Preston Community Library independently run by volunteers for people of Brent. Supporting and supported by the community. Visit website for open hrs.
Brent, London, UK
Joined April 2011
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Saturday Night is film night for our members at Preston Community Library. Join up here: prestoncommunitylibrary.org/ Also special children's film half term Fri 30th.
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#MoodBoostingBooks is a collection of books that readers found feel-good, uplifting and meaningful, chosen by young adults for adults aged 18+ to enjoy.
Launching tomorrow, 10 October. Find the collection in your local library or bookshop.
readingagency.org.uk/get-rea…
Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to cancel our event on Sunday afternoon. Please accept our apologies. We hope to reschedule soon.
Unfortunately due to illness we have had to cancel this event. We very much hope to reschedule it soon. Our sincere apologies to those planning to come.
Pleased to welcome Supreme Ct Judge Dame Vivien Rose DBE PC to Preston Community Library 0n 11.10.26. Save the date,all welcome @preston_rd @bktimes @WembleyMatters @HelenBamber @AsylumAid @brent_libraries @Brent_Council @LawCentres @WembleyParkLDN @radioharrow
It was a great night, with 3 poets instead of the 2 expected. Many thanks to all who contributed. Interest was expressed in having a poetry group at the library. We will look into this is people are interested?
Full house at @PrestonLib: Wembley poet, @csmithpoet read from 'Bycatch' on the nature of dementia, "the bycatch of a trawler... through their lives, torn up fragile habitats"; @jennywcreative from 'Letters Home', "of butterflies", of "never, never go back". Missed +Naomi Delap.
Book online with Eventbrite [it helps us to know numbers], or just come along to our wonderful community library #libraries #poetry
WEMBLEY MATTERS: Don't miss an evening with two amazing poets, tomorrow October 8th 7pm at Preston Community Library @PrestonLib
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WEMBLEY MATTERS: Don't miss an evening with two amazing poets, tomorrow October 8th 7pm at Preston Community Library @PrestonLib
wembleymatters.blogspot.com/…
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HarperCollins will publish its latest Agatha Christie continuation with the first Hercule Poirot short-story collection that has been fully authorised by the Christie estate; an "exceptional group" of a dozen writers, not yet named, will contribute.
The collection will launch in autumn 2027. 👇 ebx.sh/XmGhsq
We have a selection available to borrow at Preston Community Library, Wembley - join here: prestoncommunitylibrary.org/ #libraries #wembley
Our accessible classics range repackages timeless stories in a beautifully-designed dyslexia-friendly format. Choose from shortened retellings or unabridged complete editions, perfect for enjoying in classrooms, libraries and at home. #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek
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NEWS: Today I’m launching The Small Ideas Initiative. We want you to submit ideas at Small-Ideas.org for non-controversial fixes, e.g “live sewage updates for beaches” or “standardised allergen menus”.
A year ago, an interviewer asked what I’d have told the Government if I’d been advising it, I replied, 'Come up with 100 small things that piss people off and fix one a day for the first 100 days'. As I left the stage, I emailed myself, 'set up Small ideas institute!'
And today, I’m excited it's happening. I’m funding two charities to work together to collate the submissions, narrow them down to about 200 doables then turn those into formal policy proposals which I'll bring back to you for feedback.
Then to finish we've a Cross-Party panel who’ve agreed to pick 50ish, after which we’ll start trying to make them happen. You can read far more about it and who the cross party panel are here… blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2…
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The internet is 99% garbage. But if you know where to look, it’s an absolute goldmine.
Here are 50 legendary websites that feel illegal to know and will save you thousands of hours👇
1. zoom.earth — Watch the world via live satellite imagery
2. flightradar24.com — See every plane currently in the sky
3. marinetraffic.com — Track all ships at sea in real time
4. windy.com — Live map of winds and storms
5. lightningmaps.org — Watch lightning strikes hitting Earth in real time
6. earthquake.usgs.gov — Live list of recent earthquakes
7. submarinecablemap.com — Ocean cables carrying the internet
8. globalforestwatch.org — Watch forests disappear from space
9. worldometers.info — The world's statistics, second by second
10. internetlivestats.com — Current number of tweets and searches being posted
11. thetruesize.com — Compare the true sizes of countries
12. oldmapsonline.org — Maps from centuries ago
13. davidrumsey.com — Archive of 150,000 historical maps
14. openstreetmap.org — World map drawn by volunteers
15. window-swap.com — Look out the window of a random person around the world
16. virtualvacation.us — Virtual walks through cities
17. mapcrunch.com — Teleport to a random spot on Earth
18. atlasobscura.com — Catalog of the world's strangest places
19. neal.fun — Interactive knowledge experiences
20. htwins.net/scale2 — Scale journey from atom to universe
21. eyes.nasa.gov — Explore the solar system in 3D
22. stellarium-web.org — Real sky map in your browser
23. apod.nasa.gov — NASA's astronomy picture of the day
24. images.nasa.gov — NASA's entire visual archive, free
25. pudding.cool — Visual articles told through data
26. ourworldindata.org — The state of the world with real data
27. gapminder.org — What we mistakenly think we know about the world
28. informationisbeautiful.net — Visualizing complex data
29. data.worldbank.org — World Bank's open data
30. data.tuik.gov.tr — Turkey's official statistics database
31. archive.org — Archive of millions of books, films, and software
32. gutenberg.org — 70,000 free books whose copyrights have expired
33. openlibrary.org — Record of every book in the world
34. loc.gov — U.S. Library of Congress digital archive
35. europeana.eu — Europe's cultural heritage archive
36. dp.la — America's digital library collection
37. artsandculture.google.com — Tour museums from home
38. rijksmuseum.nl — Download artworks in high resolution
39. wikiart.org — Archive of 250,000 artworks
40. publicdomainreview.org — Forgotten visual treasures of history
41. openculture.com — Free archive of culture and education
42. metmuseum.org — Met Museum's open collection
43. musicmap.info — Family tree of music genres
44. radiooooo.com — Pick a country and decade to listen to that era
45. listen.hatnote.com — Turn Wikipedia edits into audio
46. wikipedia.org — Random knowledge well
47. timeanddate.com — Time, sunrises, and sky events
48. sciencedaily.com — Live stream of science news
49. arxiv.org — Free preprints of scientific papers
50. observablehq.com — Visualize data with live code
Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖
Follow @justinbrave21 for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.
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Post man has just been 📮📖
Loved the first book,looking forward to this one
@JaniceHallett
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#CILIPSLG (School Libraries Group) is supporting Banned Books Week. 80+ school & public libraries, schools & bookshops are celebrating the freedom to read. Pick up a challenged book, create a display or start a conversation about censorship. Find out more: indexoncensorship.org/banned…
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Transport for London is consulting on proposals for the West London Orbital, an 18.5km passenger route using existing freight railway lines across west and northwest London.
You can respond to the consultation here tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-t…
@Poetry_LondoAn All welcome to Poetry event at Preston Community Library,Wembley #poetrycommunity #libraries
Event at Preston Community Library, all welcome. #Wembley #Libraries #Brent @BrentCAB @LawCentres @CLPRtrust @Brent_Council @BrentFoE @HarrowLawCentre
