Adventures in Space and Time
Romance… Adventure… Classic Science Fiction – we’ve collated some of our favourite Space and Time adventures in celebration of Libraries and Information Week (17-23 May). Check them out below:
The Time Machine
The Time MachineA Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701AD.
Outlander
OutlanderWhat if your future was in the past?
Read the book by Diana Gabaldon
A Lifetime of Impossible Days
A Lifetime of Impossible DaysMeet Milla Waters, aged 8… 33… and 93.
Download the e-audiobook on the Libby app.
Star Wars
Star WarsRead Victory’s price by Alexander Freed
Watch The rise of Skywalker on DVD
The Time Traveller’s Wife
The Time Traveller’s WifeCan a marriage survive the effects of rare genetic anomaly Chrono-Displacement Disorder?
Read the book by Audrey Niffenegger
Cinder
CinderThis is not the fairytale you remember. But it’s one you won’t forget.
Read the book by Marissa Meyer
Download the e-audiobook on the Bolinda Digital app
Dune
DuneThe unexpected destiny of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet.
Read the book by Frank Herbert
The Martian
The MartianI’m stranded on Mars. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I’ll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I’ll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
Doctor Who
Doctor WhoThe definition of Adventures in Time and Space.
Read The legends of River Song by Jenny Colgan
Hidden Figures
Hidden FiguresThe untold true story of the African American women who helped win the space race.
Read the book by Margot Lee Shetterly
Red Moon
Red MoonIt is 25 years since China established the first colony on the moon, and the lives of three people are about to collide.
Read the book by Kim Stanley Robinson
Libraries and Information Services are places of adventure. People who connect with them take a journey, whether it’s in search of specific information, serendipitous browsing through our collection, or coming together with others to learn something new.
They can be adventures is space, from sending actual books to a space station and hearing an astronaut read to over a million children in Australia, to exploring and meeting in new, innovative and inspiring spaces and learning about other places around the world (and beyond). They are also online spaces, where we can interact virtually to stay connected to information and each other at times when we need to stay physically distant.
They can also be adventures is time, where we revisit the past, connecting with stories and memories of those who came before us, or imagine the future, exploring new ideas for making a better society to live in, creating new knowledge for future generations, and making plans for your own personal or professional future.
So, this week, connect with your libraries and take an adventure – in space and time!