Explore Cafés
Where coffee and
creativity meet
Relax, Recharge and
Refuel ... and enjoy
10% off your next lunch
(take a photo of our logo
and show to us to redeem the offer)
Explore with all your senses.
Reading Well Books on Prescription
Everybody can experience a time in their life
when they may need extra emotional support.
Books on Prescription help you understand
and manage your own health and wellbeing
using self-help reading
• Common issues such as depression,
stress and anxiety
• Dementia
• Shelf Help for young
people aged 13-18
• Long Term Conditions
Other Services and resources
Home Library Service
If you still love reading but find it difficult
to get to your local library, our
Home Library Service offers you the
chance to get the books that you
love to
read delivered straight to your door.
You can choose from a wide variety
of fiction and non fiction in a range
of
different formats including regular
print, large print and audio books.
These will be delivered to your home
on a regular basis. A Royal Voluntary
Service volunteer will visit you to discuss
what types of books you enjoy
reading and organise a regular time
to visit. It’s as easy as that!
Just give us a ring and we’ll make
an appointment to visit when it’s
convenient to you.
We can also show you how you can
read our large selection of e-books
and
listen to audio books using the Explore
e-Library on a tablet computer. Don’t
worry if you don’t have a tablet computer
or the internet, we can loan you
one pre-loaded with e-books.
Rowntree Park Reading Cafe,
Rowntree Park Lodge, Richardson Street,
York YO23 1JU
York Explore Reading Cafe,
Library Square, York YO1 7DS
Acomb Explore, Front Street, Acomb
YO24 3BZ
Homestead Park Pop-up Reading Cafe,
40 Water End, York, YO30 6WP. Reopens
26 March 2018
Opening times vary – check our website
for details.
Contact Natasha Mort on natasha.mor
[email protected]
or
07469 378205
Reading in a Group
Reading in a Group at York Explore
is for people with dementia and their
carers. If you have favourite stories
or poems or just enjoy reading or
listening to someone else read, over
a cuppa this group is for you! It meets
at York Explore from10.30am to 12noon
on the second Wednesday of the
month. To book a free place or for
more information contact the Alzheimer’s
Society on yorkservices@alzheimers
.org.uk or 01904 658106
Browse the booklists on
our catalogue or pick up a
copy at your local library.
Memory Bank
Memory Bank is an award-winning
series of
DVDs developed
by the Yorkshire
Film Archive, available free for people
to borrow. They use archive films
to
bring past events and experiences
to life, prompting stories and memories
to
share and enjoy. They’re great for
reminiscence, memory and life story
work,
for older people and those with dementia.
You can browse the Memory Bank
collection on our catalogue and place
free reservations at any time.
Explore York Libraries and Archiv
es
support your health and wellbe
ing
Breaking news...
Libraries consultation – have your say
Help City of York Council to
shape your library service.
Explore is contracted to
deliver York’s Libraries until
2019. They need to set out in the contract what
is required from the library service. Please take
part in the council’s survey and help make it the
service you want.
All our libraries offer free wi-fi with no
time limit and computers for public use.
Join a Reading Group, meet an Author,
listen to live Poetry, knit, natter and
more at a Craft Club, meet new friends
at a Boccia game or Coffee Morning.
So much is happening. Call in
at your local library and
explore more.
Survey open until 14 February 2018.
Visit york.gov.uk/consultations or ask at your
local library.
For more information about all our offers
www.exploreyork.org.uk | [email protected] | 01904 552828
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