 computers giving access to the internet and Microsoft office software, a scanner and colour printer and photocopier. The computers are free to use but there are charges for printing. We also have FREE access online to Ancestry, Find my Past, Which? Magazine Online and the British Newspaper Archive Online. Ask a member of staff for help getting started.

Also by joining the library you can access hundreds of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines through the Overdrive and Zinio Apps  on your smartphone, tablet or home computer.

We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly, local library this month.

CAN YOU HELP US?

We are already thinking ahead to the summer when we run our Summer Reading Challenge 2017 supported by the Reading Agency. This year the theme is Animal Agents, with illustrations by Tony Ross. Children read 6 books over the summer, between 15^th July and 17^th September, and collect stickers and a medal if they complete the challenge. We had a record number completing the challenge at South Ham Library last year. To help us with this we rely on volunteers who are happy to give up a couple of hours a week when available to chat to the children about the books they have read and record them on our database. If you would be interested in volunteering in the library please contact us on south.ham.library@hants.gov.uk or pop into the library for a chat. Volunteering looks great on job and college/university applications or could be used towards award schemes such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award. It can also be a very rewarding and sociable way to spend a couple of hours a week.