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Last updated: 08 May 2012 15:08 UK

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Portsmouth City Council
Norrish Central Library
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire, PO1 2DX

Call the city helpdesk on 023 9281 9311
Email at libraries@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Library news

Are you aged 13-21 and interested in volunteering?

If so, we want to hear from you. We need volunteers to help with the Summer Reading Challenge which runs from 14 July to 3 September. For more information please collect an application pack from your local library. Applications must be submitted by Friday 15 June. Volunteers aged 16 and over will have an Enhanced CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check.

Scrabble Club at Southsea Library

A new Scrabble Club is launching at Southsea Library on Wednesday 16 May. The Club will meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 10.30am to 12 noon. All welcome.

Creative writing workshops at Southsea Library

Led by Dickens 2012 Writer-in-Residence Steve Tasane. For adults who fancy developing their literary skills. Starts 19 April, 5pm to 7pm and will meet every other Thursday.

eBook offer

We are now offering free online access to selected titles in the Arden Shakespeare series as well as some environmental eBooks, courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing. Please navigate to the eBooks page for further information.

Join the library and save money!

Portsmouth Library members can enjoy loads of special offers around the city when they show their library card:

NEW! Free entry into Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum throughout 2012
10% discount off the Brasserie menu at Highbury College's Chimes Restaurant on Winston Churchill Avenue. Offer valid Monday-Friday from 12 noon to 2pm, from 1 March-30th May 2012
£2 off standard admission to the Blue Reef Aquarium (valid for Adult, Child and Senior tickets)
20% discount at Adventure Golf at Clarence Pier
20% discount at Mozzarella Joes pizza restaurant
Children under 16 and adults over 60 swim for free at the Mountbatten Centre, Eastney Swimming Pool and Charter Community Sports Centre