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Maths + Games = Fun

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Mathletics, our free online award-winning maths website, now lets you play in the The Mathletics Four Nations Challenge taking place on 13th and 14th November.  Register to take part by going to the Four Nations Maths Challenge website and signing in with your Mathletics login.

If you’ve not yet signed up to Mathletics, then just go to our Your Library website, enter your library barcode number and complete the registration. A login will be sent to you by email within 48 hours. Then you’re ready to start the sums. Practice rounds of the challenge start on the 5th of November so you can start testing your skills before the competition takes place on the 13th and 14th of November. There are prizes for schools, classes and individuals.

Good luck!

Language e-learning, for everyone

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This month we’re focusing on our fantastic e-resources which can help you learn a new language, refresh your vocabulary or simply help you get by in the supermarche or bahnhof when on holiday.

You can learn a language from home with Tell me more and use the handy speech recognition software to get your pronunciation just right. Choose from English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Dutch. There are levels to suit everyone from the complete beginner to advanced student. With sections designed to improve your reading, writing, speaking, listening and cultural skills, you can choose from a variety of activities to tailor your learning to suit you.

Transparent Language Online offers a range 80 languages and provides a diverse array of resources,  such as access to social media in the languate you’re studying and games to help practice your new found knowledge. There’s even an iPhone and adroid app (under its previous name of Byki) for learning on the go!

An Olympic summer of fun

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With the Olympic torch in town this week, it’s time to gear up for a summer of sport and games. Here at the library we’ve put together a page on our Your Library site dedicated to how you can get into the Olympic spirit online. Download a great sporty read from Library2go, and enjoy it on the move. Or there’s craft ideas and colour-ins for when the weather might not tempt you onto the sports field.  Don’t miss London 2012’s very own webpages of interactive quizzes, games and challenges for ages 3 to 19! Or head back to Ancient Greece and find out where it all began over 2,700 years ago with the BBC’s excellent Olympic Games and Fun Facts such as:

The famous wrestler Milo was said to train by carrying a calf every day. As the calf grew heavier, his muscles got stronger.

The Kids Zone on Your Library

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We’ve brought together all our fantastic e-resources for children and young people in a new Kids Zone. There’s really useful Homework Help pages and trusted learning resources such as Britannica Junior and Britannica Student, which are invaluble for project work and researching assignments. Everyone’s sure to find the answer they’re looking for!

We’ve got holiday entertainment covered too. Try Who Next..? for sure-fired suggestions for holiday reading favourites. Then click over to Library2go where you can download ebooks or eaudiobooks for reading or listening on the go. And if your students are at a loose end during the holidays, remind them that GridClub, a brilliant online resource of hundreds of fun (and educational!) activities, is available in their local library.