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Lunch at the Library  returns on Wednesday 15 August. Children can pick up a free CATERed lunch at all libraries and a pop-up library in Whitleigh. (St Budeaux is now closed so the new library can built, but you can pick up a lunch at the Barn, Barne Barton.) Most libraries will have up to 50 lunches to give away. These will be given out on a first come first served basis....
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Lunch at the Library returns this Wednesday 8 August. Children can pick up a free CATERed lunch at all libraries and a pop-up library in Whitleigh. (St Budeaux is now closed so the new library can built, but you can pick up a lunch at the Barn, Barne Barton.) Most libraries will have up to 50 lunches to give away. These will be given out on a first come first served basis. Make sure...
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Lunch at the Library starts tomorrow! Every Wednesday in August at all libraries and a Pop Up Library in Whitleigh children can pick up a free CATERed lunch and take part in family friendly activities.  Here's what you need to know for Wednesday 1 August.  Most libraries will have 50 lunches. Estover (opening for Lunch at the Library from 10am to 2pm) and the Pop Up...
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  The latest annual data released by the Public Lending Right Office was released today. This shows the most borrowed books and authors from libraries across the UK.  That got us thinking and we decided to find out the most popular titles borrowed from libraries in Plymouth this year so far. You can see the top ten below.  Old school by Jeff Kinney Make me ...
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This month is Scams Awaress Month, a national campaign encouraging people to report and talk about scams.  We've unearthed an early example of a scam from the 19th Century known as the 'Spanish Prisoner' or the 'Spanish Swindle'. In our archive we have 5 letters plus a fake ‘Act of Notification’ document sent to an unknown recipient who probably lived in the Plymouth...
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