TWO new reading groups will give people with learning disabilities the chance to enjoy stories told in pictures.
Books Beyond Words are already available to borrow from East Sussex libraries but will be used by new volunteer-run groups in Uckfield and Seaford libraries from November. Continue reading
RHYME and inspiration are promised at an event being held in Eastbourne to celebrate Black History Month.
East Sussex County Council’s library and information service is hosting a day of performance poetry at the Towner Gallery on Saturday, October 25 2014. Continue reading
PEOPLE who’ve lived with mental health issues will share their experiences with library users at an event in Lewes.
The Living Library will see people whose lives have been affected by mental illness act as ‘living books’ who can be ‘borrowed’ by members of the public for a conversation about their lives and experiences. Continue reading
CHANGES to mobile library services which will help save the taxpayer more than £130,000 a year have been approved by East Sussex County Council.
A total of 90 stops made by the mobile library will remain unaffected, while 16 stops will be combined. Visits to 21 care home and sheltered housing settings will be replaced by existing alternative service. Watch our video with Councillor Chris Dowling, lead member for community services.
http://youtu.be/Nv_GWHdIW3s
