The Oak National Academy has launched the Virtual School Library in partnership with the National Literacy Trust [see our Learning Opportunities page] which will offer free books and audiobooks to pupils as they learn from home. Author of the week this week is Dominique Valente, step into the magical world of the first of the Starfell series: Willow Moss and the Lost Day for free! Also download fun activities at: https://library.thenational.academy/
Featured News
Gardens Project Boost
We are delighted that our Coronavirus Recovery Gardens project has received a grant of £5,550 from the People’s Postcode Lottery Postcode Neighbourhood Trust. This project incorporates improvements to the Library’s outside spaces which are: the Courtyard garden, the Market Square garden and the area around our car park.
Darcey Duck and the Epic Battle of Buckby by Arabella Florance
Have you heard of Arabella’s book? We really appreciate that Arabella cares so much about the library because we do too! We do hope that Arabella’s book will help generate awareness and support to keep libraries open all over the country.
Read moreDarcey Duck and the Epic Battle of Buckby by Arabella Florance
WEA Course coming soon
If you are interested in joining this class, you can also enrol directly by clicking on the following link: https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2020/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C2344697
The Bugle
Unfortunately due to current restrictions the February edition of The Bugle will not be delivered to every house in Long Buckby. Please follow this link to read online: https://buckbydirectory.co.uk/the-bugle/
An Article Featuring Long Buckby
Here is an interesting article by novelist and playwright, Barney Norris, called “Will Covid spell the end to city life?” featuring our very own Long Buckby:
https://unherd.com/2020/05/where-will-we-make-our-post-covid-home/
easyfundraising
We’re part of easyfundraising! It’s a great site where you can raise money for free when you shop online.
All you have to do is create an account and choose to support Buckby Library & Hub. Then 4,000 shops and sites (including all the BIG names like eBay, John Lewis and Partners, ASOS, Expedia, M&S, Just Eat and many more) will donate to us for free every time you use #easyfundraising to shop with them.