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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…

With spring just around the corner, we’re sharing a few of our favourite books for a bit of gardening inspiration. Whether you have a small space for containers, want to grow cut flowers, or have your own veg patch, there’s a book to help you on…

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…

Since meeting at the Library’s Reading Group one evening, Anna and Natalia have been firm friends. For the latest blog in our People of the Library series, Marketing & Communications Officer Abi caught up with the pair to chat about what the…

We're kicking off 2023 with some exciting new additions to our 140th anniversary exhibition - including a brand new discovery. Now on display is a book that might have been the first ever collected by our co-founder Thomas Guille. It disappeared…