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How do I join?
  1. Find a frog?
  2. Leave a message under your pillow for the library fairy?
  3. Get a form from the library or join online?

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What do I need to take back to the library?
  1. A joining form with the name and address of a parent, guardian or carer and some identification for this person.
  2. The Fish that could Wish

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What can I borrow with my card?
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Picture books, stories and novels, information books
How many can I borrow?
10 5 20 15
Well done! Yes, you can borrow up to 20 books until the date stamped on the label inside (normally 3 weeks) but you can ask if you want to keep them longer

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Can I borrow a book in another language?
Cassettes and CD's
How many can I borrow?
1 3 5

Well done! You can hire up to 5 CDs until the date stamped on the label (normally a week) for a small fee

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Videos and DVDs
How many can I borrow?

7 4 5

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Cassettes and CD's
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2 6 5

 

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Can’t find a book - what do you do?

a) Ask one of the staff
b) Go away disappointed
c) Look in the catalogue



You can ask for a book to be kept for you (reserved) for free.

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Can I borrow books in other languages?
a) No
b) Yes

Yes you can borrow books in other languages!

We have some books in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Gujerati, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu in some of our libraries. Just ask us.

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Yes you can borrow books in other languages!

We have some books in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Gujerati, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu in some of our libraries. Just ask us.

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