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Mischief Makers: Summer Reading Challenge 2018

The reading agency and libraries present Mischief Makers, this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

The challenge over the summer, is to read 6 books. To encourage this, your library offer incentives such as a collecting card, bookmark, wrist band and stickers.

Everyone who takes part and reads at least one book will receive a certificate, and if you manage to read all six books you’ll receive a medal as well.

For pre-school children, we also offer the Summer Mini-Challenge. Collect a sticker for coming to the library and taking books out. When you have six …

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LOOK INTO YOUR ONLINE LIFE

• Do you feel your digital self is slipping out of control?
• Clicked “I agree” too many times?
• Have you ever wondered if your smart gadgets know more about you than you do?

  Visit the Glass Room Experience, a pop-up exhibition on Data and Privacy, at Stirchley Library on Saturday 4 August 2018 – and find out from our informational and interactive exhibits on internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft.

  There will also be a Data Detox Bar where you can pick up an 8-day Data Detox Kit and ask members of the Birmingham

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No craft session this Saturday, we didn’t think we could compete with CoCoMad!
However, join us on Saturday 14th as we launch the Summer Reading Challenge with a BANG!
Its the first day to sign up to the challenge, and all day we will also be making some paper bangers. Great for scaring unsuspecting parents/siblings.

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The library are looking for an enthusiastic 15-24 year old to help deliver the Summer Reading challenge in the library over the summer holidays.

If you know someone who might be interested, come and speak to the librarians at Stirchley Library or contact Beverley at CLSU, information in the poster.

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Kings Heath Action for Refugees are holding an event at the Library on 19th June at 7pm – held during Refugee Week, this event is a workshop delivered by HOPE not Hate on how to communicate effectively about the issues surrounding migration.

Changing people’s views is rarely achieved through the medium of good rhetoric or great speeches. What we believe is based on ideas about the world that are developed over many years. We tend to seek out information that confirm our existing beliefs, and ignore information that doesn’t.

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