{"id":203476,"date":"2022-07-13T16:01:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/?page_id=203476"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:25:06","slug":"onfife-celebrates-book-week-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/onfife-celebrates-book-week-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Week Scotland 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Welcome to Book Week Scotland 2023! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a week all about celebrating the joy of all things reading and this year, things have taken a decidedly adventurous turn.  The theme for the whole week is Adventure, so why not embrace that idea and read more adventurously this November?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenge yourself to read outside your comfort zone.  If you’re a die-hard crime reader, why not give a biography a try?  Or, if historical romance is your thing, we’ve got lots of cosy crime novels that might just convert you.  Or maybe you only read hard copy books?  How about making the shift to eBooks and giving our Libby service a try this Book Week?  There are loads of ways to embrace the theme – whether you’re 8 or 80, the reading world is all yours to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as encouraging you to read like an adventurer, we’ll also be hosting some cracking events during Book Week.\u00a0 You can bring your kids to experience the pageantry of Viking puppets at DCL&G with Clydebuilt Theatre, take part in our first ever adult reading challenge for the chance to win a hamper of books and other goodies or sign up for our free Taste of Adventure online events where you’ll listen to readings while munching on Scottish treats. What a wild ride this Book Week is shaping up to be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep an eye on our social media for more news on what’s going on throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Book Week Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Reading, Fife!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Nicholson and the Mystery Museum Squad!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kirkcaldy Galleries, Cafe Wemyss. Tuesday 14 November <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free family event – suited for kids ages 7-9.
Please book your tickets at Kirkcaldy Galleries or call 01592 583206.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children aged under 8 to be accompanied by an adult.
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Mike Nicholson is coming to Kirkcaldy Galleries for Book Week with his Museum Mystery Squad series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out about their underground HQ and the many cases they have solved, all set within our very own fabulous museum at Kirkcaldy Galleries. With options including anagrams, alliteration, research experiments and story-creating from the group\u2019s own choice of museum object it\u2019s a fun way to find out how a whole series of books has been created from a building and some objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session also features some bad jokes for that added LOL factor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ideal for kids who love to explore mysteries and adventures!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Alan Windram with One Button Benny and the Dinosaur Dilemma! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cadham library, Tuesday 14 Nov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.30-5.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bookable, free event for Book Week Scotland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us to celebrate Alan\u2019s latest One Button Benny adventure and bust a few moves in the library!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each ticket includes a space for an adult to accompany a child to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed copies of the books are available on the night at the special price of \u00a36. (card and cash payments accepted).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event suitable for children aged 4+, those age 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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A Taste of Adventure – Online Reading Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Closed Facebook Group – A Taste of Reading Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group is free to join and the first 50 OnFife readers who sign up will receive a bonus goodie bag!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brand new for Book Week 2023, we’re challenging ourselves to read adventurously and will be running a free, 5 day online reading event for adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Monday 13th to Friday 18th November<\/strong> we’ll be reading a short story each evening at 6pm on a closed group in Facebook. After the reading finishes, there will be a short moderated chat where you can share what you thought of the night’s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is open to all followers of our OnFife library Facebook page, but the first 50 people who apply to take part will get the lovely bonus of a goody bag containing a copy of the book the readings are taken from as well as a delicious Scottish treat to go with each night’s reading. You’ll just have to pop into an OnFife library near you to collect! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll be sending out an invitation to all our OnFife Library Facebook followers on the 1st of November, so you have a wee while to head over to Facebook and like our page to make sure you get the invite to take part.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember – only the first 50 to ask to join will get their goody bag, so don’t delay!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre Presents: Myths of the Vikings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Saturday 18 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2-3pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets \u00a35, adults and concessions \u00a33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn the beginning there was only ice and fire \u2013 with the great emptiness of Ginnungagap in between.\u201d So begins the creation of the world of the Norsemen. Gather around once more and hear stories of ODIN the King of the Gods, THOR and his mighty hammer and LOKI \u2013 the shape changer, adventurer and mischief maker.
In this spellbinding performance from Clydebuilt the puppet-maker carves beautiful wooden puppets, all the time living the stories of the past through his skilful carving and imaginative storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommend Age 5 \u2013 12. Those aged 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Book Launch – McShoogle an\u2019 the Woogles – in – Save the Haggis! by Ian Hammond Brown and Julie Diver<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Children\u2019s Library, Sunday 19th November<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.30-3.30pm FREE, drop-in Family event, for children aged 4-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children under 8 to be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you ready for a McShoogle adventure? Sure you are! Pop along to the Children’s Library in DCL&G on Sunday 19th November between 1.30 and 3.30 to meet author Ian Hammond Brown and illustrator Julie Diver for a fun-filled afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be among the first to hear this charming new book, written in Scots. You can also take part in a draw-along – a braw way to spend a Sunday wi yer wee yins! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signed copies of the book will be on sale for \u00a37.99 or 2 copies for \u00a315. (Card and cash payments accepted).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Adult Reading Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sign up online at www.onfife.com or at any OnFife library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free entry into a prize draw for a hamper of books and other goodies!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read adventurously this Book Week Scotland!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We dare you…..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read some historical fiction if your usual go-to book is a gritty thriller….read a fantasy epic if you typically prefer non-fiction…..try out an eBook or eAudiobook if you’re more used to the feel of paper between your fingers than a screen in your hands….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However you choose to challenge your reading habits this November, do it as part of our Adult Reading Challenge and be in with a chance of winning a fab hamper full of books and other good stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up to take part on our online catalogue here<\/a> or in any of our OnFife libraries. The Challenge will run for the whole of November and the lucky recipient of the hamper will be drawn at the beginning of December!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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