Bolton Library And Museum Services

Get your teddies ready everyone!
We’re joining Shasha this morning at 11am here on a Facebook for a very special LIVE toddler tales!
See you back here later!

Art @ Home Ella-Mae age 4 has been drawing her own characters for a book. Thanks so much for sharing these with us all Ella_Mae!

👋🏻 Morning everyone!
We’re bringing you Art at Home today!
We’d love to see your drawings in our virtual gallery! Why not email them to us: libraries@bolton.gov.uk or send them via Facebook messenger?
... Get doodling!
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We have thousands of insects in the museum collection and a lot of them are very old. With the help of one of our volunteers we've been busy transferring these specimens into better storage drawers. This will preserve them for future researchers in years to come.

Have you signed up for #Free eMagazines from our eLibrary yet? 100s of magazine titles available with your #Bolton library card.

Good morning! Spring is a magical time of the year as birds, flowers and plants burst back into life. You can find lots of activities to do outside (and inside) here https://www.boltonlams.co.uk/at-home-with -b…/outside-at-home
What birds have you seen? what flowers are growing? Found a bug and not sure what it is? Share your photos with us!

Ever wondered what the HEAVIEST object in Bolton’s Egypt is?
Find out from Mr Midgley in this two part video from Ian our Curator of Egyptology.
Got a question for Ian? Let us know your interests for further videos!

👋🏻 Morning everyone!
Today we bring you Museum@Home!
Our visitor engagement assistant Rob kicks off our Bolton Museum Top 10 with our famous dinosaur ‘Jango’ who greets visitors to the museum every day!
... Got any questions for Rob about Jango? Leave a comment under the video!
We’d love to know what you’d like to see on our social media platforms over the next few weeks. Send in your suggestions. 👍🏻😊
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LAUNCHING TODAY!
At Home With Bolton Library and Museum Services.
Daily themed activities and object stories, free ebook and emagazine downloads and much more!
... Got any suggestions on what you’d like us to cover? Let us know!
#MuseumAtHome #StaySafe #StayHome
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Here at Bolton Library and Museum Services, we're committed to providing you with the same useful, accurate and timely information at home as we would in our Libraries!
We've put together a list of resources to help you with homework and homeschooling, learning a new skill or expanding your knowledge and finding out the latest information and research about the coronavirus.
Click on the link below to download the list:... https://www.boltonlams.co.uk/userfiles/In formation_V.5.pdf
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#Bookoftheweek #SomethingToLiveFor by Ricahrd Roper. " A real heart warmer of a story. If you enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant; you'll love this one too. It is an exploration of one man's attempt to let go of the past and start his life afresh." #Ourrecommendedreads A BBC Radio Manchester, Becky's Book Club Read

Do you know about our free eMagazine service? Please spread the word about RBdigital!

Want to sign up for eBooks and eAudioBooks but not sure where to start? Faye explains how to get registered with BorrowBox and start borrowing for free. https://blamsblog.co.uk/…/getting-into- borrowbox-our-appre…/

👋 Hello everyone, we’ve missed you!
We’ve been thinking about how we can all keep in touch at home and have come up with a programme of interesting things to do together online. There’s something everyday including storytelling, chats about books, online exhibitions and much more. We will send out more information about each of the days themes tomorrow.
We are really interested to hear from you, is there anything you would like us to cover? What are you missing about Bolton Libraries and Museums? Drop us a line in the comments or DM us 👍

Thanks to the lovely people at ProQuest, you can now access our family history resource Ancestry Library Edition from home while our libraries are closed.
All you need is your 8-digit borrower number and PIN and you can log on via our Library Catalogue https://bolton.spydus.co.uk/…/spydus.ex e/MSGTRN/WPAC/LOGINB…