Ward
Library, Peel
Opening Times:
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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1:30
- 5:30pm
1:30 - 5:30pm
1:30 - 5:30pm
Closed
10:00am - 12 noon
2:00 - 6pm
10:00am - 12 noon
2:00 - 5:30pm |
How
to find us: |
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Market Place walk down Castle Street. Peel library
is near the bottom, at the back of the Leece Museum |
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The library has
over 15,000 books in its collection |
We
have a large collection of audio books and large print
books for the visually impaired |
The library can
help with homework projects and general enquiries |
The
Internet is available at the library and you do not have
to be a member to use it |
You can borrow
up to four books at any one time |
We
have a newspaper reading room with local and national papers |
The Library has
regular sales of surplus stock at very reasonable prices |
You
don't need to join to use our large collection of Manx
reference books |

The
library is proud to receive a gold
star by UK
Public Libraries for this website for "possessing
an extra sparkle that enlivens the visitor's experience
and showing flair in presenting interesting and original
content online". Robert Harden of UK Public Libraries said "we
like the attractive design, efficient navigation and opportunities
for interactivity and we think it's the best of the Isle
of Man library sites". 
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Welcome to Peel Library, and the National Year of Reading 2008.
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The theme for the summer is Reading Escapes
The Ward Library has a few ideas to support the theme:

Why not take a photograph, so we can find the most unusual place to read a book? There are cash prizes on offer. It could be at the top of Peel Hill, on a deserted beach, at a café surrounded by motor bikes. Send them to unusualplacetoread@peelonline.net

Joe Littler reading on a garage roof!

(No longer than 16 hours in any one day)
"Or you are booked!" Photo by Peter Ling

Clive reading on the garden wall

Reading in class. Centenary Centre Yoga class: Stephanie Houlgrave, Marg Hewson, Linda Greggor, Elizabeth Dellborg and Cathy Pridham
If you are going on holiday why not send the Library a postcard recommending your favourite beach read? They can be pinned on the Library notice board.

Reading escapes could include Fantasy/Science fiction - take you away to another world. Travel books so you can learn about the country you are visiting. It is not just about holiday reading, any reading helps you escape. Newspapers, comics, magazines, short stories or e-mails. You can read anywhere: at home, in the park, Doctors waiting room, in the bath, the list is endless. What about trying that book you always meant to read…
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A selection of new book stock:

Lesley Pearse – Gypsy
Barbara Delinsky – The Secret Between Us
Catrin Collier - Magda’s Daughter
Robert Crais – Chasing the Darkness
Peter Robinson – All the Colours of Darkness
Lisa Gardner – Say Goodbye
Andrew Pyper – The Killing Circle
Jeffrey Deaver – The Broken Window
Robin Cook – Foreign Body
Mark Billingham – In the Dark.

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Brian Clarke – On Fishing
Nancy Kohner - My Father’s Roses
Jennifer Worth – Shadow of the Workhouse
Brandon Toropov – Shakespeare for Beginners

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| Junior |
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BBC - Dr Who Files - The Ood
BBC - Dr Who Files – The Sontarians
Diana Wynne Jones – The House of Many Ways
S. Smallman – The Very Greedy Bee
R. Galloway – Smiley Shark
David Almond – My Dad’s a Birdman
Lauren Child – Latest Charlie and Lola adventure

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The Ward Library statistics for the Centenary Year have shown a large increase in the number of members. The membership has grown by 24% on the previous year. This is the largest overall yearly increase since 1985, and the highest membership figures for several years. The Library was closed for a month in April last year, and the book and audio issues would also have seen an increase on the previous yearly figures. Overall, this is a very successful end to the Centenary Year. Thank you to everyone who supported the various events.

The statistics also show that 25% of the Library membership comes from non-residents of Peel. The Library is very grateful for the support it receives from the residents of the surrounding local authorities.

No link to Douglas Library
The Commissioners Board Meeting on 21 February considered and rejected a proposal
from Douglas Borough Library to let Peel ratepayers use the library in Douglas if PTC paid them a set fee each year. The Commissioners agreed that the Ward Library provided Peel residents with good facilities and had a knowledgeable librarian. Members agreed that they should encourage residents to use the library in Peel rather than one elsewhere.
The National Year of Reading 2008 aims to ensure that as many people as possible enjoy the pleasures and benefits that reading can bring.
Here are some ideas:

• Employers can make their work place more reader-friendly by turning their old smoking rooms into mini-libraries and arranging places for quiet reading.

• Parents can spend ten minutes a day reading with their children.

• Adults can join their local library or a reading group, or start reading a newspaper or magazine on the way to work.

The 2008 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading. It will help to build a greater national passion for reading – for children, families and adult learners alike. The Year will encourage people to read in businesses, homes, and communities around the country, providing new opportunities to read and helping people to access help and support through schools and libraries.
Not sure what to read next? Here are a few ideas to find the perfect escape.

Decide if you want a challenging or easy read, funny or serious, optimist or bleak.
Look at the list of award winning books such as the Orange Prize or the Galaxy British Book Awards.

Find out what books are your friends reading, or look on the internet for sites with lots of ideas.

If you have read all the books by your favourite author, most Libraries can help you find a similar author.

Reading is great fun! You can escape into a different world.
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See
news of the last year's Centenary and
read about the history
of Peel library
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