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For the last few months, 14-year-old Ben Gosling has been volunteering at the Library as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Here’s his blog – along with some incredible photos! – on what it was like to volunteer here. -- Hi, my…

Graphic novels are sometimes dismissed as being just for younger readers, but that's not the case.Graphic novels are a format, not a genre, and can be non-fiction as well as fiction. So much more than just superheroes and Snoopy, graphic novels now…

Looking for a little bit of love between the covers? We love books about love. Here are Library Assistant Beth’s picks to get your tummy fluttering.   Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a…

 Audiobooks are a whole new world of reading – and with our Library apps you can download your favourite reads for free.If you’re completely new to audiobooks, here are our top 7 reasons to give them a go. Not sure how to access audiobooks…

The third Monday in January has been dubbed ‘Blue Monday’. Feeling ‘blue’ on this day is understandable and can be down to a number of factors that come together at this time of year. January is a dark month – short days and a lack of…

This week we’re saying goodbye to our Chief Librarian, Laura Milligan, who’s retiring after almost forty years at the Library.Laura first joined the staff in 1980, leading the computerisation of the service in the 80s and 90s before becoming…

Ella Pather-Jacob has been a member of the Library since she was three months old. The Library was one of the first places Ella visited with her parents, Jason and Anne, when they moved to the island in 2019. At two she’s now an avid reader, and…

Our Library Assistant Beth gives her top suggestions for young adult books - to help spark that love of reading for pleasure. Young adult fiction is a category aimed at 12 – 18-year-olds – but did you know that roughly half of its readership are…