Paranormal Week at Halton Lea library 22- 26 October

Halton's annual Paranormal Week is in its 11th year and promises to be the best yet with an impressive line-up of guest speakers and writers.  Every year the event, run by Halton Libraries, gets more popular with fans of the unusual and paranormal flocking to Halton Lea Library.

Highlights include 'Twisted Tales', a group who promote the best writing in 21st century horror fiction.  They will host an evening with 'Britain's most respected living horror writer' Ramsey Campbell as well as rising stars in British horror writing Simon Bestwick and Stephen McGeagh.  Award winning radio presenter Roy Basnett from WIRE FM's breakfast will also be there to host a debate about the paranormal and the audience will be able to put questions to the experts and investigators.

These FREE events run from Monday 22 October to Friday 26 October and start at 7pm. Refreshments will be available.  To find out more, check out Halton Libraries' Facebook and Twitter accounts and the Paranormal Week Facebook page.

Rhymetime comes to Runcorn library

From Friday 19 October, we will be runnings Rhymetime sessions each week at Runcorn library.   They will be from 11.00 to 11.45 am.

Babies and toddlers from 0 to 4 can join us for a morning of stories, songs and fun.  Oh, and adults are invited too!

Tea dance at Halton Lea library

Come along to Halton Lea library for an afternoon of music and dancing (line and sequence). Complimentary tea and scones will be served. Come with or without a partner!

The event takes place on Friday 5 October 2 to 4pm. Places are limited so booking is essential.  Please email Sally or phone 0151 511 7744 to reserve your place.  We're sorry but admission will not be granted without a ticket.

'Make and Take' at Halton Lea library

Artists from Hazlehurst’s Studios in Runcorn will be hosting an afternoon of printing using a mixture of wooden blocks and cardboard reliefs to create unique booklets or cards. No experience needed – come along and have a go! Complimentary tea and scones will be provided.

The event takes place on Thursday 4 October 1 to 3pm at Halton lea library.  Places are limited so booking is essential. Please email Sally or phone 0151 511 7744 to reserve your place.

Open day at Halton Lea library

To celebrate UK Older People's Day, Halton Lea library is offering people over 55 the chance to come along and find out what the library can offer them.

Free activities will include calligraphy, card making and IT taster sessions. Staff will be on hand to join new members, give library tours and provide information about the many services the library can offer including IT lessons, reading groups and more. Staff from Age UK, Alzheimer's Society and NHS Open Mind will all be available to answer your questions.

The event takes place on Wednesday 3 October 1 to 3 pm.  All customers aged 55 or over who are in the building then will receive a voucher for a free hot drink which can be redeemed in the Starbucks coffee bar.

Perfect Places

Halton Libraries are taking part in a poetry promotion called ‘Perfect Places : Your library-your perfect place for poetry’ that is running in North West Public Libraries during autumn 2012.  12 poems inspired by the NW region and written by poets living and working in the NW have been selected for the promotion and are available in postcard format from your local library.  As part of this promotion poet Eleanor Rees will be reading a specially commissioned poem (and from her other works) to commemorate the opening of Runcorn Library on National Poetry Day 4th October at Runcorn Library from 7pm

Eleanor Rees was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1978. Her pamphlet collection Feeding Fire received an Eric Gregory Award in 2002 and her first full length collection 'Andraste’s Hair' (Salt, 2007) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards. Her second collection ‘Eliza and the Bear’ (Salt, 2009) is also a live performance for voice and harp which has toured in the North West. Rees works in the community as a poet and is also studying for an AHRC funded PhD University of Exeter in the theory and practice of the local poet. She often collaborates with other writers, musicians and artists and works to commission. She lives in Liverpool. 

Pinterest sparked in Halton's Libraries Halton Libraries Pinterest page

Halton Borough Council's Library Service has launched a Pinterest site - to share images of event and projects - in line with it's reputation at being at the forefront of digital media. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard that allows users to post images to share with others. Halton Libraries will use it to mostly promote books and reading; with boards for new books, upcoming books it plans to buy and books in promotions like the current Halton Reading Families. http://pinterest.com/haltonlibraries/ Users on Pinterest can browse other pinboards for inspiration, 're-pin' images to their own collections or 'like' photos. Pinterest's mission is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting" via a global platform of inspiration and idea sharing. You can already follow Halton Borough Council's libraries on Twitter and Facebook.