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At a Loss for Easter

The easy way to find brilliant ideas for things to do this Easter is to head to your local library and look at the free PressReader service.

Not only are there hundreds of up to date magazines packed full of craft, cooking or hobby ideas, but you can also search for events happening near to you that have been mentioned in newspaper articles.

Like the Irish Mirror, who have recently done a whole feature of things to do in Ireland this Easter. Great if you live in the area, but equally great if you are planning a family holiday to Ireland this Easter break.

So if you want an endless supply of great ideas to do with your children this holiday, check out the PressReader service today.

Keep Abreast of the Latest Oscars Gossip

After a frantic February of award ceremonies, now all eyes turn to The Oscars on March 10th

Whilst Oppenheimer may be the bookies favourite, with fickle Hollywood there are always a few surprises!

You can access all the up to date magazines discussing the best movies, who has been nominated and who are the favourites to win. Like Variety …

Use the free PressReader service at your local library to keep yourself totally up to date and in the know.

Crazy Kids at Half Term

It is that time of the year when your carefully structured routines go out of the window and half term begins. Keeping control of your over-excited family is certainly not for the faint-hearted.

The solution? Visit your local library and speak to them about Moshi Kids. Moshi helps kids regulate their minds & bodies through…

Breathing Exercises
Grounding Techniques
Body Scanning
Tapping
Guided Imagery

This wonderful e-service is free through your library and simple to use.

Nothing Sums Up Romance More Than a Trip to Paris

Do you want to knock the socks off your romantic partner? Nothing would beat a beautiful and romantic trip to the city of love, a trip to Paris. Organising a trip to foreign lands can be quite daunting though, especially if you don’t speak the same language.

Fear Not! Transparent Languages Online can help you learn everything you need to know.

This brilliant service is available free of charge from your local library. It empowers you to explore a new language at the library, at home, or on the go using any Internet-connected device. You have the flexibility you need to learn a new language anytime, anywhere.

So don’t let a little thing like language come between you and your romantic ideas this Valentines Day.

Get in the mood with romantic comics

Check out all the great romances on offer from ComicsPlus this Valentines Day. With new publications to suit a wide range of ages and tastes, there is something for everyone.

Like the classic Jane Austen – Emma;

Easy to use, you simply search by any of the following options: title, topic, age rating, publisher, category, author or genre. This great range is available free of charge from your local library, so visit today.

Ukrainian Storytime

Take a look at the latest stories available from Lote4Kids – the free service from your local library. You can pick the language you want to read the story in, not only making you feel right at home, but also helping you to learn a new language.

The Golden Fish

A charming tale of a poor fisherman who shows kindness to a magical fish and gets to make a wish.

Unfortunately for the kind fisherman, his wife is unhappy and greedy. Will she find happiness?

Plus there are lots of additional activities for you to enjoy, like puzzles, word searches, spot the difference and colouring pages.

Pop in to your local library today to find out more.

Sweet Dreams at Christmas

With Santa on his way and all the festive excitement, Christmas can be a tricky time for kids when it comes to settling down for a good night’s rest at bedtime.

Not getting enough sleep for both our children and ourselves can cause the already stressful Christmas period to be even more on edge.

If little ones are struggling to settle, melodic stories can be a great way to help them focus on something other than Santa. Moshi is a kids’ sleep app featuring bedtime stories and soothing sounds to help kids fall asleep more easily. This brilliant product range is totally free from your local library service.

Moshi has some wonderful festive audio bedtime stories, like Sparkle and the Twistmas Snowglobe and Willow’s Twistmas Tale, featuring sleepy sounds that will have your kids (and maybe even you) catching some z’s in no time.

So visit your local library and ask how you can get Moshi this Christmas, ensuring sweet dreams for all.

Get Ready for Christmas

It is the busiest time of the year and we all need a little help to ensure our festive season goes with a bang. Pop in to your local library and use their free PressReader service to find publications that can help.

Publications like The Christmas Magazine. A total celebration of everything festive.

The magazine brings its audience a wealth of information and expertise on a range of subjects including the latest decorations, a pick of the best cards, wrap, crackers and flowers, beautiful table settings, easy projects and gifts to make, festive events for the whole family to enjoy, and inspirational gift ideas. This issue also includes two supplements on Craft and on Food.

Grab a Quiet 5 Minutes this Christmas

With a wealth of publications to suit any age, ComicsPlus can keep your youngsters quiet and entertained, and give you precious time to recharge your batteries.

This free service from your local library provides unlimited copies of digital comics, with content divided into five age tiers. With flexible landing sites to suit the age of the users, accessing great Christmas reading is easy. Access the online site and click on a cover to get more information.

All the reading is done on a smartphone or tablet or within a web browser, so your user can enjoy their selected comic on their preferred device.

Thousands of titles and new content is added on a weekly basis so there is always something new to enjoy.

Yipee! Storytime, in your own language.

Help your kids to engage and enjoy reading. Choose from thousands of picture books in 60+ languages.

English or LOTE (Languages Other Than English) subtitles and fully-voiced narration. New books and languages added every month!

Stream on your browser or download the FREE LOTE4Kids App to access thousands of engaging picture books.

Over 60 languages (English, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Burmese, Canadian French, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lidepla, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marathi, Mexican Spanish, Nepali, Norwegian, Odia, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhala, Somali, Spanish (Latin America), Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, te reo Maori, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese)
Sign language stories also available