Medway Libraries – Read a spooky book

Read a spooky BOOOOOook

The Halloween season is nearly upon us. With the crisp autumn chill in the air, get cosy and settle down with your favourite hot drink – it’s the perfect time to read a spine-chilling book. From dark fairy tales to spooky mysteries. There’s lots of not-so-scary books for the little ones too!

 

 

 

 

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Here’s a few of our recommendations:

Youngsters

Famous ghost stories from Europe – Matt Chandler

People of Europe are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Visit the Akershus Fortress in Norway, where a dog ghost guards the gates of the former prison.

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Spooky school : a Halloween book for mini monsters – Sam Lloyd

Welcome to Spooky School! It’s the scariest school around, where all the creepiest creatures come to dust off their skills and become the best they can be.

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Teens

The last of the spirits – Chris Priestley

Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find their focus, and Sam resolves to kill the man.

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The lost – James Patterson

James Patterson brings the fifth and final book in the ‘Witch & Wizard’ saga to a head by exposing the nature of power – and what it means for the heroes that have it.

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Fear on the phantom special

Halloween, 1861. A special train with two carriages steams across the Lake District at night on its way to a place notorious for its record of supernatural incidents. Most of those on board have been fortified by alcohol so the mood is boisterous.

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Tidelands – Philippa Gregory

Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. Alinor, a descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband.

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Book reviews in two minutes

Join Charlotte as she reviews ‘A boy and his dog at the end of the world‘ by C.A. Fletcher in two minutes – a compelling story about growth and survival.

Do you have a book you’ve read that you can review in less than two minutes? Why not record it as am MP4 (video) or MP3 (sound) file and send it to us as a WeTransfer file. The email address for your #RaveReviews is [email protected]

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International Games Week – Get ahead of the game!

“Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen how gaming has allowed people to connect with each other in an otherwise isolating situation,” says GamesRT President Jessica Parij.

International Games Week takes place next month. It’s an initiative to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Games can be online, on paper, on boards – with friends, with family, with loved ones or someone you’ve just met.

Libraries connect you with game ideas and game books, to help you get started and improve your strategies. You can even connect with other gamers using our public computers (but remember to book).

Take a peek at our collection of game books on Medway.spydus.co.uk and during Games Week look out for online links to games on our Medway Libraries Facebook page.

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Online Book Clubs

Medway Libraries run secure online book clubs on Microsoft Teams for the ages below. All books are available for free, along with thousands of others, through our eLibrary. To sign up for a free library card, please click here. 

13-16 Year Olds: Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick

Storm, shipwreck, survival. This novel delves deep into the might and majesty of the unpredictable ocean, the strength of an unlikely friendship between a British boy and a Berber girl, and their will to survive against all the odds. Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Prize 2020.

• Wednesday, 21 October, 4-5pm
• Please email [email protected] to book
• You can read or listen to the book for free here.

17-19 Year Olds: Paper Avalanche by Lisa Williamson

A powerful, poignant, un-put-down-able novel about a 14-year-old’s struggle to deal with her mother’s out of hand hoarding habit, written with remarkable empathy and heart.

• Thursday, 22 October, 6.30-7.30pm
• Please email [email protected] to book
• You can read the book for free here

8-12 Year Olds: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

Disguised as a boy, Alanna travels to the palace to train to become a knight. There she finds friends, enemies, and a place to belong- but will her secret be discovered?

• Thursday, 19 November, 4-5pm
• Please email [email protected] to book

You can read the book for free here

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Daily Visitor Parking Vouchers

Apply for and pay for your vouchers online using our click and collect service.

We can either post them to you or have them ready for you to collect from a number of library locations.

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Online Lego Club

Have you taken part in our online LEGO® Club yet?

If you like building brick creations, no matter how old you are, you can join in.

LEGO® club online challenges take place every Tuesday at 4pm on our Medway Libraries Facebook page. We love seeing your creations posted in the comment section! Find out more.

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