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It’s back! The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens this week, with 12 new contestants entering the bunting-clad tent this Tuesday. In honour of the show's return, we’ve put together a selection of great baking books. Whether you’re a…

The Library is home to a lot more than just books, from fascinating history to eBooks and IT help sessions. We’ve put together an A to Z of the Library – see what you discover…A is for... Access.  There’s a wheelchair accessible entrance on…

The podcast boom shows no sign of stopping. But did you know that some of the top podcasts in the world are now being turned into books? Here are five of our favourites.  1. Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff & Georgia…

In June 2021 we were delighted to welcome a student named Joseph for five days of work experience at the Library. He's written all about what his week was like on this guest blog:   Hi! I’m Joseph, and this week I’ve been doing work experience…

To celebrate Pride Month we asked Liberate's Ellie Jones to share this guest blog about LGBTQ fiction and why we should all be reading more of it.  Hi Ellie, why don’t you introduce yourself? I’m Ellie and I'm the CEO of Liberate here in…

Silence please! For this poem by librarian Sarah Fletcher, painting a verbal impression of Guernsey's second lockdown using only book titles from our collection.     The invisible enemy - Channel Islands invaded. The fear bubble. Guernsey people…

Children's Mental Health Week from 1-7 February got Sally from our Children's Team thinking about the powerful role reading can play in supporting mental health and wellbeing.After all, the National Literacy Trust has found that ‘Children who…

Once upon a time, families in Guernsey were staying at home...  It's National Storytelling Week, celebrating the enormous power of stories. This year it's a little different, as we all stay at home during lockdown. So here's Abi from our Children's…