If you’re planning to visit Belfast for Belfast Book Festival, we recommend Friday 29 May ☺️
We are having a Pop-Up Book Sale in The Crescent Arts Centre from 2:00pm - 7:00pm and you’re invited to fill a tote bag with books of your choice.
💰 £10 per bag
🪪 £8 for library members
🥰 Membership is free and you can join on the day
A great chance to browse, bag some brilliant reads and give pre-loved books a new home. 📚
It's Friday Book Check time! 📖
Which of the following detective characters features in Jeffrey Deaver's novels?
A - Alex Cross
B - Lincoln Rhyme
C - Myron Bolitar
Check back later to see if you are correct! 😃
Sometimes you just need someone to sit down with you and show you how technology works. 😀 At our free 1-2-1 eClinics, library staff are there to help you one-to-one, taking things slowly and making sure you feel comfortable every step of the way. Your local library can give you all the details and help you get booked in.
It's not just a story about a woman befriending an octopus, we promise! ☺️
Remarkably Bright Creatures explores grief, hope and unlikely friendships formed during the night shift in an aquarium - If you enjoyed the film, make sure to read the book! 📖
Link is in our bio.
Finished an assignment but not sure it sounds right? 😖
Read&Write can read your text back to you, helping you spot mistakes, check your wording and improve how your work flows.
It’s a useful way to review essays, coursework or notes before submitting. ✅
Available on all library computers for free. ☺️
Not every reset needs to be dramatic. Sometimes it’s just a quiet chapter and a change of pace. 😊 Visit your library this week and take home something that gives you a pause 👉
Find out more on our website 🔗
Some stories begin with a magical tree… ✨
This summer, your child can grow their own tree of stories as part of Libraries NI’s Big Summer Read. We’ll be sharing more very soon, including how to take part, rewards and summer events. 😄
Join our mailing list to get all the details first - Check out the link in our bio 🔗
📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Bank Holiday Closure 📢
All public libraries in Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 25 May and Mobile Libraries will not be on the road. The Out of Hours Service will be available in applicable libraries.
Quick check in with any of our Book Bingo participants – How many categories have you ticked off so far? Have you had any books that have taken you by surprise? 😀
Some stories feel different the second time round. Reading isn’t only about discovering something new — it’s also about revisiting what once mattered.
Call into your local library and rediscover a book you haven’t opened in years. 📖
Find out more on our website 🔗
This week's Bookcited! Podcast features Jillian and Pete in conversation with Elizabeth Macneal 🎧
From Managing Consultancy to becoming a potter, she can do it all! Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🔗
If you can’t make it to your local library, you can join online! 📲 Anyone who lives, works or studies in Northern Ireland can become a member of Libraries NI in minutes
Find out more on our website 🔗
