Falkirk Libraries

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) will be delivering online application workshops providing valuable information on the funding available for Higher Education courses in 2024/25. They’re free, online and running on Tuesday 30 July & 6 August.
Open to students, parents and carers, and college or university support staff, these workshops will provide information on the funding SAAS administers and offer tips on completing, submitting and making changes to a SAAS funding application before heading to college or university.
The events will run via Teams on:

30 July, 1-2pm
6 August, 10am-2pm (Drop in Session)

See the website www.saas.gov.uk for more information

🪘🪇There are still a wee drop of spaces on Larbert Library's family music workshops on Friday morning. Book a free, 45-minute slot on Eventbrite. 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/family-music-workshops-3491569

Suitable for ages 3 and up. You only need to book a space for the children attending.

🔔Grangemouth Library music workshops are on Friday 2 August.

We have two disability/ASN music sessions coming up at Falkirk Library this coming Monday (26 July). Ages 8-12 is at 10.15am and a session for teens/young adults at 11.30am.

👉 Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/asn-music-sessions-at-falkirk-library-3491199

Session leader Kirsty is a brilliant music tutor with tons of experience leading sessions.

Book a spot on eventbrite for the person attending, guardians don't need to book a space. If you'd like to let us know about any additional needs, or have any questions, please drop us an email to [email protected].

Lots happening in libraries on Friday:

🧶𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 at 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐤 Library (adults): Friday, 10-12
🪇45-minute 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 at 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 Library (ages 3+): Friday, from 10.15am
📖 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 at 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐤 Library (come for a story and stay to craft and play, ages 3+): 10.30am
📖 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 at Larbert Library (come for a story and stay to craft and play, ages 3+): 11am
☺️ 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 at 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 Library, 11am
🗣 Memories Scotland reminiscence session at 𝐁𝐨'𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 Library, 1.30pm

More info and booking details in the link in comments. 👇

What are you reading? And do you often dress to match the colour of your current book?!

We've added more guitar to our season of workshops. If you'd like to try guitar, or you'd like some tips to improve, sign up for a one-off workshop with music tutor Cam. You can book onto all sessions, or just the one.

Sessions are at Grangemouth Library at 11.30am, every Monday for the next three weeks.

Booking link the comments 👇

If you haven’t been able to get on to our guitar or ukulele courses, Grangemouth has got you covered with these helpful tuition books available from across the libraries. https://bit.ly/falk_libcat

With your library membership you get FREE access to the Transparent Language app. Brush up before you fly off this summer.
👉Find out how to get started: https://bit.ly/FLC_LANGUAGE

Due to no-shows at some of our lesson blocks we now have space on the following workshops.
🎼 Ukulele ages 8-12 at Falkirk Library, Mondays for the next 3 weeks, 1.15pm-2.15pm. 2 SPACES.
🎼 Ukulele ages 17+ at Falkirk Library, Mondays for the next 5 weeks, 6.30-7.30pm. 1 SPACE.

If you're interested, drop an email to [email protected] with your contact details and the workshop you wish to attend. Please include the name of the child attending (if applicable).

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!
Confused about the choice of apps, devices, & tech available to help improve your health? Pop in to your local library to speak to an expert & learn more.
🔔Tuesday 23rd July:
𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 10am-12pm
𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 1.30pm–3.30pm

Sessions are run by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership.

ℹ️ falkirkhscp.org/healthy-tech-library-sessions

Craft sessions in libraries this week:
Mon 22, 2pm | Bo’ness
Tues 23, 10.30am | Slamannan
Thurs 25, 2pm | Meadowbank
Tues 30, 11am | Denny
Contact the library to book a space. £3 per child, or free if you're entitled to a concession.

Next Monday (29 July) we're learning to do cool, easy coding with these brilliant little computers.

Suitable for ages 7+, £3, but free if you're entitled to a concession. Ask at the library for details.

There's a session coming up at Bo'ness Library in August too.

Coding with Microbits Take your first steps to coding a micro:bit. Micro:bits are handheld, fully programmable mini computers with buttons, touch sensors, motion sensors and even a small screen! You can use the micro:bit for all sorts of cool creations, turning them into robots or musical instruments – the possibilitie...

☀️ If you're heading off on holiday shortly, travel light with our range of library apps.
👄 Learn the lingo with 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
🤲 Enjoy an eBook with 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐲
👂 Relax with an audiobook with 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐲 or 𝐔𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲
📰 Flick through a magazine or newspaper with 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

📲 Download free from your app store, input your library card number and PIN and away you go!
👉More info: https://bit.ly/flc_libonline

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Gardening Club, Falkirk Library, Tuesday at 3pm.
Come and chat about your own growing or have a go at growing at the library. All welcome. You can even bring the kids with you and they can take home a spider plant baby, succulent or plant some salad seeds.

A message from Blair Drummond about the Marvellou Makers Summer Reading Challenge.

Falkirk Libraries Summer Reading Challenge 2024 with Blair Drummond We're thrilled to announce that we'll again have free entry to Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park for Summer Reading Challenge finishers! ...

There are still spaces on our FREE guitar and ukulele workshops for young people. These lessons start THIS COMING MONDAY.

Ukulele ages 12-16: Falkirk Library, every Monday for 4 weeks, 2.30pm
Ukulele ages 17+: Falkirk Library, every Monday for 6 weeks, 6.30pm
Guitar ages 12-16: Grangemouth Library, every Monday for 4 weeks, 11.30am.

Register on Eventbrite. Note: By registering you are committing to attend for the whole block of lessons.
👉https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/music-tuition-at-falkirk-libraries-3484929

The Slamannan gang made paper plate owls at Tuesday's craft. There's another session to come next week and crafts to come at Bo'ness, Meadowbank and Denny Libraries too.

Mon 22, 2pm | Bo’ness
Tues 23, 10.30am | Slamannan
Thurs 25, 2pm | Meadowbank
Tues 30, 11am | Denny

TODAY! Saturday 20th July. There are spaces left on the 12pm and 12.45pm sessions at Falkirk Library. Head to Eventbrite to book a spot.

👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/family-music-workshops-3491569

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This morning Kim and Alison from Childsmile are in Denny Library to promote toothbrushing and regular visits to your dentist!
Drop in before 12pm to find out more.

The next meeting of our Walk and Talk Book Group is on Monday 29th July. We only read a short book so plenty of time to drop into Larbert Library and sign up to join us on our walk. You wouldn't think it but we go animal spotting . So far we have seen Precious the pig and a couple of goats. Who knows what other creatures we could find 😀
Ask for more information in Larbert Library or call 01324 503490.

Confused about the choice of apps, devices, & tech available to help improve your health? Pop in to your local library to speak to an expert & learn more.
🔔Tuesday 23rd July:
𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 10am-12pm
𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 1.30pm–3.30pm

Sessions are run by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership.

ℹ️ falkirkhscp.org/healthy-tech-library-sessions

Join the Big Library Read with Libby and read Twilight Territory by Andew X. Pham. Described as a sweeping first novel of love, war and resistance in post–Second World War Japanese-occupied Vietnam , Twilight Territory is a war story and a love story that offers a fascinating perspective on Vietnam's struggles to break free of its French colonial past.

Available on Libby until 25th July.

Falkirk Library 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 meets on the second last Tuesday of the month at 3pm (so this coming Tuesday 23rd). Join us!
We've been making progress: Our nasturtiums are in bloom and the cucumbers are coming along.

The Justice Service workers have made a start on clearing out the overgrown bed to the front of the library, which we'll be planting up with pollinator friendly perennials soon.

We'd also love to transform the unused space at the corner of the library and put in some barrels of flowers or a nice metal bench - can anyone help with this?.

If you want to help out - or even if you fancy growing something, but don't have the space at home - come along! The library has lots of space for growing. Houseplant parents welcome too!

This week's suggestions for the Book Bingo category - with a colour in the title - can all be found on uLibrary as audiobooks. Ideal for talking your reading on a trip. Find more details about uLibrary here https://bit.ly/flc_libonline

Great, new eAudiobooks now available with uLibrary. Ideal for listening to on a long trip. Find the app in the usual places.

UPDATE: Sessions at 10.30am and 11.15am are full, but there are spaces on the 12pm and 12.45pm sessions.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲. 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄! This Saturday bring the family to Falkirk Library and make music together! You'll be led by qualified Youth music tutors and get the chance to have a go at a variety of instruments. 🪇🎸🥁🪇🎹

Sessions last 45 mins and you can book spot on Eventbrite. It's free, just book a space for every child attending. No need to book for adults.

Booking link in the comments 👇

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Can't make it this Saturday? There's sessions coming up at Larbert and Grangemouth Libraries too!

🌿Last time Larbert Library's master builders were making designs with plants (excellent suggestion from club member Leon). There's more LEGO fun in store at larbert this coming Saturday.

👷‍♀️If you'd like to take part in a library LEGO club, get in touch with the library to book a spot. It's for ages 5+. £3 per child (concessions available, ask at the library).

🧐 More info: https://bit.ly/FCLibs_Lego

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