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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✨ Over 70 people joined us at Bristol Central Library on Saturday for a range of mood-boosting wellbeing activities for Fun Palaces weekend. Thank you to everyone who came along, got involved, and helped create such a positive and welcoming atmosphere. 💙 #BristolLibraries #funpalace

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🔰 Tuesday 11th August 🔰 7pm ( doors open 6:45pm ) 🔰 Redland Library, Bristol  🔰 DESERT ISLAND BOOKS on "Faith and Religion" A panel of interesting people nominate their choice of book on a particular theme + a ‘wild card’ 🔰 Admission £3 (pay at the door - cash only)

Event Poster reads:

🔰 Tuesday 11th August
🔰 7pm ( doors open 6:45pm )
🔰 Redland Library, Bristol 
🔰 DESERT ISLAND BOOKS on "Faith and Religion"

A panel of interesting people nominate their choice of book on a particular theme + a ‘wild card’

The panel includes:

• Revd Jenni Entrican ( Deacon - Tyndale Baptist Church & former President of the European Baptist Federation (2017-19) )
• Dr Toby Matthiesen ( Senior Lecturer in Global Religious Studies, School of Humanities, University of Bristol )
• The Revd Canon Dr Simon Taylor ( Director of Mission and Ministry Support and Deputy Diocesan Secretary, Diocese of Bristol )

🔰 Admission £3 (pay at the door - cash only)

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🗓️ Tuesday 21st July ⏰ 7:00pm (doors 6:45pm) 📍 #RedlandLibrary 🎤 BOOKS THAT MADE ME AN ARCHAEOLOGIST Join a panel of local archaeologists as they share the books that shaped their journeys and inspired their careers 🏺📖 🌍 Part of the #FestivalofArchaeology 💷 £3 (pay at the door – cash only)

Poster for a Friends of Redland Library event titled “Books That Made Me an Archaeologist”. Takes place Tuesday 21 July at 7pm (doors 6:45pm) at Redland Library, Bristol. Features talks by three archaeologists—Dr Lorena Becerra-Valdivia, Dr Jenni Butterworth, and Dr Aisling Tierney—about influential books. Part of the Festival of Archaeology 2026. Admission £3, pay at the door (cash only).

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Please note that the Café at St Pauls Learning Centre will be closed w/c 15 June, meaning the adult library PCs will also be unavailable at the following times: • Monday 15 – Thursday 18 June 5pm to 6.30pm • Fri 19 June 4.30pm to 6.30pm • Saturday 20 June all day We apologise for the inconvenience

st pauls learning centre seen from the outside

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Stockwood Library will be closed to Extended access Monday 15 June 8am-10am so that building maintenance can be carried out. The staffed library hours will open at 10am as advertised We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

photograph of stockwood library in bristol including the community garden outside. the weather is overcast and the floor shows signs of recent rain.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🌱🌼 Spring Garden Family Drop‑In 🌼🌱 Join us at #HenleazeLibrary on Saturday 18 April, 12–4pm 🌷 Drop in anytime to 🪴 make a spring seed pot and 🎨 get crafty with colouring!📚✨ 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children must be accompanied by an adult💛 👉More details: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=333... #bs9 #henleaze

Poster advertising a “Spring Garden Family Drop‑In” at Henleaze Library. The design features yellow daffodils and flowers on a white background. Text reads: “The Friends of Henleaze Library invite you to a Spring Garden Family Drop‑In. Henleaze Library, Saturday 18 April 2026, 12–4pm. Come along any time between 12 and 4pm and create a spring seed pot. As part of Crafternoon at the library, children can also create and colour pictures to take away or display at the library. Please note: children must be accompanied.” Bristol Libraries and Friends of Henleaze Library logos appear at the bottom.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📍 Bedminster Library, Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 2:00PM bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=334...

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🌼 Spring Garden Family Drop‑In! 🌼 📍 Henleaze Library 📅 Saturday 18th April 2026 ⏰ 12pm – 4pm Drop in any time between 12–4pm and create your own Spring seed pot! 🌱🪴✨ As part of our Crafternoon session 🎨🖍️ children can also create and colour pictures to take home or display in the library. 🌈📚

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

📚✨ An Afternoon with Tim Sullivan! ✨📚 Join us at Avonmouth Community Centre on 15 April, 4pm for an hour with bestselling crime writer Tim Sullivan. 🔍 🎟️ Tickets only £3.23 — grab yours now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/acca/an-afte... @timsullivanauthor.bsky.social @avonmouth.bsky.social #avonmouth

Event poster titled ‘A Conversation with Tim Sullivan’. It shows a seated person with folded hands against a dark background. Text below reads: ‘Wednesday 15th April. Doors open 3:30pm, 4pm start. £3 including a drink. Book now.’ A small image of the book The Bookseller, a George Cross mystery by Tim Sullivan, appears in the bottom left corner.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

📚 We’re hiring a Library Supervisor! Join the team at Bristol Central Library and help lead our busy, welcoming service in an iconic building. 🕒 Part‑time (30 hrs) 💼 £32,061–£34,434 (pro rata) 📍 College Green 🗓 Apply by 6 April 2026 👉 Apply: www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/li... #libraryjob #bristoljob

A photo of Bristol Central Library's reading room

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

✨📚 What a wonderful evening! It was a joy to host our Fiction in Translation event last night with author René Karabash and translator Izidora Angel! 🌍📖 We enjoyed a fascinating conversation about the International Booker–longlisted She Who Remains, brilliantly hosted by author and poet Ralf Webb✨

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A day late, but to celebrate #WorldHippoDay, we'd like to introduce you to Guy Fawkes, found in 'Wild animals and the camera' (William P. Dando, 1911). We're sure you'll agree she's a real beauty.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🐑🌱 Celebrate the onset of spring with us by making your own fluffy lamb! 🌼✨ 📚 At Redland Library 🗓️ Wednesday 18 February ⏰ 1pm–2pm (Free, no booking necessary, just drop in!) 👧👦 Suitable for ages 3+ (adult supervision required) 🎨 Materials provided 🐏💚 #redlandlibrary @redlandlibevents.bsky.social

Poster advertising a spring craft session at Redland Library, with photos of sheep. Text invites families to drop in on Wednesday 18 February from 1–2pm to make a fluffy lamb craft. Suitable for ages 3 and up, with materials provided.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📚 February: Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox from Bristol Libraries! 💙 📘✨ eBooks & eAudio ❄️ A Cold Wind from Moscow – Rory Clements 👩‍👧 The Daughter – T.M. Logan 🟡 The Twin – Natasha Preston ⏳ Killing Time – Alan Bennett 🌑 The Dark Wives – Ann Cleeves 📖 A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

Poster for Bristol Libraries promoting unlimited BorrowBox loans in February. Includes illustrations of flowers, a computer screen, book covers, and a QR code. Lists eBook and eAudio titles available, and encourages users to join BorrowBox

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Next week is #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek support for children & young people can be found in #ReadingWell books at our libraries. Or explore the books online www.readingagency.org.uk/reading-well @Place2Be #CMHW2026

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🧥 Winter coats ❄️ With the cold winter weather here now 🌨️ please help yourself to a coat from our coat rail if you are in need of one. ❄️ 🧡 Bring one leave one scheme 🤝 If you have a spare coat please feel free to donate it. Adult coats only please. Thank you. 🧥 #winter #donations #free #staywarm

Poster with a watercolour background promoting a winter coat donation scheme. Large heading reads “Winter coats”. Text explains: “With the cold winter weather here now please help yourself to a coat from our coat rail if you are in need of one. Bring one leave one scheme. If you have a spare coat please feel free to donate it. Adult coats only please. Thank you.” Below the text are illustrations of a yellow raincoat with water droplets and a blue padded jacket, with a silhouette of pine trees at the bottom.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

♟️ Chess Club is back! 👧👦 For children aged 8+ and their families ✅ Whether you’ve played before or never tried it, come and join us! 📅 Mondays, 4–5 PM 🔄 Restarting 12 January until 9 February, then 2–30 March 📍 Bedminster Library 🎟️ No need to book – just turn up! #bedminster #bedminsterlibrary #bs3

Photo of two children playing chess in a library, with the focus on the chess board and pieces

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

🎉 Love LEGO? Join Our LEGO Club! 🧱✨ 📍 Where: Bishopsworth Library 🕒 When: Every Saturday from 10 January onwards ⏰ Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 👧👦 Suitable for children aged 4–10 years 👩‍👩‍👧 Children must be accompanied by an adult ✅ It’s FREE! No need to book

Flyer for Bishopsworth Library LEGO Club: Every Saturday from 10 January, 11:30am–12:30pm. Suitable for children aged 4–10, must be accompanied by an adult. Free, no booking needed. Contact 0117 9038566 or bishopsworth.library@bristol.gov.uk

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🎄✨ Children at Bedminster Library have decorated the Christmas tree with beautiful hand-made crafts! 🖌️🎨 📚💫 If you're in the area, pop in to see their colourful creations! 🎅🎁 #BedminsterLibrary #ChristmasCrafts #CommunitySpirit #FestiveFun #Bedminster #BS3

Photomontage showing the Christmas tree at Bedminster library and the colourful paper baubles handmade by children

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📚✨ Staff at Henbury Library have created this amazing book-themed Christmas tree! 🎄📖 It’s our festive submission to the Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s Church, Henbury🌟 🎅🎁🎉👉 Pop along this Wednesday to Saturday to see our tree 🌲❤️ #henbury #henburylibrary #bookstart #christmastree

Photo of a Christmas tree made from book pages, decorated with stars and paper chains, with a blue bear on the top

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

⚠️🎄📚 Libraries in Bristol will be closed from 1pm on Wednesday 24 December🎅 Open again on Saturday 27 December ❌ Closed on Thursday 1 January 🎆Open again on Friday 2 January 🔑 For Extended Access please check individual libraries 💻 Our online services are available 24/7 👉 www.bristol.gov.uk/libraries

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨ New! ✨ 📚 Nature Book Club 📚 📍 Horfield Library 🗓 Starting Tuesday 20 January 2026, 3:30–4:30pm 👥 For ages 15+ (children & siblings welcome) 📖 First book: Diary of a Young Naturalist 📚 Pop into #HorfieldLibrary to borrow your copy! bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=262... #horfield #nature

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🎄Staff at Bishopsworth Library have created this beautiful Advent Window ✨ – part of a series of advent windows in Bishopsworth and Highridge🎅❄️ #windowwonderland #adventwindows #adventwindow #bishopsworth #bishopsworthlibrary #highridge #bs13

Photo showing a library window decorated with silhouettes of a Christmas tree and a fireplace with stockings and other festive decorations

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📅❄️🎧 Unlimited Loans of selected winter-themed eBooks & eAudioBooks on BorrowBox From Bristol Libraries in December 📚🏛️ 📱Download the Borrowbox app and sign in with your library card 📖🎧Join BorrowBox Today👉 www.librarieswest.org.uk/BorrowBox #borrowbox #ebooks #audiobooks

Green Bristol Libraries poster: “December — Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox”. Featured eBooks & eAudio include Karen Swan, Peter James, Sarah Moss; eAudio‑only titles include Nora Roberts, J.K. Rowling, Charles Dickens. “Join BorrowBox Today” with a QR code.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📚✨ Love reading Nonfiction books? Join Our Book Club! ✨📚 🗓 When? First Tuesday of every month ⏰ Time? 5:30 PM 📍 Where? Westbury Library 💌 Interested? Email us at: ✉️ nonfiction.bookgroup2023@gmail.com 🔑 Note: Extended Access on your library card is required, ask Westbury Library staff for details

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📚 Poetry as Protest ✒️ Join us at Redland Library for an evening of words that spark change! 🗓 Thu 27 Nov | ⏰ 7 PM (Doors 6:45) 🎤 With Martin Kiszko – UK’s Green Poet 🌍 💷 £3 cash at the door 👉 No booking needed – just come along! More info: FriendsOfRedlandLibrary.org.uk @redlandlibevents.bsky.social

Event poster for Poetry as Protest at Redland Library, Bristol. Join Friends of Redland Library on Thursday, 27th November at 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm) for a performance and talk by Martin Kiszko, the “UK’s Green Poet.” Admission is £3, cash at the door. Poster features bold text, colorful book covers on the left, and a hand holding a quill pen on the right. Contact details and website link included at the bottom.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🌿 Huge thanks to the Friends of Henleaze Library for doing a wonderful job tidying up the garden ✨ 📚🤝📅 Would you like to get involved with the Friends? You're in luck - they've got a meeting coming up this coming Tuesday 25th November, 5:30pm at Westbury Tavern - maybe see you there #henleaze #bs9

The Friends of Henleaze Library standing smiling in front of the library holding gardening tools, next to an attractive flower bed

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🐒🌿 Go bananas at Marksbury Road Library! 🌿🐒 Our amazing staff have created a monkey-themed jungle display 🐵🍌 📚 Swing by and explore our brilliant selection of animal-themed books for curious little readers 🦁🐯🐒 #MarksburyRoadLibrary

A colorful jungle-themed children’s library display between two bookshelves. The display features green vines, large leaves, and paper cutouts of monkeys and other animals hanging from branches. There are illustrated jungle scenes in the background, with bright colors like green, orange, and purple. Books are arranged on the surrounding shelves.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🎉 CENTRAL LIBRARY LEGO CLUB 🧱🤖🚀 ✨ FREE! 📅 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month 🕑 2:30 – 3:30 PM 👧🧒 Suitable for children aged 4–10 years 👨‍👩‍👧 Children must be accompanied by an adult 🌐 www.bristol.gov.uk/libraries 📧 lending.library@bristol.gov.uk 📞 0117 903 7215 💡 No booking required – just walk in!

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Totally normal Friday afternoon at Central Library. Just taking one of our library trees for a walk ahead of #NationalTreeWeek next week. 🪴🌳🌿

A member of library staff pushing a library book trolley with a large plant balanced on top

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎉 Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th! 📅 22 Nov | ⏰ 1 PM 📍 Sea Mills Library Enjoy 🍰 cakes, 🎨 art, ✏️ silhouette drawing, 📖 storytime & more! ✨ Costumes welcome. Free entry! 👉 More Info: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=252... #JaneAusten #SeaMillsLibrary #SeaMills

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

📚 Lunchtime Talk: Writing Historical Fiction with Author @finavon.bsky.social 🗓️ Thursday 27th November 🕧 12.30–1.30pm 📍 Holden Foyer, Bristol Central Library 🎟️ Tickets are free! Sign up on our events website: 👉 bristol.events.mylibrary.digital

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🎲 BOARD GAMES DAY 📍 at Sea Mills Library 📅 Saturday 8th November 🕙 10:30am – 1:30pm 🔗 Free, please book: www.meetup.com/tabletopgame...

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🦇 Dracula & Frankenstein: their literary roots 🦇 Thursday 30th October, 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 🦇 A talk by Richard Gadz 🦇 Redland Library, Bristol 🦇 Admission £3 (Pay at the door - Cash only) 🦇 Presented by the Friends of Redland Library: friendsofredlandlibrary.org.uk

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

👀😈Watch out there's a monster about! 👀😈 Friday 31st October at 11.15 at Westbury Library 👀 😈Songs, story and craft! 👀😈Children must be accompanied by an adult

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We had a FUN filled day on Saturday for @funpalaces.bsky.social weekend! ✨ Over 60 people joined us at Bristol Central Library for: 🧘 Tai Chi 🎨 Friendship bracelet making 🍄 FUNgi Haiku 👻 A spooky story It was great to see so many people trying something new which is one of the keys to happiness! 😊

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎧 STREET! launches today on #NationalPoetryDay! A digital poetry project placing GPS-triggered soundpools outside 12 Bristol libraries. Walk into a soundpool & hear poems about street life, neighbourhoods & local vibes. 📱 Find out more and download the app: ralphhoyte.org/home/street/

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We were so pleased to welcome The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr Henry Michallat & Cllr Stephen Williams, with children & families from our libraries 🏅🌳🌼 For our Summer Reading Challenge prize-giving 🌤🌞🐸 A BIG Well done to EVERYONE who has taken part! @readingagency.bsky.social

group of children and the Lord Mayor in the library

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📚 September is here and this month's Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox have arrived! These 📖 E-books & 🎧 E-audio titles are available to borrow now - without the wait! ➡️ Browse this month's collection online here: bristol.borrowbox.com

📚 September

🎉 Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox From Bristol Libraries!

📖 E-books & 🎧 E-audio:

📘 Somebody I Used to Love – Eve Ainsworth
🏰 The Prisoner's Throne – Holly Black
🌫️ Raven Black – Ann Cleeves
📝 The Headmaster's List – Melissa De La Cruz
🐇 Raising Hare – Chloe Dalton
🕵️‍♀️ Guilty by Definition – Susie Dent
🚫 Break Every Rule – Brian Freeman
🌊 Fire on the Horizon – Imogen Robertson & Wilbur Smith
🎼 Intermezzo – Sally Rooney
⏳ The Stolen Hours – Karen Swan

🎧 E-audio only:

🌌 Big Sky – Kate Atkinson
🐶 Started Early, Took My Dog – Kate Atkinson
💕 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
🕵️‍♂️ Deborah Goes to Dover – M.C. Beaton
🏫 New Class at Malory Towers – Enid Blyton & others
📕 The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Bluebonnets – Matt Eversmann & James Patterson
📖 The Book That Broke the World – Mark Lawrence
🕯️ My Love by Candlelight – Faith Martin
👑 Murder Most Royal – Rhys Bowen
🎒 The Boy at the Back of the Class – Onjali Q. Rauf

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

📢 We're hiring! We're looking for a professionally qualified Stock Librarian to join our team at Bristol Central Library. 📅 Application closing date: 21st September 🔍 For the job description and person specification, search 'librarian' on the council jobs website here: www.bristol.gov.uk/jobs

Historic stone building set along a paved street with vintage lamps, grassy foreground, and modern buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

A huge thank you to author @benaaronovitch.bsky.social for his event with us on Saturday night! 🎤📚✨ It was a pleasure to host you and thank you to a wonderful audience for all of your questions. 🙏 Thanks also to @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social for selling books on the night! 📖🌟

Author giving a Q&A in a library, speaking to a seated audience with a presentation screen behind them.

A display of books featuring Ben Aaronovitch's novels, including 'Amongst Our Weapons' with a blue and gold cover, surrounded by other titles and bookshelves in the background.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

☀️🍦🕶️ August Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox From Bristol Libraries! This month's titles for 📚 e-books & 🎧 e-audio 📱 Download the app or browse our Borrowbox shelves online here: bristol.borrowbox.com #bristol #libraries #summerreading #borrowbox #ebooks #eaudiobooks #audiobooks

August

Unlimited Loans on BorrowBox From Bristol Libraries!

📚 E-books & 🎧 E-audio

A Wedding for the Bomber Girls – Vicki Beeby
City of Vengeance – D.V. Bishop
The Rising Tide – Ann Cleeves
One Perfect French Summer – Lucy Coleman
Jericho’s Dead – William Hussey
We Were Liars – E. Lockhart
Heartless – Marissa Meyer
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling
The Boy Who Sang with Dragons – Andy Shepherd
🎧 E-audio only

When Will There Be Good News? – Kate Atkinson
Dead on Target – M.C. Beaton
Well Done, Secret Seven – Enid Blyton
Eruption – Michael Crichton & James Patterson
Things We Do For Love – Miranda Dickinson
Know Your Rights – Amnesty International UK
Verity – Colleen Hoover
The Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman
Shadows in the Moonlight – Santa Montefiore
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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

✍️Join our Monthly Online Creative Writing Group! 🕐📆 The next session is Friday 22nd August 2-3pm. 🎟️ Book a place for FREE on our booking website: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=23558 📧 Any questions or problems, please email: library.ideas@bristol.gov.uk

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

📚 Avonmouth Community Centre Association presents: An evening with Andrew Child in conversation with Roger Corke 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/acca 🗓️ Tuesday 22nd July 🕕 6 pm to 8 pm 🚪 Doors open at 5:15 pm #avonmouth #library #bristol #bristollibraries #avonmouthcommunitycentre #free

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Do you know someone who struggles to read? 📚 ReadEasy offers free and confidential one-to-one reading coaching for adults. Help someone you know improve their reading skills and gain confidence! 📧 Email: bristolnetworker@readeasy.org.uk 📞 Call: 07554 117 763 🌐 @readeasynnt.bsky.social

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

St Pauls Library will be closed on Saturday July 5th, including the Public Network PCs in the Cafe. This is due to the St Pauls Learning Centre being closed while St Pauls' Carnival is happening. Junction 3 Library will remain open as normal.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🌿 Thank you to everyone who came along to our Incredible Plants and their Secret Worlds event last night! 🌸 A huge thank you to panellists Francesca Gardener, Sarah Shuttleworth (@plantlife.loveplants) and Danny Clarke (@theblackgardener), and event chair Katherine from @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Next week! ✨🌿 Join us for an evening with gardener Danny Clarke, @plantlifeuk.bsky.social botanist Sarah Shuttleworth and pastoral literature scholar Francesca Gardner for a lively discussion exploring the power and poetry of plants 📆 Monday 30th June, 7-8.30pm 🎟️ Free! Sign up on Eventbrite

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📖🎭Talk and poems from Liz Brownlee at Redland Library! 📅🕐 Thursday 10th July, 7pm (Doors 6:45pm) 📚🏫 Redland Library, Whiteladies Road, Bristol 🎟️ Admission £4 (pay at the door - cash only) 📧👉For more info email: FriendsOfRedlandLibrary@gmail.com or visit: friendsofredlandlibrary.org.uk

Two front covers of books by Liz Brownlee. On the left, a book called 'Animal Magic: Poems on a disappearing world', with a beautiful illustration: grey background and two slender white birds with black legs and black necks and heads. White paint is splattered and smudged across the grey, giving the impression of snow or wind or cold.
On the right is a book called 'Apes to Zebras, An A to Z of shape poems' with poems from Brownlee, but also Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens. This cover has a white background with lots of colourful animals around the edges: snake, tortoise, tiger, gorilla, chamaeleon, tropical bird.

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