CHILDREN across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove will be enjoying visits from authors as an annual book awards competition gets into full swing.
The East Sussex Children’s Book Award 2014 will see 50 schools take part in reading five shortlisted titles, writing book reviews and meeting the shortlisted authors. Continue reading
THE final bricks have been laid in a multi-million pound library complex in Seaford.
The £6million development will include a new library and café, supported living flats for adults with learning disabilities and offer services for older people. Continue reading
WORKS of art will be commissioned for three new library developments thanks to a £56,000 grant.
East Sussex County Council’s Library and Information Service was awarded the money from Arts Council England’s Lottery funding to commission three works of art under the title Transparent. Continue reading
ONE of Britain’s first openly gay soldiers is visiting Eastbourne Library to talk about his experiences and his new book.
James Wharton was the first openly gay person to appear on the front cover of Soldier magazine, the British Army’s official publication, and has worked for several years as a diversity role model for the charity Stonewall. Continue reading
