Books

With its stunning coastline, unique culture, and fascinating history, Guernsey has inspired many a great novel. As a small island, it lends itself well as the backdrop to a murder mystery, though writers are equally drawn to the human experiences…

Library Assistant Hannah is passionate about books and reading. In the fourth of our blog series, Hannah chats to writer Ian W Sainsbury. Sainsbury is a musician, composer, writer, comedian and puppet wrangler, and here he chats to Hannah about…

From history and self-help to business and languages, there’s lots to discover and learn with Audiobooks. Audiobooks are a whole new world of reading – and with the BorrowBox app you can download them for free with your Library card. Plus…

World Autism Acceptance Week runs from 27 March to 2 April. The week aims to raise awareness of how autism affects people in different ways, promote acceptance, and help make a society that works for all.Find out more about autism on the National…

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The Library catalogue is bursting with works from incredible female writers, from all walks of life, and it would be…

LGBTQ+ History Month is celebrated every February and it's for everyone! The motto of LGBTQ+ History month is Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future. You can find out more here. To celebrate, we're sharing our…

Library Assistant Hannah is passionate about books and reading. In the third of our new blog series, Hannah chats to Norwegian writer Camilla Bruce. Bruce writes speculative and historical fiction and, with two new releases, she chats to Hannah…

Need some Book Bingo inspiration? Our Book Bingo challenge is back for 2023. A great way to mix up your usual reading list, and take you out of your comfort zone, this year’s Book Bingo has nine new categories for you to have a go at. Find out…

With Halloween approaching, Library Assistant Hannah has picked out her top five spine tingling reads. If you’re a fan of horror, crime, or thriller novels, pop into the Library and browse the collection. Read on…if you dare!  Chasing the…

To celebrate Channel Islands Pride 2022 we've gathered together some of our favourite reads. You can find these in the Library - click the title to reserve a copy today!   1. COMING OUT STORIES BY EMMA COSWELL AND SAM WALKER An empowering, witty…