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Our partner North Yorkshire Library Service is carrying out a Library User Survey seeking your views and opinions on your customer experience, library facilities, technology and digital services, how the library makes a difference in your life and how you think the service can be improved.

You can complete the survey by popping into the library or, if you prefer, do it online at:

:https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/library-users-survey

It’ll take around 10 minutes to complete and your views will really help us to make a difference and improve what we do.

The survey closes on Saturday 14^th November.

Our very popular free series of GET CREATIVE! FUN & FRIENDLY ART SESSIONS continues on Wednesday 18^th November. This session is a chance for you to try your hand at simple sketching.

Hosted and guided by the very talented local artist Jacquie Sheffield – see her fabulous mini-exhibition at the library – it’s a great chance to try your hand at something new, whatever your artistic ability.

The session is free and all materials are provided. It runs from 10am until 12 Noon.

There are limited places so you’ll need to book. Call into the library, ring us on 01609 534584 or email: ecl.generalenquiries@gmail.com.

Look out also for the final session in the series:

Creating Christmas Cards – Wednesday 16^th December. 10am to 12 Noon.

More than a million people in the UK are estimated to live with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during the winter months as a result of reduced access to natural light. Wintering Well Kits are now available to borrow from Easingwold Community Library.

The new kits aim to help alleviate the mental and physical problems caused by SAD. Each contains a therapeutic light lamp and a guide with tips on simple indoor and outdoor activities that can help support a healthy new winter routine. Kit borrowers can also access a free online course aimed at helping to counter the effects of SAD.

NB: Information is included about how to use the lamp safely. The manufacturer does not recommend that children under the age of seven use bright light therapy lamps as their eyes are still developing.

Pop into the library if you’d like to order (with no reservation fee) a Wintering Well Kit.

The community library is going to be closing temporarily in November to allow for much-needed interior redecoration.

We’ll be closed from Thursday 19^th November to Saturday 28^th November inclusive. We’ll re-open for business as usual on Monday 30^th November.

While we’re closed you can access a range of online library services here. Any books due for return during the closed period will have their loans extended automatically.

With the season gently turning and autumn with us, you might be wondering how best to enjoy these longer evenings without endless TV repeats, quizzes and gameshows. We think that a quiet, cosy night in with a good book for company and a cup of your favourite brew to hand takes some beating.

We can help. Not only do we have thousands of lovely books to keep you entertained, we’ve also got some handy things on our website to inspire you and help you to find your next great read.

Pop the kettle on, break out those special biscuits and have a good old rummage through our Readers’ Totebag for some great reading ideas and inspiration: Reader’s Totebag And If we haven’t got the book you want on our shelves we can usually order it for you.

Enjoy your local community library this autumn.