Services, events and book review with Wrexham libraries

If you're struggling to keep warm or you feel you need to have some company, why not visit your local library this autumn? Come and enjoy the library's facilities, read a book, use the computer, read the local papers or join in with our many groups, clubs and learning activities available for children and adults. We have hot drinks available throughout the autumn and winter months plus lots of activities for you to join if you wish. Don't be cold this autumn, come and join us!

Cefn Remembers

Come and join us at Cefn Mawr Library on Thursday, November 7, from 2pm-3pm for a fascinating session on maps of the area which will include Cefn Mawr, Trevor, Rhosymedre, Newbridge, Plas Madoc and Acrefair. County archivist Kevin Plant will be talks us through these, plus he will bring with him some resources from the archives at Wrexham, it looks to be an interesting afternoon. The session is free of charge and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Search for your family tree for free

Do you know where you come from, or are you curious to know who your ancestors were? To find the answers to these questions why not visit one of Wrexham's libraries where you can have free full access to Ancestry.com. Ancestry will give you access to UK and international records such as the census, births, marriages and deaths, parish records and much more but you can only have free full access from a library computer. For more details visit our website www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries or call in to your local library.

Bicycle security at Cefn Mawr Library

North Wales Police will be promoting their bicycle watch scheme at Cefn Mawr library on Wednesday,November 6, from 3pm-4.30pm. You can register your bikes and have them marked for free on the day, plus security advice and tips on how to keep your bikes safe. There is no need to book your places, just turn up n the day…and don't forget your bikes!

Did you Know…?

Did you know that most of our libraries can facilitate school visits? We love helping classes of children learn how to choose books for them to read for pleasure plus how to choose the right book to help with their classroom studies. We also have activities for them to do when they're with us to help them feel relaxed and comfortable enough for them to return with their families after school.

Book review

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café, which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than 100 years, nothing unusual. This coffee shop offers its customers the unique experience, the chance to time travel. Would you if you could, time travel? In this book we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of this time-travelling offer, in order to confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has began to fade, see their sister one last time, and meet the daughter they never got to know. This journey does not come without risks and rules. The customer must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and they must without fail return to the present before the coffee gets cold. A beautiful crafted story that questions, what would you do if you could travel in time? Who would you want to meet for one last time? Shan