Books, Newspapers, and Magazines
If like us, you think books are important, then this is the page for you.
Waterstones Children’s Laureate
Frank Cotterell-Boyce is a British screen writer and novelist, he lives in Liverpool and is a multi-award winning children’s author. He has been named as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate for 2024 to 2026. This is a position awarded in the United Kingdom, every two years for a writer or illustrator of children’s books to celebrate their outstanding talent and achievements in their field. Their role is to promote the importance of reading and for children to have books in their environment. Frank is hoping to highlight the importance of having access to books from their earliest years. When children read and listen to stories told by a parent, carer or elder sibling whilst they are young it has been proven that they achieve better educationally, hence improving their long term life chances.
We have a selection of Frank’s books in the library. Futher information on Frank Cotterel-Boyce can be found on Wikipedia
Previous recipients of this role include Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Anne Fine, Malorie Blackman and Michael Morpurgo.
Books that have done well at the 78th BAFTAs
Best adapted screen play, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts celebrates the very best writers whose works have been transformed into something new. The winner was Conclave a 2024 political thriller film written by Peter Straughan and based on a 2016 novel by Robert Harris. Conclave is a private meeting or secret gathering, especially one with special authority or influence. Cardinal Lawrence attends one of the world’s most secretive events, participating in the selection of a new Pope. Starring Ralph Fiennes, he is quickly surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the Vatican, where he uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the Roman Catholic Church to its core.
Also starring are Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rosellini and John Lithgow.
Other nominations were:
A Complete Unknown
From the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton and Elle Fanning
Emilia Pérez
Based on a 2018 novel Écoute by Boris Razon. The film follows the story of Emilia Pérez a Mexican drug cartel leader, who fakes their own death, with the help of a lawyer and undergoes gender affirming surgery.
Starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez
Nickel Boys
Taken from a 2019 novel of the same name written by Colson Whitehead. “Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Starring Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson
Sing Sing
Based on a 2024 book by John H Richardson it details how some of the inmates of the infamous maximum-security prison of the same name on the Hudson river in New York wile away their sentence performing theatre.
Starring Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin and Sean San José
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Our book stock is still managed by Leicestershire County Council Libraries which includes:
Fiction
We have a wide selection of modern fiction, ranging from the current best sellers to some of our wonderful old classics.
Non-Fiction
We have a good selection of up-to-date non-fiction books, including biographies, history, travel, as well as leisure pursuits.
Audio Books
We also have over 120 adult and children’s audiobooks. You can borrow these and listen wherever you want, ideal for long car journeys.
Large Print Books
We have over 50 large print books.
Books and Audio for Children and Young People
We have a dedicated childrens area in our library where there are a wealth of childrens story books, activity books, and wide range of both fiction and non-fiction from toddler to teen. We also have a weekly Reading and Rhymes storytelling sessions held every Friday morning between 10:00 and 11:30, after which mums and dads can enjoy coffee and biscuits.
Newspapers and Magazines
We have the latest local newspapers, including the daily Leicester Mercury, and the weekly Loughborough Echo and Coalville Times. We also have all the free to the public national and local magazines and periodicals, including The Herald and The Bradgate.
If you would like to donate any of your up to the minute periodicals or magazines we would really appreciate it.
We do not loan these out but they can be read in the library over a cuppa if you wish.