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Halloween Bedtime Sleep Tips

There is a really useful article from the lovely people at Moshi which can help you get your over excited children to sleep. Moshi is a free service available from your local library which is designed to teach the social-emotional skills, breathing and meditation strategies that help childrens’ mental well-being.

Candy is at a surplus and cute little ones dressed up in costumes are going door to door in search of sweet treats. It’s an exciting night full of great memories! It can also result in chaos at bedtime due to overstimulation and all the bubbling excitement that comes with Halloween.

A proper bedtime routine is important on any night of the year. It’s even more so on nights where regular schedules have been shifted to accommodate thrilling holiday activities, like trick-or-treating.

To ensure this night of adventures goes just as smoothly as other nights, Moshi would like to treat you to some Halloween bedtime sleep tips and tricks. Click here to read this great article.

Fancy Some Spooky Reading?

Comics Plus is a great free service from your local library that gives you access to hundreds of comics for all ages.

Currently there are a vast selection of Halloween themed comics to help get you in the spooky mood. Simply search your preferred topic, and select your age range to see what delights await.

Each title gives a summary so you can ensure that the comic you select fits your preferences perfectly.

Talk to your local library today and start enjoying the wonderful selection of comics available.

Follower of Football?

The Women’s World Cup is on everyone’s lips and we are actually doing rather well! Check out PressReader and read all the coverage on this excellent sporting event.

The September issue of Elle magazine has a double page spread all about the beautiful game – it’s a great read.

PressReader is a free service at your local library which gives you access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines. So whatever your passion is, you can read all about it for free.

Enjoy the Summer With PressReader

However you plan to spend your summer, PressReader will have the latest magazine available.

A free service from your local library, simply search the area you are interested in. From summer themes for your home or garden, through beautiful places to visit here in Britain to travelling the world with Sir David Attenborough.

All of this and more is available at the click of a button. Visit your library today to find out more.

Communicating On Holiday is Easy!

Wherever you are planning to go for your summer vacation, Transparent Language Online is there to help you.

A free resource at your local library, you can learn the basics you need to make the most of your holiday.

With 100’s of languages to choose from, this great programme teaches you to read, speak, write and understand the language you want to learn.

Research Proves Moshi Works

Research has shown that Moshi supports self-regulation, attention and sleep. This brilliant product range is available totally free of charge when you sign up to it via your local library.

Self-Regulation: Moshi’s stories, meditations and music calm kids (and keep kids calm) by teaching science-backed strategies that decrease stress and anxiety while increasing pro-social skills.

Attention: when kids are more regulated, the better able to focus and concentrate they are. Moshi’s activities allow kids to practice their self-regulation skills and put their energy towards building cognitive skills.

Sleep: a good night’s sleep starts with a calm mind and body. Moshi lulls kids to sleep by helping them regulate and decrease negative thinking.

Speak to your local library today to find out more.

Library Users Enjoy Pride

Help your library users celebrate Pride month in June. There are parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and reading lists — attracting millions of participants around the world.

Comics Plus have put together a fantastic selection of ‘Pride Picks’ – a collection featuring a range of curated titles across numerous genres and publishers, including Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fantagraphics, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Papercutz, Silver Sprocket, Tokyopop, Yen Press, and Zuiker Press.

New Friends in Your Community

With Refugee Week just around the corner, there are a multitude of events celebrating everyone who has found themselves in Britain.

The theme is Compassion and the aim is to make everyone in your community feel welcome and valued. What better way to build new friendships than to chat knowledgeably with them about their culture and interests.

By using the Press Reader service at your local library you can access newspapers and magazines from all around the world and use the translate function to read them.

Or even better, introduce your new friends to your local library and tell them about this service so they can read newspapers and magazines from their home countries for free!

Learn to communicate at your local library

Wouldn’t it be lovely to be able to chat to everyone in your community, but communicating in another language can be a struggle. Don’t let this stop you – just visit your local library and ask them about the Transparent Language Online service.

This is a free service which enables you to learn any of over 110 languages, from Africaans through English to Zulu. With specially developed programmes to help you read, write, listen and speak, you could be having a lovely chat in no time.

Available on the device that best suits you, be that computer, tablet or phone. There are also features like ‘Word of the Day’ and a social community where you can learn with friends (old or new!).

So why not pop into your library today.

Get Ahead of the Half Term Chaos

The May half term is fast approaching and the weather looks like it will be fantastic. It is much easier to keep your children active and entertained when the sun is shining and everyone can be outdoors, but it also means that all that stimulation makes for very excited children come bed time!

With Moshi you have tools at your finger tips to help bring your children down from the excitement of the day to a calm and relaxed space conducive to sleep.

Speak to your local library to get access to the wonderful world of Moshi – absolutely free. With over 85 hours of original audio stories, meditations and music to choose from, it has never been easier to help your children go to sleep.