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Final #fortnightlyfocus by #pupillibrarians @sullivan_upper recommends some great titles by @ColinBateman & #JuliaGolding🤩And our penultimate #bookoftheweek is an exciting wartime mystery by @hollykatewebb❤️📚#lovereading #lastchancestoborrowthisyear @Go_All_In_2026 @ALCS_UK

Other work by the Ladybird artists. ‘The walled garden’ May, 1958 Artist: Ronald Lampitt

Bank holidays don’t have to be productive 💛 Today doesn’t need to be about catching up, ticking things off or keeping busy. Rest. Slow down. Get outside. Put your phone away for a while. Say no if you need to. You don’t have to earn your rest - you deserve it.

Revisiting a book years later can feel surprisingly different. You notice new details or recognise parts you’d forgotten. Find an old favourite on your next visit to the library 👉 orlo.uk/pp5XX

Do you need more books? No. ☹️ Will that stop you coming to the Libraries NI Book Sale? Also no. 😅 💰 Buy a tote bag (£8 members £10 non members) 📚 Fill it with books 🤭 Figure out where to put them later! 📍 The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast 📅 Fri 29 May ⏰ 2:00pm – 7:00pm

Any teen readers in your life? This event in Belfast is a rare opportunity to bring them to hear 4 NI YA authors with new books out this spring. Also: It’s ‘pay what you want’! National year of reading has sponsored free books and goody bags! belfastbookfestival.com/festival-progr…

Every stage has its own small victories. Moving from pictures to paragraphs is one of them. Drop into your library and find the next step in their reading journey.

What does winning the Shadower's Choice Award really mean? 🎥 Authors shortlisted for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing share what the Shadower's Choice Award means to them and why connecting with readers matters! 👉 Hear from the shortlisted authors: vimeo.com/1189817506

Calling all school & public librarians! We are offering libraries FREE activity packs to celebrate Six Weeks by Matt Goodfellow @earlytrain, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton Each pack will include 1 poster, 20 bookmarks, & book club notes. Find out more: brnw.ch/21x2DHS

A study carried out in libraries and community groups here has suggested reading together can be beneficial to people with dementia. The research was conducted by Dementia NI along with Queen's University.

Ready for the #Carnegies2026 Shadowers’ Choice Awards? Shadowers are voting on this year’s Writing and Illustration shortlists 🎨 📖 Voting closes 9 June, with the winner revealed at the live‑streamed ceremony 🏆 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/take-part/vote/

When people get together with a shared purpose, remarkable things can happen Image: instagram.com/6secondseq

Missed it live or want a refresher? Watch back @ScholasticUK’s CPD webinar with experienced shadowing group leaders sharing practical advice, ideas and real insights into what really works! #Carnegies2026 Discover the session here: carnegies.co.uk/take-part/webi…

The Linen Hall Charity bookshop will soon be moving to a new home in Lombard Street, to set up shop in the building that was previously Caffè Nero, or for those a little older, the much beloved Delaney’s. The existing site opposite Castlecourt will close on Wednesday 20th May, and we will be open for business again after the bank holiday on Tuesday 26 May in Lombard Street. Many thanks to everyone for your continued book donations and custom, and we hope you will all enjoy the new premises. #LinenHall #OpeningMinds #Belfast

Our NEW issue is here, #BfK278 with interviews, features & children's book reviews. Includes Brian Moses, Natalia Shaloshvili, Alexis Deacon, Everything with Words, Letterbox Library recommends, new Beyond the Secret Garden AND @michaelrosenyes #KidLit bit.ly/4tIl0fz

Winning the Shadower's Choice Award would mean… ✏️ Shortlisted illustrators share what the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration represents to them and the joy of connecting with young readers through their art! 👉 Hear from the shortlisted illustrators: vimeo.com/1189817508

Announced today, the shortlist for the 2026 #KlausFluggePrize for most exciting newcomer to picturebook illustration. Congratulations to these six talented illustrators! "Inspiring to see such originality & promise in debut work" says judge Rob Biddulph booksforkeeps.co.uk/distinct-visua…

A quick plug for anyone in Donegal or close to it who might fancy going to a book launch. Runaway Road is ‘on location’ this day next week. Expect readings, lively discussion and free Freddo Frogs and Monster Munch… All welcome! To register, please email info@artlink.ie

Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health. The findings from University College London are the first to show that both participating in arts activities and attending events, such as viewing an exhibition, lead to people staying biologically younger. Read more: theguardian.com/science/2026/m… #InvestInTheArts

A new Wild Atlantic Way? How nine ‘literary routes’ could form a map of Irish writing irishtimes.com/culture/books/… via @IrishTimesBooks