OPENING HOURS
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Tuesdays 10am - 5pm
Thursdays 10am - 5pm
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Fridays 10am - 5pm
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Saturdays 10am - 1pm
If you want to find out about borrowing, returning, renewing or reserving books please click on the link in the box below.
Meet Quackadoodle our new mascot
The votes are in, say hello to Quakadoodle.
They'll be helping us out around the library and across the website so do look out for them.
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Library Matters Newsletter
We're starting a new newsletter to let you know:
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What's new in the library
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The best reads for the month
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What's on for the coming month
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Special events at the library
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Special library related events in the area
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Special library news
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If you'd like to receive the newsletter type your email into the box and click on subscribe.
Steve Sharp - Community Champion
We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Sharp.
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Steve contributed hugely to Haddenham Community through his roles as Parish Councillor, a founding trustee of Haddenham Community Library, a trustee of Haddenham Museum and Hadden Parochial Charities and keen historian amongst others.
It's thanks to people like Steve that anyone living in Haddenham and surrounding villages today can continue to enjoy the benefits of a thriving local library. He was instrumental in the saving of the library for the community in Haddenham when it was threatened with closure by the County Council in 2011. ​
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You can read the full tribute covering all of Steve's many contributions to the Community on Haddenham.net
WHAT's NEW
Our regular library activities are listed below and please visit us on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to borrow books.
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Please note that if you're using an Apple device you may not be able to see the calendar or the facebook feed due to settings issues. Just scroll down and you'll see all the info you need about everything that's going on at the library is detailed in the boxes below.
Story time
Bring your children to Story Time for children of all ages.
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Tuesdays at 10.30 - 11 am
every week
After-School Story time
For primary-aged children and their families.
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Grab a hot chocolate and a biscuit and snuggle up to listen to a good book read by one of our volunteers
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Every Tuesday at 3.45 - 4.15pm
Lego Club
Join us every Saturday morning from 10.30am and make whatever your imagination builds with our large collection of Lego. Check out previous creations in our display window.
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Saturdays at 10.30 - 12.30 am
every week
Bounce and Rhyme
You and your child can share the Bounce and Rhyme experience joining with others and reciting simple songs and nursery rhymes. It's a good way to meet people and a good opportunity for babies and toddlers to mix socially with children of their own age.
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Babies and toddlers like short simple songs with repetition to help with the use of words and memory. As they grow older they can make their own rhythms with simple musical instruments and perform more complicated action songs.
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Join in with our bounce and rhyme sessions at the library and after the session borrow a book.
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We look forward to singing with you soon.
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Fridays 27th June and 11th July
10.30 - 11.00am
Talk by Hugh Granger
Can Plants think?
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Those of you who came along to Hugh's packed talk on Nancy Wake know what an entertaining and engaging speaker Hugh is.
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Plants are vital to our existence and can do many amazing things but can they think? Don't miss this opportunity to find out in Hugh's inimitable style.
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Thursday 26th June 2025
14.00 - 15.00
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Image Forêt de Soignes, Belgium, Brussels Wirestock from Freepik.
Save the dates - Scarecrow Festival 7 - 29 June
The Haddenham Scout and Guide Association is delighted to announce that the Tenth Anniversary Haddenham Scarecrow Festival will run from 7th to 29th June, the first fortnight coinciding with Bucks Art Weeks and the Haddenham Village Fete.
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Funds raised from the festival will be divided between two local charities providing cancer support services. Aylesbury Vale Prostate Cancer Support Group supports men, their partners and families at a difficult time. The Cancer Care and Haematology unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital provides care for local patients.
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The suggested theme is 'Strength and Hope' which can be interpreted in numerous ways, the only limit is your imagination. Why not join in, have fun taking part and raising funds for two great causes.
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Image - Superpotato, Haddenham Library's Scarecrow for the 2024 Festival
Meet your local Councillor
Gregory Smith or Maru Mormina will be at the library on the second Saturday of every month from 11am-12noon to discuss any local issues, concerns or ideas you may have.
Saturday 12th July 2025
11am-12noon
Gordon Macintosh Note books
During lockdown Gordon needed something to keep him busy. So he turned to the book-binding skills he learned in South Africa almost 70 years ago.
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The beautiful notebooks he creates feature his own artwork on the covers and are available for purchase in the library. At prices ranging from 50p to £3.00 they're amazing value.
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All proceeds from sales will go to purchase Children's Books for Haddenham Community Library.
Saving Libraries is good for children
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A letter from Prof Paul Sturges published in The Guardian highlights the importance of libraries for children.
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Professor Sturges states that 'the lack of access to well-stocked libraries should concern us more than the number of children owning books'.Â
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Shockingly, at a time when nearly a million children in the UK don't own a book local libraries are under threat from budget constraints across the UK. As Prof Sturges says 'this denies children the access to the enormous range of books that libraries have been able to offer in the past'.
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His letter is a timely reminder for us all to use our libraries and the many facilities they offer us - all free of charge.
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borrowing, returning, renewing and reserving books
Borrowing books
Library members can borrow up to 30 items at a time from any of the libraries across Buckinghamshire.
Returning books
When we are open, books may be returned at the counter or you can drop them off in the Red Book returns box by the notice board.
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When the library is closed, books may be returned to ANY library in Buckinghamshire. Please check the county library website for details of the opening hours for other Bucks County Libraries.
Renewing books
When we're open, books can be renewed at the counter, online using the Renew page on the County Library website at any time or you can use the Spydus Mobile app which you can download from Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Reserving books
You can reserve books:
1. at the library counter,
2. online using the County Library website. Just search for the book you want and then click on place reservation and follow the instructions to reserve the book and choose the library you want to collect it from. You can also choose to receive messages when your book is ready to pick up or cancel reservations if you no longer need any books you've reserved.
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3. by using the Spydus Mobile app to reserve or cancel books. You can download the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store.
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The charge for reserving a book is now £1.
recent events
Band in a van
We had a fantastic response to Band in a Van and our day of music making on 31st May.
They entertained us with songs from Mama Mia through to Spanish folksongs and the younger members of the audience had a great time joining in on percussion instruments and conducting the group.
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Robin Ince - talk and book signing
On 1st May the wonderful Robin Ince, multi-talented author, comedian, actor, writer and BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage, entertained us in his inimitable style.
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Robin is an avid reader, bibliophile and library lover. The way he pulls interesting stories and facts together is almost magical and kept us fascinated and amused. He told us of his experience of ADHD, how it had impacted his life and led to him writing his latest book.
After his talk copies of his books were available to purchase and he signed and dedicated them for us.
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Get online
Free Wifi is available in the library to over 16s using your own device and our charging stations
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We also have three computers you can use. Library members are entitled to 1 hour free computer internet access per day upon presentation of their library card. This is subject to borrowers' appropriate use of their membership (i.e. if you refuse to pay outstanding fines, we refuse to give you free internet access!). Non Members are charged 50p per 15 mins.
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If you need help come and see Mary on Thursday mornings.
Learn my way is also a great free resource.
All things digital
Need help with getting on line, using your computer or device or want to be more confident with all things digital.
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Drop into the library on a Thursday morning and Mary will help you with your queries.
Learn my way
In a world where our movements may be restricted due to Coronavirus, many more people are relying on computers and tablets for reading as well as socialising. If you need help to get started or would like some tips to further your understanding, you might like to try this free resource.
Click on the Learn My Way logo below to learn more.
Top tips for online safety
Action fraud is urging people to use strong passwords and 2-step verification after receiving thousands of reports of hacked email and social media accounts.
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Scammers have extorted victims for money and used accounts to commit fraud. This includes things like selling fake Taylor Swift tickets as people tend to be less suspicious of things being sold by someone who with lots of friends on their profile and years of posts.
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Staying safe online
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Christmas is fast approaching with phones and tablets being high on present lists. Action Fraud has these tips to stay safe and help new users to stay safe:
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Keep your accounts secure with strong passwords – 8 characters or more with upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols
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Use a different password for each account – You can use the password manager provided on your device or download a separate app to store them securely
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Set up 2-step verification and never share your 2-step verification codes with anyone
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Check email addresses by clicking on the From name, when it changes colour click again to see the real email address. If it’s different and you don’t recognise it as being safe don’t click on any links or open or download any attachments.
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Report suspect emails by forwarding them and any attachments to report@phishing.gov.uk and then delete the email. Action Fraud will look into it and block suspect addresses and you'll be helping to save others from being scammed.
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Report suspect social media messages - if something doesn’t seem right report the message and block the sender within the app
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More information – Visit the National Trading Standards Friends against scamming site where you can download their ‘How to avoid scams’ booklet and use their elearning video and free courses to learn more and spread awareness throughout your community.
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If you need help with any of these come and speak with Mary on Thursday mornings.
Disclaimer - These tips are taken from the Action Fraud website. Haddenham Community Library is not responsible for this information or content on third party websites.