Haslemere Library Chatterbooks

On Saturday October 7^th local author Stephen Frye visited our library. He talked about his book “Our Accidental Letters” and about how he got interested in the natural world.  His book is a collection of nature-based stories in the form of letters written to a young family as the coronavirus took hold.  Some of the stories are based locally at places like Blackdown and the River Wey, others are taken from Stephen’s childhood.  The book also contains lots of fun activities. Stephen’s talk likewise had lots of fun activities including the dissection of owl pellets and a quiz that everyone thoroughly enjoyed!

Copies of Stephen's book are available to borrow from the library.  You can also visit www.ouraccidentalletters.com.

For more information about our club email haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk

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Photos from our last few sessions

Reflections from "UnWyse" inspired by "Mirror Magic" by Claire Fayers.

                                

A character hunt around the library including Sam and Oscar from "Ask Oscar" by

 Alan MacDonald and Archie, Fliss and Billy from "The Chocolate Factory Ghost" by DavidO'Connell.

Easter word searches about "The Great Rabbit Rescue" by Katie Davies and "The Chocolate Factory Ghost" David O,Connell.

For more information about our group email haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk

 

Haslemere Library Chatterbooks

Happy New Year from Chatterbooks at Haslemere Library! 

Below are a few of the books we read over the festive season.  In our first session of 2023 we discussed our favourite books and played a Murder Mystery memory game.  

If you would like to join our group you can email us on haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk

 Haslemere Library Chatterbooks

As part of National Libraries Week, Haslemere Library relaunched its Chatterbooks Reading group.

During October we read "Song of the Dolphin Boy" by Elizabeth Laird and " The No.1 Car Spotter Fights the Factory" by Atinuke.  Both books raised environmental concerns. 

The first title drew our attention to the problem of plastic waste on our beaches and in our oceans.  We discussed how we could help to reduce waste.  Not dropping litter or volunteering to help clean beaches were two ideas.

In the second title we learnt how misuse of pesticides can contaminate soil and water which can be toxic for birds, fish and other animals.  This title also gave us a valuable insight into life in Africa.

If you would like to join our book group, you can email us at haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk

Haslemere Library Chatterbooks 

Chatterbooks is back at Haslemere Library.  For our first session everyone brought along a favourite book for "Show and Tell" and we made a frieze for the library stairs.  Favourite titles included "When Fishes Flew" by Michael Morpurgo, "Danger is Everywhere" by Doctor Noel Zone, "How to Train A Dragon" by Cressida Cowell, "Paws and Whiskers" by Jacqueline Wilson, "Ruby Rose" by Janet Foxley and "StarFell-Willow Moss and the Lost Day" by Dominique Valente.

During March we read poems from "101 Poems for Children" by Carol Ann Duffy and "I am a Poetato" by John Hegley.  We also made bookmarks for Mother's Day and Easter.

If you would like to join our book group you can email us at haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk

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Haslemere Library Chatterbooks 

A selection of books from our Winter Book Bundle ⛄⛄.

 

Haslemere Library Chatterbooks 

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Wild World Heroes 
Summer Reading Challenge.

Above is a photo of a few books from our Half-term Holiday Book Bundle.