Dittons Library

Super Access from Surrey Libraries has expanded! Now libraries members can enjoy Super Access at Dittons Library! Super Access has something special for everyone. Book your introduction session today to get started surreycc.gov.uk/superaccess @SurreyLibraries

“I can't play bridge. I don't play tennis. All those things that people learn, and I admire, there hasn't seemed time for. But what there is time for is looking out the window. ” ― Alice Munro

Alice Munro, Canadian author (Dance of the Happy Shades; Runaway) and 2013 Nobel laureate, born in Wingham, Ontario #OTD 1931 (d. 2024)

John Wyndham, American sci-fi author (Day of the Triffids), born in Dorridge, Warwickshire, England (d. 1969) #OTD 1903. Find his books on the shelves @SurreyLibraries @DittonsLibrary

Join us for Storytime for Adults this afternoon at 2pm. It's free, no booking required & refreshments are available. You may even discover a new author from our eclectic readings!

Visit our new foyer display celebrating #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, on show from 15 July! #RootsToRoutes

Discover the best of political writing with the winners of the 2025 Orwell Prizes. Not only urgent and insightful but artfully done, Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina and Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan are sure to be some of your best reads of the year!

I’m in England for less than 48 hours but I had to come up to Yorkshire to pay my respects. ❤️

🌟 Super excited to announce that Dittons Library has accepted our collaboration for the Nature and Climate Festival on October 11, 2025! 🎉 Join us for a litter picking adventure, culminating in an interactive storytelling session of "A Fearsome Flutter" from the award-winning Pigeon and Poppy Adventure series at Dittons Library! More details to follow closer to the date. Let’s make a difference together! 🐦💚 #PigeonAndPoppy #NatureAndClimateFestival #Storytime #DittonsLibrary #LitterPicking #InteractiveStorytelling #EnvironmentalAwareness #ChildrenBooks @DittonsLibrary @NatureClimateFest @EmiraPress

Happy Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney British rock singer-songwriter, bassist, piano player (The Beatles - "Yesterday"; "I Will"; Wings -"Silly Love Songs"), born in Liverpool, England #OTD 1942

This week we are ordering a selection of titles for our New Book Group starting Wednesday 30th July at 11am It will run on the last Wednesday of the month We look forward to welcoming you #loveyourlibrary #lovetoread

In May: 📕Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus knocked Richard Osman off the top spot! 📗Landlines by Raynor Winn made it's Most Borrowed debut! 📘Jamie Smart's Bunny Bonanza continued to reign supreme! 📙Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins entered it's second month!

We're supporting #LearningDisabilityWeek to ensure people with a learning disability are seen, heard and valued. Our Independent Skills courses empower individuals to live independently & feel more connected to their community 👉tinyurl.com/bdzfpe8m #DoYouSeeMe @mencap_charity

'London Buses Towards Houses of Parliament' (2022) by Daisy Sims Hilditch daisysimshilditch.com

Lewis Carroll’s 'Alice in Wonderland' illustration by Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson #womensart

Congratulations to Rachel Clarke and Yael van der Wouden for winning the Women's Prize for nonfiction and fiction respectively!🎉 Check out both The Story of a Heart and The Safekeep for books at their most human and most enthralling. @doctor_oxford @womensprize

Join author @AliceFwrites as she delves into a world of change and reinvention in her latest book, The Truth Has Arms and Legs. ⭐️ Wednesday 2nd July at 6pm ⭐️ Tickets cost £3 per person To book: tinyurl.com/47czr5c4 @SurreyLibraries

Thank you Mr. James Joyce for your novel, Ulysses, and 71 years of celebrating it on Bloomsday! #jamesjoyce #Bloomsday #Ulysses

Our libraries are #WhereItHappens, and this summer we're taking part in a study focusing on the social benefits, impact, and value of library services. You might be asked by our library staff if you'd like to share your thoughts when you attend one of our events. @LibsConnected

Isn’t the world just full of horribleness at the moment why can’t everyone just get on like me and my pal Bobster? Why not have an extra special being nice day today ❤️❤️

69 years ago today - on 16 June 1956, Bloomsday - #SylviaPlath married #TedHughes at St George the Martyr, Holborn in London. "And here I am: Mrs. Hughes. And wife of a published poet. I knew it would happen - - - but never thought so miraculously soon."