A moving tale of post-war friendship, love and books, this is a captivating and completely irresistible novel of enormous depth and heart. It’s 1946, and as Juliet Ashton sits at her desk in her Chelsea flat, she is stumped. A writer of witty newspaper columns during the war, she can’t think of what to write next.

Out of the blue, she receives a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey.By chance he’s acquired a book Juliet once owned and, emboldened by their mutual love of books, they begin a correspondence.

Dawsey is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and it’s not long before the rest of the members write to Juliet. As letters fly back and forth, Juliet comes to know the extraordinary personalities of the Society and their lives under the German occupation of the island. Entranced by their stories, Juliet decides to visit the island to meet them properly – and unwittingly turns her life upside down.

Gloriously honest, enchanting and funny, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is sure to win your heart.

The Library Has an Online Database to Help You!

NoveList can help you find your next book to read. This database of over 155,000 fiction titles for readers of all ages lets you use your favourite author to link to other books you might enjoy.

To access NoveList and a wide range of free full text magazines and other online databases visit the Library’s homepage at http://www.vicpark.ws/library/ and follow the link to Databases.

The Library hosts a games morning every Monday, starting at 9.30am.

Come along and play others at Mahjong, Chess, Balderdash, Trivial Pursuit and many more!

No bookings required.

Playaway is the simplest way to listen to an audiobook on the go. This pocket-sized device comes with the digital content (book) already pre-loaded on it. All that is required is one or two AAA batteries to make it play and a set of headphones to listen. Simply plug in your headphones and enjoy.

No cassettes or CDs.

No downloads.

There’s nothing left to do but listen.

Functions:
Adjusts the speed of the narrator’s voice.
Remembers where you stopped.
Works with most headphones, speakers and car adapters.

Playaways are shelved next to the audiobooks on CD at the Library. There are a range of titles available including novels and best-sellers.

To find a list of titles currently in stock, as well as those that are on order, search the Library catalogue using the heading ‘playaway’ in the ‘all fields’ option. Alternatively, staff are happy to assist you with your search.

On Friday 18 December 2009 the Library will be hosting a Christmas Storytime for preschool aged children from 11am – 12noon.

Past experience has shown that the Library will be a bit noisier than usual during this time.

Please bear with us while our regular storytime participants celebrate the end of the year and possibly their last visit to the Library’s preschool storytime before starting school in 2010.

The Library staff would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. We look forward to your continued visits and support throughout 2010.

Thursday 24 December 9am-12noon
Friday 25 December Closed
Saturday 26 December Closed
Sunday 27 December Closed
Monday 28 December Closed
Tuesday 29 December Open 9am-8pm
Wednesday 30 December Open 9am-8pm
Thursday 31 December Open 9am-5pm
Friday 1 January 2010 Closed
Saturday 2 January Open 9am-5pm
Sunday 3 January Closed
Monday 4 January Return To Normal Opening Hours

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