Libraries lift lid on working lives of the past to mark Norfolk History Month

All work and no play – Norfolk Libraries look back at working lives

Norfolk has a rich and diverse history of working lives from herring packing in Great Yarmouth to harvesting in Harleston and during September Norfolk Libraries will be celebrating the county’s professions. You can uncover hidden archives or take a trip down memory lane to your old work place. As well as displays of old photographs and access to archives, libraries will be holding events for visitors interested in finding out more about how people spent their time at work.

To capture this snapshot of Norfolk history, a collection of fascinating images reflecting working lives has been used to create a 2011 calendar £4.99, pack of six postcards £2.99 and greeting cards £1.99 each, which are for sale in every Norfolk Library including mobile libraries.

September

Thursday 2 September
Pre-school Storytime, Dersingham Library, 10.30 – 11.00am
Norfolk History Month Lunchtime Lecture – How archaeologists use evidence to reconstruct the past, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 1.00-2.00pm
NNAB Book Club, Gaywood Library, 2.00 - 3.30pm

Friday 3 September
Person Centred Café, Gaywood Library, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Create a Creature! Thetford Library, 10.30 – 11.30am
Teenage Book Group, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 6.00pm -7.00pm.

Saturday 4 September
Space Hop presentation ceremony, Ling’s Lynn Library, 11.00am
Celebrate completing the Space Hop Reading Challenge! Aylsham Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Congratulations on completing the Space Hop Reading Challenge 2010! Mundesley Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm

Sunday 5 September
Space Hop presentation ceremony, Gaywood Library, 11.00am

Monday 6 September
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, King’s Lynn Library, 9.30 - 10.00am

Artist at work, Cromer Library, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Family history drop-in, Gaywood Library, 1.00 – 3.00pm
Gorleston Lunchtime Book Club, 1.00 – 2.00 pm

Tuesday 7 September
Attleborough Library Reading Group, 10.15am

Wednesday 8 September
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, Hethersett Library, 10.30 - 11.30am

Thursday 9 September
Pre-school Storytime, Dersingham Library, 10.30 – 11.00am
Free Internet Taster Session, Mundesley Library, 10.30am - 12.00 noon
Norfolk History Month Lunchtime Lecture – Archaeology in Norfolk, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 1.00-2.00pm
The American Invasion Remembered, Holt Library, 2.30 pm
Space Hop Medal ceremony, Dersingham Library, 5.30pm
Working Life in Attleborough, Attleborough Library, 6.00 – 7.00pm
Summer Reading Challenge Medal Presentation, Sheringham Library, 6.00pm
Presentation of Space Hop medals and certificates, Long Stratton Library, 5.00pm or 6.15pm

Friday 10 September
Space Hop Award Ceremony, Attleborough Library, 5.00pm or 6:30pm
Summer Reading Challenge Medal Presentation, Thetford Library, 5.00 - 5.30pm or 5.45 - 6.15pm

Saturday 11 September
Space Hop Medal ceremony, Swaffham Library, 10.00am
Celebrate completing the Space Hop Reading Challenge! Wroxham Library, 10.30 - 11.30am

Sunday 12 September
Stormin’ Normans Castles and Kings, Ladies and Knights - Stories & Crafts, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 11.00am – 4.00pm
Second Sunday, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 2.15 – 4.00pm. Past Times - The Storming Normans

Monday 13 September
Artist at work, Cromer Library, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind Audio Book Club, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library , 1.30 - 3.00pm
Family History at Holt Library, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Keep Yew A' Troshin - The Working Norfolk Coast and Countryside in the past, Cromer Library, 7.30pm

Tuesday 14 September
Gaywood Library turns 20!
Age UK Advice Morning, Hellesdon Library, 10.00am – 1.00pm
Norfolk's Coastal Heritage, Dersingham Library, 2.00pm
The American Invasion Remembered, Long Stratton Library, 6.30 - 7.15 pm
Space Hop Medal Presentation, North Walsham Library, 4.00 – 5.00pm & 6.30 - 7.30pm

Wednesday 15 September
Keep Yew A' Troshin', Gaywood Library, 2.00pm
Working Lives - Norfolk in Film, Dereham Library, 7.30pm

Thursday 16 September
Pre-school Storytime, Dersingham Library, 10.30 – 11.00am
Norfolk History Month Lunchtime Lecture – Working in Museums, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 1.00-2.00pm
Celebrate completing the Space Hop Reading Challenge! Stalham Library, 4.00 - 4.30pm and 6.30 – 7.00pm
Presentation of Space Hop medals and certificates, Loddon Library, 6.00pm.

Friday 17 September
Life in Roman Norfolk, Wells Library, 10.00am
Tales of a fisherman, King’s Lynn Library, 1.00pm
An evening with Keith Skipper, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 6.30-8.00pm

Saturday 18 September
Family history drop-in, King’s Lynn Library, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Memories of Shops Old and New in Thorpe Hamlet, Plumstead Road Library, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Stormin' Normans, Swaffham Library, 10.30am – 12.00noon
Meet Mick Gowar, Wymondham Library, 10.30 -11.30am
Dads’ Time, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Children’s Library, 11.00am - 12.00noon
School projects – hobbies – homework, Kings Lynn Library, 1.00 – 2.00pm
Meet Paeony Lewis, Wymondham Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Internet taster session, King’s Lynn Library, 2.00 - 3.30pm

Sunday 19 September
Ahoy there! Gaywood Library, 11.00am
Wordwind - Creative writing group for children aged 8-12, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library Training Room, 11.00am - 12.30pm
Blackfire - Creative writing Group for 13-18 year olds, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Express Library, 1.30 - 3.30pm

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