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Health & wellbeing
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How do you feel? Sometimes we all feel down. And sometimes we can believe that there is no end in sight to the way that we feel.Talking to someone and getting some support is often the best way to get a problem solved and to feel better. We also have a wide selection of self-help books in our libraries.
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Reading Well Books on Prescription
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The Reading Well Books on Prescription schemes help you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using helpful reading. The schemes also aim to help relatives and carers of people living with the conditions covered.

Books are available to borrow for both adults and children on mental health, dementia, teenager and young people support and long term conditions.
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Events and training in your local library
Events and training in your local library​​​We have lots of events and activities taking place in our libraries including IT training, reading and poetry groups and writing workshops.​​

Find the latest library events and access free IT and internet training sessions.
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Play on our piano!
Play on our piano!Rochdale Central Library has a piano - a digital one! And there's a built-in computer, so kids can play piano games or you can learn how to play.

You can simply turn up and play the piano, or you can book time on it too.
Click here to book time on the piano or to see Julie play something special
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eBooks and eAudiobooks
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Our BorrowBox service offers hundreds of free eBooks and eAudiobooks, with quick and easy downloads, fiction and non-fiction titles for all ages, and no overdue fines.

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Our free RBDigital service offers a great selection of popular eMagazine titles.

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Catch a glimpse at what everyone is up to in our libraries!

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Computers and internet
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Here you can find many library and council services that could be of benefit to you.

IT training sessions
IT training sessionsWhy not pop into your library to learn a new skill or brush up your IT skills? Many libraries have IT Support Volunteers to help you and all have free PCs bookable for up to 2 hours per day.
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Online library resources
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Access a range of resources for help with homework, tracing your family history, writing a business plan or preparing your driving theory test. You may need to log in using your library card to access them.

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Bookstart
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Give your child the best start
Give your child the best startBookstart helps families discover the fun and excitement of sharing books together from an early age.

If you have not received a Bookstart pack, visit your local library and talk to the staff.
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Bookstart Bear Club
Bookstart Bear ClubBookstart Bear Club is a free club for all children from birth to pre-school, provided in all libraries.

Your child will be given a free membership pack including a special passport that will be stamped every time you and your child visit the library.

For every six stamps that your child collects they will receive a Bookstart Bear Club certificate (there are 10 to collect!).
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