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Books from the Nook
FORMBY care home residents and neighbors are currently enjoying a new community book swap installation.
Halcyon House care home in Formby has installed a community book swap, which has kept the supply of reading material for the residents flowing, enabling them to explore new titles they have previously been unable to access. Halcyon House is a care home for older people and part of the worldwide Abbeyfield network of care homes, sheltered housing schemes, and independent living complexes that provide quality housing, security, and support for older people. The home is keen to engage fully with the local community; a core Abbeyfield value; and offering a place where people can access new books is a great way to do this, whilst also giving their residents more choices. With a medley of genres, from gritty crime novels to futuristic science fiction and laugh out loud comedy, residents and people from the local area are welcome to take out a book, then replacing it with another from their collection. The book swap, located just outside Halcyon House, is the secondary location of the home’s on-site library, the Squirrel’s Nook, and provides the opportunity for visitors to discover a wider range of books to read at their leisure. To offer fresh options, books in the book swap are often exchanged for items from the main library. Resident Freda Gore said of the new installation:- “It’s been brilliant being able to get a new supply of books whenever I need one.” Designed by activities coordinator Liam Brown, and constructed by two volunteers from the neighbourhood, Harry Wells and Paul Farrell, the book swap was officially opened on World Book Day, becoming an instant hit. Those who attended the opening were treated to homemade cakes and free bookmarks advertising the Squirrel’s Nook, and the home has also produced badge packs available for £1.
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