EXPLORE YOUR ARCHIVE
23 November - 1 December 2019
Explore Your Archive is a campaign delivered by the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland), with and on behalf of the archives and records sector, across the UK and Ireland. MK Archives invites you to celebrate Explore Your Archive Week with the following events at Central Library:
Thursday 28 November ~ 1.15-1.45pm
OLNEY AND THE GEORGIANS: A Time Traveller's Guide to the 18th Century - Bring your lunch and join us for this free Lunchtime Lecture by Tom Jones from the Cowper & Newton Museum exploring life in Olney during the Georgian era.
Tickets are FREE and you can book your place online in advance. Entry on the day is subject to availability.
Thursday 28 November ~ 4.15-7.30pm
WANT HELP WITH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY? Book your free 20 minute consultation with expert John Hanson by phoning 01908 254051 or email library.enquiries@milton-keynes.gov.uk.
Saturday 30 November ~ 2-2.45pm
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH TALK - Archivist Katherine Gwyn (Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies) shares some of her insights about being born, getting married, dying and the legacies that we leave behind. Book online for this free talk.
Tickets are FREE and you can book your place online in advance. Entry on the day is subject to availability.
23-30 November 2019
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH EXHIBITION - Visit the foyer at Central Library to see how birth, marriage and death is depicted in the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies’ archive collection.
November 2019
RELIVE GEORGIAN LIFE: OLNEY EXHIBITION - Visit the Discover MK Showcase on the first floor to discover the influence of the Georgian era on life in Olney and the surrounding area.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Friday 13 December 2019 ~ 7.30pm
Following his previous visits, Actor James Hornsby returns to the Olney Centre and Library to entertain the crowds with another incredible one man show.
James will be bringing the Dickens characters to life when he performs 'A Christmas Carol' on Friday 13 December at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm).
Tickets are £10 for adults, £7 for Under 16s and £9 for concessions and can be booked online through the FoLiO Ticketsource page. Alternatively, you can buy tickets in person from CT Wilson at 84 High Street, Olney (cash only).
These evenings are brought to you by the Friends of the Library in Olney (FoLiO) and all profits will be donated to FoLiO's Craft Clubs and activities.
CRAFTING FOR CHANGE at Stony Stratford Library
Tuesdays 10.30am-12.30pm (term times only)
This is a friendly group, suitable for all ages and abilities, where members use their crafting skills to improve the lives of the local community and support the library.
Come along to the group: get involved with library displays and community events or bring your own project to work on.
Free to attend, although voluntary donations for tea,coffee and biscuits are very welcome!
Children's Hours offer staff led stories, songs and crafts along with educational toys. The libraries are closed to the public during these sessions and are used exclusively for families attending the Children's Hour.
Sessions cost £2 per child on the door and no advance tickets are required.
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASSES at Central Library
Alternate Thursdays ~ 10.30am - 12noon
English conversation classes are for anyone who would like to practise and improve their English as a second language, gain better skills for study or employment, or just get on in everyday life.
Everyone is welcome to join us on the day and you don't need to register. If you'd like to know more you can phone 01908 254050 or speak to library staff.
31 October
14 November
28 November
12 December
9 January
23 January
6 February
20 February
Please note that the classes are led by library volunteers and are not part of any ESOL curriculum.
IELTS - International English Language Testing System
IELTS is the world's proven English language test and can be accessed online at all Milton Keynes Libraries and from your computer at home. For more information, visit the eLibrary web page.
5-ASIDE CHESS at Central Library Alternate Thursdays ~ 10.30am - 12noon
Alongside the English Conversation Club in the foyer, you'll find #5asidechess boards and players waiting to have a quick game with anyone who'd like to sit down and say hello.
In a tech heavy, social media driven world, 5asideCHESS is all abot real-time connection. The game is a tool to get people talking. You don't have to speak the same language! The rules are the same so play, teach or ask someone to show you the moves. Make someone's day - ask them to play.
CRAFT AND CHAT
Fridays 2-4pm at Newport Pagnell Library
Join us for two hours of crafting and friendship at Newport Pagnell Library on Friday afternoons.
Everyone is welcome to come along regardless of experience - beginners and experts all coming together to craft and chat!
While Newport Pagnell Library is closed for refurbishment (Sep-Dec 2019) the group will meet at The Kings Arms, Severn Drive, Newport Pagnell MK16 9BY.
Join us for this free club at Woburn Sands Library. It's open to everyone regardless of your chess playing abilities - we can even throw in some tuition if you'd like!
ACTIVITY HATCH SESSIONS at Woburn Sands Library
Saturdays 10am-12noon
Self-service play activities for children of all ages encouraging youngsters to visit and enjoy the library. There will be Duplo, toys, drawing and colouring, books, HappyLand, cutting and sticking ... fun in all shapes and sizes!
Everyone is welcome to join us.
Please note that parents/carers must remain with their children during this activity.
(Sessions are free to attend but voluntary donations are welcome)
Meet your local Councillors and take the opportunity to discuss local issues. Councillor Surgeries are on the following days:
Newport Pagnell Library - on the first Saturday of each month 10.30am-12.30pm with Newport Pagnell South Ward Councillors. During the library refurbishment (Sep-Dec 2019) the surgery will be held at The Brooklands Centre (rear of Royal British Legion, Ousebank Street, Newport Pagnell)
Bletchley Library - on the third Saturday of each month 10-11am with the Bletchley Park Ward Councillor.
SATURDAY CRAFT CLUB at Olney Library
Second Saturday of every month
Crafts and creativity brought to you by the Friends of the Library in Olney (FoLiO) with a different theme each month.
This craft club has proved so popular that there are now two separate sessions with 12 children at each: 10.15-11am or 11.15am-12pm.
You'll need to book your place in advance by visiting Olney Library or phoning 01234 711474. There is a suggested voluntary contribution of £3 per child payable on the day.
9 November
14 December
11 January
8 February
14 March
Crafts and activities are aimed at children aged 3-12 and everyone is welcome to join the fun.
Please note that parents/carers must remain with their children during this activity.
COMPUTER HELP SESSIONS IT Buddies are waiting to help you
If you'd like a little guidance about about using computers, the internet, your iPad, tablet or phone, setting up emails or have any computer related questions you'd like answered, we have amazing volunteers called IT BUDDIES ready to help you.
BRING YOUR OWN BOOK!
Monthly Book Chat Group at Newport Pagnell Library
Do you have a book that you would love to share with others? The Book Chat Group meets once a month on a Monday evening at 5.30pm. Everyone is welcome - just come along on the night and bring your favourite book! The next meeting dates are:
4 November 2019
2 December 2019
While Newport Pagnell Library is closed for refurbishment (Sep-Dec 2019) the group will meet in the front lounge of The Swan Revived Hotel at 5.30pm.
For more information, please contact Newport Pagnell Library on 01908 610933. The library is closed on Mondays and group members meet at the Riverside door at 5.30pm for entry.
Expert John Hanson is offering free 20 minute consultations to help you with research into your Family History. Sessions are held on Thursdays between 4.15-7.30pm and need to be booked in advance by phoning 01908 254051 or emailing Central Library.
28 November
16 January
20 February
19 March
16 April
Family History sessions always prove very popular and we would recommend booking early!
FoLiO (Friends of the Library in Olney) support Olney Library with many activities and have lined up another amazing programme of talks for 2019. Download your copy of the events (PDF, 134KB) and save the dates.
BLACK PROPAGANDA RADIO, Britain's Biggest Hoax
Monday, 2 December 2019 ~ 7.30pm
Michael A Kushner, volunteer guide and lecturer at Bletchley Park, returns to Olney in December. Michael will be speaking about 'Black Propaganda Radio, Britain's Biggest Hoax' during World War II.
Tickets are £5. You will need to book your place in advance online and pay at the door on the evening.
The Friends of Stony Stratford Library bring a variety of activities and events to Stony Stratford Library. Watch this space for the latest updates. More details to follow for future events - save the dates!
"THEY FIGHT - PERFORMING ACTS OF VIOLENCE"
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 ~ 7-8pm
FoSSL are delighted to welcome Lucy Nevitt, who grew up in Stony Stratford, to deliver a talk entitled 'They Fight - Performing Acts of Violence'.
This talk explores the processes by which a stage direction (sometimes detailed, sometimes just two words: "they fight") becomes a moment of performance.
Thrilling, horrific or hilarious, fight scenes can provoke extreme emotional responses in their audiences. They often have to be performed repeatedly, by real actors with real bodies that need to be kept safe.
Drawing on four years of training as an actor-combatant and fifteen years research into violence in and as performance, Lucy Nevitt will discuss the technical, ethical and stylistic considerations that go into staging fights and acts of violence in a range of entertainment contexts.
Tickets for the talk are available from Stony Stratford Library (01908 562562) from Tuesday, 5 November. Tickets are free but FoSSL welcome donations on the night.
Future dates with more information to follow:
Beth Gardiner will talk about 'Air Pollution' as part of Stony Words - Tuesday, 28 January 2020.
Naomi Eisenstadt will talk about 'Parents, Policy and the State' - Tuesday, 25 February 2020.
Monica Else will talk about 'What is Cancer?' - Wednesday, 1 April 2020.
Visit the Discover MK Showcase area on the first floor at Central Library to see the 'Explore Your Archives' exhibition.
The exhibition explores the influence of the Georgian era on life in Olney and the surrounding area; featuring articles from the collection at the Cowper and Newton Museum, Olney.
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