📣 NEXT TUESDAY 🔰 Thursday 23rd September 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 🔰 Renaissance Skin 🔰 A talk by Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University 🔰 Redland Library #Bristol 🔰 Admission £3 (Pay at the door - Cash only) #History

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

Due to staff absence, the following library will be closed on Saturday 20th September: • Hillfields 1-2pm We apologise for the inconvenience

Due to staff absence, the following library will be closed today: • Clifton 1.30-2pm W apologise for the inconvenience

Due to staff absence, the following library will be closed today: • Bishopsworth 10-10.30 We apologise for the inconvenience

📅🍂 What's on in September 🍂 Including... 🎶 Rhyme and Storytimes ✍️ Author event with Ben Kane 🧑‍🎤 STREET! poetry competition 📚 September reads on BorrowBox 🌳 Special Collections Sunday: Trees ➕ ...and more! 📖 Read our latest library newsletter online here: campaign.emailblaster.cloud/MTk2NzI/49.h...

⚠️ Junction 3 Library will be closed for the rest of today, Monday 8th September. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you to our Redland Library staff for this book display 🌳 Thursday 11th September 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 🌳 Researching your Family History 🌳 #RedlandLibrary #Bristol 🌳 Admission £3 (Pay at the door - Cash only) #FamilyHistory #Genealogy @bristollibraries.bsky.social

⚠️ Due to essential maintenance St George Library extended access will be closed between 8-10am on Tuesday 9th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

📚 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

📢 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

✨ Join us for a lunchtime talk with bestselling author Ben Kane, who will be talking about his latest book ROME 📅 Thursday 25 September 2025 at 12:30PM 📍 Central Library 🎟️ FREE but please book to give us an idea of numbers! 🔗 Find out more: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=237...

Due to staff absence, Sea Mills Library will be closed today from 10-10.30am. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

⚠️ Stockwood Library’s Extended Access will be unavailable on Wednesday 27th August from 8am to 10am due to essential building maintenance. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

📢 Service Update: Westbury Library ⚠️ Due to an ongoing electrical fault with the automatic doors, extended access at Westbury Library is closed until further notice. 📚 The library remains open during staffed hours. 🙏 We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Stockwood Library’s Extended Access facility will not be operational on Monday 18 August, 8-9.30am, due to essential building maintenance (automatic door servicing). We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

Due to building maintenance, St Pauls Library will be closed today, Thursday 14th August We apologise for the inconvenience

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! 📖🌟

Due to an electrical fault with the automatic doors at Westbury Library, extended access at Westbury Library will be closed for at least 2 weeks from Friday 8th August. Westbury Library will still be open during staffed hours. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to Bristol’s residents.

☀️🍦🕶️ 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

St George Library will be closed between 3-3:30pm today. Thank you for your patience.

✍️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: [email protected]

Due to staff absence, the following libraries will be closed today, Monday 4th August: Bishopsworth 1-2pm Thank you for your patience.

Thank you our Redland Library staff for this book display 🔍 Thursday 24th July 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 🔍 Desert Island Books - Books & the World of Crime 🔍 #RedlandLibrary #Bristol 🔍 Admission £3 (Pay at the door - Cash only) @bristollibraries.bsky.social

Jack Reacher fans! This Tuesday, meet author Andrew Child in Avonmouth, #Bristol - a @bristollibraries.bsky.social event. Tuesday 22 July 6pm. Book in advance, pay what you can. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bri... *PLEASE SHARE* #JackReacher #AndrewChild #Avonmouth #Library #CrimeFiction 📚💙

📚 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

Due to staff absence, the following library will be closed today: • Bishopston 1-2pm Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

⚠️ Due to staff absence, Avonmouth Library will be closed today from 4-5pm. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you our Redland Library staff for this book display 🔰 Thursday 10th July 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) 🔰 Beasts and Birds in Words 🔰 A talk by poet Liz Brownlee 🔰 #RedlandLibrary #Bristol 🔰 Admission £4 (Pay at the door - Cash only) #LizBrownlee @bristollibraries.bsky.social

Due to staff absence, Horfield Library will be closed today between 1pm and 2pm We apologise for the inconvenience

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: [email protected] 📞 Call: 07554 117 763 🌐 @readeasynnt.bsky.social

📚 Next week's Lunchtime Lecture at Bristol Central Library Join us on Thursday 10th July at 12.30pm for a talk with author Margaret Crump about the life and legacy of James Cowles Prichard, one of Bristol’s most remarkable physicians. Drop in - no need to book! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

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.

Earlier technical problems have been fixed so all branch phones and Extended Access at St George, Stockwood and Westbury Libraries are now working. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

🌿 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

We are having technical problems with our phone network today so you may not be able to phone your local library. Please bear with us while we work to solve this issue. We apologise for the inconvenience

Great to host @britishlibrary.bsky.social LKN #UnEarthed livestream event at Bristol Central Library on Monday evening for a lively discussion on incredible plants and their secret worlds. Thank you to everyone who attended on the hottest day of the year! @bristollibraries.bsky.social #Bristol

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

📖🎭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: [email protected] or visit: friendsofredlandlibrary.org.uk

Knowle Library is closed today, Tuesday 24th June, due to unforeseen circumstances. We will update when we know more and apologise for the inconvenience.

📢 Advance notice: Bristol Central Library Closed on Monday 7 July 📅 💻 The Central Library will be closed on Monday 7 July 2025 for essential IT maintenance work. 📚 Branch Libraries are unaffected and will be open as normal ✅ We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Due to staff absence, the following libraries will be closed today: Bedminster 1-2pm Bishopsworth 1-2pm Filwood 1-2pm We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

The RPS Landscape Group Members' Exhibition is open at Bristol Central Library until 13th July. 80 beautiful images. Details and Online Gallery - rps.org/Landscape-EX... Video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXh... @bristollibraries.bsky.social #rpslandscapeexhibition

📚 We're hiring! 📚 Passionate about libraries and helping communities thrive? Join our team as a Library Assistant at libraries across Bristol! 🌟 ✅ Fixed-term positions, various hours ✅ Variety of locations across Bristol For more info ➡️ search 'library' on the Bristol City Council jobs website

Holiday reads available in all our libraries!

🧘‍♂️🌿 Come and join us for a special Tai Chi session to celebrate nature and the arrival of summer in the beautiful Mall Gardens in Clifton! Wednesday 9th July 2-3pm FREE tickets here: bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=228... Any questions, email [email protected]

🎉Happy Empathy Day!🎉 Today, we're celebrating the power of reading to build real life empathy. Help us raise an empathy-educated generation. Whose story will you jump into today? How are you celebrating Empathy Day? Tag us in your photos and stories we’d love to see them!

📚 Reading Well for Families 📚 This week @readingagency.bsky.social has launched Reading Well for families to support parents and carers to look after their wellbeing in pregnancy and the early years

🧱🚀 Take a look at the latest creation from the Bishopston Library LEGO Club! This brilliant build is inspired by the theme of 2050 🌍🏙️ Find out more about our Lego clubs online here: www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/li... #LEGO #BristolLibraries #BishopstonLibrary #STEM #CreativeKids #UKLibraries