Theory Test Pro at Wrexham libraries, plus book review

Now that some of the restrictions around trying certain driving tests have been eased or changed, why not use Theory Test Pro to help you with your learning? Theory Test Pro is an online site which contains the entire official test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway Code - all you need to help you pass your theory driving test. It has access to test banks for car, motorcycle, passenger carry vehicle and heavy goods vehicle categories. This amazing site can be accessed free of charge on your home computer, all you need is a valid library card. For more information visit www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries and select Online Services.

Meet your local PCSO at Rhos Library

Rhos Library will be hosting local PCSOs on Friday, May 31, from 3pm-4pm, where you will have the chance to discuss any local concerns you have, find out how to protect your property and yourself and your valuables, plus you can access their free North Wales Community Alert Scheme. All of this and a free hot drink too! Why not pop along and have a chat with them?

Reading Well books

Did you know all of our libraries have a collection of Reading Well books? Reading Well books are recommended by health professionals and cover topics such as mental health, dementia and a range of conditions to support you in understanding and managing your health and wellbeing. The titles include books written by medical professionals as well people with lived experience of the conditions covered. Reading Well has collections appropriate for all age categories and can be read in Welsh or English. For more information pick up a leaflet in one of our branches or visit the Reading Well website Reading Well (reading-well.org.uk).

Top 10 books

Did you know that Wrexham's Libraries receive copies of the top 10 best-selling books for adults in hardback and paperback, plus the top 20 best-selling books for children? They also receive multiple copies of the adult hardback fiction books for their Rapid Reads collection (books you have to read within a week), meaning you have easy and quick access to the very latest books by your favourite authors. Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson, You Are Here by David Nicholls, My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes, A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, all feature in this week's charts. Why not call in and discover your new favourite book?

Shared Reading

Reading aloud creates a bond. It's a bond of physical closeness, of sharing thoughts, of being engaged in the same story at the same time. One expert acknowledges that we see the importance of this with children, but we ignore its importance for adults. Shared Reading (Read Aloud) for adults takes place at Wrexham Library every Tuesday, from 2.30pm-4pm. A group of people, one of them a trained Reader Leader, reads a short story or poem aloud. We stop and talk about what we have read. There is no need for group members to read aloud or speak - its fine to just listen.

These sessions are free to attend and there is no need to book. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Book Review

Love Untold by Ruth Jones

Love Untold by Ruth Jones

It will soon be Grace's 90th birthday. Elin, her granddaughter, is planning a surprise party, but Grace would prefer a quiet celebration. Grace wants to heal a family rift that has continued for decades.

Elin is stressed, trying to organise the party, keep her marriage together, work full-time, and trying to communicate with her moody, teenage daughter. Beca has problems of her own, she enjoys spending time with Grace, but doesn't get on with her mother. Grace is trying to contact her daughter Alys, who she hasn't seen for 30 years, but is scared of upsetting Elin. A lovely novel, easy to read, but hard to put down. It takes you through the often complex relationships between mothers and daughters. It makes you laugh, and cry, but it also makes you think about misunderstanding and communication in relationships, and how it is so very easy to get things wrong, but also how to make things right.