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LibrariesBwD

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News and events from Blackburn with Darwen Libraries

 Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
blackburn.gov.uk/libraries
Joined July 2009
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Very sad to hear of the death of Reginald Hill, creator of Dalziel & Pascoe, and a real gentleman. So far, 2012 isn't getting any better...
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Paraskevidekatriaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th. Do any of you suffer from this sad affliction? ^GT
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BwDBC@BWDwinter20 Dec 2011
Some good news. We've received the latest weather report which suggests the milder weather is set to continue for the foreseeable future.
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Another very cold tonight with temperatures due to drop to -3C. The gritting team will be out again this evening from 8pm on all routes.
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Russell Hoban, cult author, dies aged 86 gu.com/p/344nj/tf
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Gritters will be out on all routes including bus routes from 6pm tonight - snow also forecast for later on in the week.
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News: Industrial action Wednesday, November 30 bit.ly/vuce3f #news
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CILIP@CILIPinfo24 Nov 2011
Reading to children can set them on path to success (via @Literacy_Trust) ow.ly/7DUQX #literacy #books
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Wooot! Martin Scorsese is confirmed to direct the film adaptation of Jo Nesbo's The Snowman!
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paul laity@paullaity21 Oct 2011
Terry Pratchett, 'master storyteller' -- splendid review of Snuff by AS Byatt gu.com/p/32ybj/tw #books
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CILIP@CILIPinfo21 Oct 2011
Summer Reading challenge numbers rise to 780,000 children: ow.ly/74oxS (via @TheBookseller) #savelibraries
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Winners of our International Dagger discuss their latest book youtube.com/watch?v=xo-gjVi1… fb.me/1oQByNeFN
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If you aren't a library member get down to your local library, join (it's FREE!) and re-discover your library service. #savelibraries
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The Reader@thereaderorg10 Oct 2011
"A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors."-Henry Ward Beecher
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The Reader@thereaderorg5 Oct 2011
Happy #WorldTeachersDay to all teachers...especially to those who read aloud with pride in class!
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@GOVUK29 Sep 2011
5 times more people now live to 100 than in 1980. Celebrate Older People's Day this Saturday 1 October bit.ly/FullofLife #FullofLife
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2000 years on, the Dead Sea Scrolls are online popsci.com/technology/articl…
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Want to read an extract and win a copy of the graphic novel adaption of International Bestseller THE KITE RUNNER? bit.ly/niUiWl #win
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The Reader@thereaderorg19 Sep 2011
Seeing as its International Talk Like A Pirate Day,why not read some classic pirating adventures aloud? Treasure Island, Peter Pan...
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Free audiobook download: The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré gu.com/p/32x3b/tf
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