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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

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.