St Thomas Library

As usual loads going on at St Thomas Library over half term and we are getting outdoors (after you have been to the Library of course!). Pip, Zenna and Libro have formed 'The Outdoor Explorer Club'. They are getting out and in Devon's beaches and walking trails to see what they can find. Why not pop into the Library and collect your leaflet - available from Sat, 23rd May - and see what you can find! These focus on accessible and neurodiverse-friendly areas but are free for everyone. We will also be having our usual fun with our 'What's on the beach?' Treasure Hunt all week. As well as: Tuesday: Bounce & Rhyme - 10:00 & 11:30 Board Games for children (and their adults) - 13:30 - 15:30 Thursday: Creative Writing Workshop for Kids - 13:00 - 11:45 - FREE - Booking Essential via TicketSource Messy Thursday - Hand Print Jellyfish - 12:30 - 16:30 - FREE - just drop in

This is my first review for the Adult Reading Challenge/Book Bingo. I started with 'A Debut Novel' as it seemed appropriate! If you have not started yet it is blindingly simple: Collect a leaflet from the Library and get reading - 1. Read a book on one of our themes 2. Come in and get your stamp 3. Do this 8 times (or 12 if you are going for the full whack!) 4. Return your leaflet and be entered into the Prize draw Runs May - October

We need books! The Friends of St Thomas Library are having a BookSale at the Birdhouse Cafe on Saturday, 30th May (10:00 - 13:00 if you fancy popping by!). And we really need some books to sell, so what better time to have a spring clean than now! Good quality books - either for adults or children - would be really appreciated. Please drop them off at St Thomas Library (there is a little car park so you can drop off easily) any time before the 28th May.

We are having a (hopefully) temporary problem with our printer! We are trying to fix it as soon as possible but if you were planning on printing today there might be a problem. Exeter Library are printing away brilliantly and would love to help you out with anything! Hopefully we are up and running again tomorrow!

This evening at 6.30 St Thomas Library's very own Jez will be heading to the big library up town to 'interview' his pal Johnny Mains (lightly cuing might be more accurate). The estimable Mr Mains was included in the Plymouth Herald's '50 coolest people' list a few years back and earlier this year appeared in the Observer, where he was described as 'an affable Scotsman' (an accurate assessment). Johnny is a true afficionado of horror, supernatural and weird fiction and film, and has edited 5 volumes in the British Library's themed collections of weird fiction (all available in Devon Libraries!) He also edited, alongside his friend Robin Ince, two volumes of horror stories by comedians, gathering together the likes of Stewart Lee, Katy Brand, Al Murray, Sara Pascoe and Reece Shearsmith and encouraging them to let loose their inner demons. Johnny will talk of many things in his irrepressibly enthusiastic and passionate way, including his recent British Library anthology Dead of Summer: Strange Tales of May Eve and Midsummer; and you'll get a chance to buy the book on the night and get Johnny to sign it. So head up town to discover things ghostly, uncanny and strange. You can find tickets here: /whats-on/exeter/exeter-library/author-talk-the-dead-of-summer-with-johnny-mains/e-mjbmlz

I found this book when I was looking through our fabulous picture book collection. It made me think- we all have days like this but usually it turns out we don't hate everything after all! Find books like this one in our Wellbeing Box - a way to start a conversation with kids about tricky times and feelings - the books are here to help. And if you can't find what you are looking for, ask at desk and we will see what we can find for you.

Want to understand your heart health better? Your Doctor asked for Blood Pressure Readings? Why not borrow a Blood Pressure Monitor from the Library for FREE? We are proud to offer blood pressure monitors at all our libraries. Free to borrow for three weeks and easy to use. 💚 #librariesunlimited #bloodpressurecheck #BloodPressureMonitor #hearthealth

St Thomas Library Quiz Returns! Fun, relaxed atmosphere - awesome quiz host (obviously!) Book a table, bring your own food and drink and have a great time. To book pop into the library, give us a call on 01392 407061, email at [email protected] or send a message on Facebook or Instagram. #stthomaslibrary #quiznight

Can you help us share the books everyone wants to read this month? 📚 There’s high demand for our 10 most wanted titles, and many eager customers are waiting to borrow them. We’ve purchased as many copies as our budget allows, but if you’re able to help, we’d be truly grateful. If you have a pristine copy, you’ve finished reading - whether it’s one you bought yourself or received as a gift - you can donate it at any library in Devon or Torbay. We’ll add it to our collection to help reduce the waiting list. Thank you so much for your support! 💚 Our ten most popular titles this month are: 1. Last One Out by Jane Harper 2. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 3. A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz 4. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout 5. The Names by Florence Knapp 6. A Far-flung Life by M.L. Stedman 7. Hope Rises by David Baldacci 8. Enough Said by Alan Bennett 9. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 10. When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén

Our Brilliant Adult Reading Challenge is back for 2026 - and now comes with a free book when you sign up! So all you need to do is collect a leaflet and your book from the Library and get reading - 1. Read a book on one of our themes 2. Come in and get your stamp 3. Do this 8 times (or 12 if you are going for the full whack!) 4. Return your leaflet and be entered into the Prize draw Runs May - October

We need books! Who knew a library needed books but our Friends Group are running a Book Sale to raise money so we can keep doing the lovely things we do - crafts and breakfast club to name just two! So if you have some good quality books that you think someone else would love - children's or adult - please bring them along to St Thomas Library .... and then as you have room at home why not buy some new ones from our Book Sale or borrow one from the Library!

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