Monday, 6 January 2020

Resolve to read more in 2020!



2020 is here!  The start of a new year is often seen as the time when a person resolves to change a behaviour, to accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life.

Why not make some reading resolutions this year?  They’ll be some of the most enjoyable ones you try to keep!  We’ve put our heads together here at Torfaen Libraries and thought of a few ideas to get you thinking….

- Read at least one book a month from your local library (you are welcome to read more - our cards let you borrow up to 20 books at a time!).
- If you always read fiction, try a non-fiction title next (or vice versa!).
- Read an eBook on BorrowBox (the service is free with your library card and you can pop into your nearest library to get help setting it up on your device)
- Listen to an eAudiobook on BorrowBox (who doesn’t like being read a story?).
- Try a graphic novel or eMagazine on RBDigital (there are so many titles to try and ALL free).  Here is just a small selection of what you will find online:



- Re-read a book from your childhood (a wonderful idea that will bring back a host of memories).
- Read all the books you received at Christmas (hopefully Santa spoilt you this year).
- Read a book that has been translated into Welsh or English from another language.

Why not try one or two of the above over the next few months?  Or perhaps try them all!

Whatever you decide, we wish you a very happy New Year!



Mae’n 2020!  Mae dechrau blwyddyn newydd yn aml yn cael ei ystyried yn amser pan fydd person yn penderfynu newid ymddygiad, cyflawni nod personol neu, fel arall, gwella ei fywyd.

Beth am wneud rhai addunedau darllen eleni? Y rhain fydd rhai o'r  mwyaf pleserus rydych chi'n ceisio'u cadw! Rydyn ni wedi rhoi ein pennau at ei gilydd yma yn Llyfrgelloedd Torfaen ac wedi meddwl am ychydig o syniadau i'ch annog chi i feddwl….

- Darllenwch o leiaf un llyfr y mis o'ch llyfrgell leol (mae croeso i chi ddarllen mwy - mae ein cardiau'n caniatáu i chi fenthyg hyd at 20 llyfr ar y tro!).
- Os ydych chi bob amser yn darllen ffuglen, rhowch gynnig ar lyfr ffeithiol nesaf (neu i'r gwrthwyneb!).
- Darllenwch e-lyfr ar BorrowBox (mae'r gwasanaeth am ddim gyda'ch cerdyn llyfrgell a gallwch chi alw heibio i'ch llyfrgell agosaf i gael help i'w osod ar eich dyfais).
Gwrandewch ar e-lyfr llafar ar BorrowBox (pwy sydd ddim yn hoffi gwrando ar stori?).
Rhowch gynnig ar nofel raffig neu e-gylchgrawn ar RBDigital (mae cymaint o deitlau ac maent i GYD am ddim). Dyma ddetholiad bach o'r hyn a welwch ar-lein:


- Ailddarllenwch lyfr o'ch plentyndod (syniad rhyfeddol a fydd yn dod â llu o atgofion).
- Darllenwch yr holl lyfrau a gawsoch adeg y Nadolig (gobeithio bod Siôn Corn wedi bod yn hael iawn eleni).
- Darllenwch lyfr sydd wedi'i gyfieithu i'r Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg o iaith arall.

Beth am roi cynnig ar un neu ddau o'r uchod dros yr ychydig fisoedd nesaf? Neu beth am roi cynnig arnyn nhw i gyd!

Beth bynnag y penderfynwch chi, dymunwn Flwyddyn Newydd dda iawn i chi!