Friends of Acocks Green Library

10/08/2020

Staff are delighted to be able to welcome customers back to Acocks Green Library for a brand-new ‘Order & Collect’ service that lets you borrow and return library books in a safe and convenient way.

Starting on 10.08.20 at Acocks Green the new service will temporarily replace the reservation service and is the first step towards re-opening further library services in the future.
What is ‘Order & Collect’?
You put in your request online or by phoning 0121 464 1738 Monday to Thursday between 10am and 12 noon. You will need your library card number.
Staff select the items on your behalf.
You will be given a time to collect.
Or you can e-mail [email protected]
Books can be returned from 17.08.20 on Monday to Thursday between 2pm and 4pm.
Full details of Order and Collect, plus the online order form can be found here: http://birmingham.spydus.co.uk
Please note that opening times will be subject to review, so please keep an eye on our official website for updates

01/05/2020

Hello. How did you get on with the quiz last week?
If one or two of the answers eluded you, here is the full list.

1. Ann, Charlotte and Emily
2. Reginald Hill
3. Jack Reacher
4. Frankenstein
5. Dartmoor
6. Sophie Kinsella
7. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin
8. Philip Pullman
9. Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, Return of the King
10. Annie Murray
11. Ted Hughes
12. Barbara Cartland
13. Hawkeye
14. Malory Towers and St Clare’s
15. Historical biography
16. Both created by Ian Fleming (Caractacus Potts is from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which he wrote)
17. A Wife
18. Aramis, Athos and Porthos
19. Charles Dickens (Mystery of Edwin Drood, Martin Chuzzlewit and David Copperfield)
20. Roald Dahl

HAPPY READING!

23/04/2020

Tonight is World Book Night and to celebrate it a staff member of Acock’s Green Library has compiled this little literary quiz for you to try. We hope you’ll enjoy it. We’ll post the answers next week.

1.Name the three Bronte sisters.
2.An episode of "Dalziel and Pasco" was once filmed in Acocks Green library, who wrote the books?
3.Lee Child writes about which action hero?
4."The Modern Prometheus" is the subtitle to which nineteenth century horror story?
5.On which moor would you have found the "Hound of the Baskervilles"?
6.Who wrote the "Shopaholic" series of books?
7.What are the names of the four houses in Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry?
8.You may have watched “His Dark Materials” on television last autumn, who wrote the books?
9.Name the three books in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
10.Which author wrote the Birmingham based novels “The Belles of Bournville Green”, “Birmingham Blitz” and the “The Chocolate Girls” amongst others?
11.Which future poet laureate wrote the children’s classic “The Iron Man”?
12.Which of the following authors were born in Birmingham, Barbara Cartland, Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or H.G Wells?
13.Nathaniel Bumpo is the hero of five books written by J Fenimore Cooper as well as feature films and a several TV series. By what name is he better known?
14.Which two girls’ schools did Enid Blyton write a series of books about?
15.Lady Antonia Fraser is best known for what type of non-fiction book?
16.What do James Bond and Caractacus Pott have in common?
17.According to Jane Austen what is “a single man in possession of a good fortune” in want of?
18.Name the "Three Musketeers".
19.Edwin, Martin and David appear in titles of books by which author?
20.“Boy” and “Going Solo” are auto-biographical books by which author?

Best wishes and happy reading.

21/04/2020

We know that lots of children are missing out on story time at the library while we are closed. But you can now have library story time at home instead! To start with there is a video (see link below) produced by Librarian Joanne, together with some other rhyme time videos produced by other staff (including our own Ged!) on the main libraries web page (see link below). These activities have been produced by library staff for pre-school children and their families who are currently missing story time in the library.

https://youtu.be/_zrSugLXl40

https://birmingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME

We hope you are looking forward to the Library reopening at some stage as much as we are. In the meantime enjoy lots of story times with your children.

Joanne sings Mr Wiggle & Mr Waggle.

19/03/2020

The April and May talks in the Acocks Green History Society programme have been cancelled. Mike Byrne (AGHS)

06/03/2020

Forthcoming Events

06/03/2020

Talk of the Green

18/01/2020

01/05/2019

Not to be missed! Ruth Lowe will bring a host of clothes and other memorabilia to bring alive the life and influence of Mary Quant.

26/03/2019

Mary Quant, her early life, career and designs complete with original clothing, memorabilia, etc

"For my talks, I carry an extensive range/collection of Mary Quant clothes and memorabilia for 'real-feel' interest and demonstration to my audience."