Libraries NI

Jim Rohn once famously said: “We all must suffer one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons". 💬 Choose Reading because it matters 📖

Libraries are free to visit and free to join. 😄 The perfect solution for a cash strapped weekend – Join now 👉 orlo.uk/1Fmt1

Reading Matters – escape into a book and let your mind wander through the pages. Scrolling isn’t relaxing it can be addictive and sometimes stressful! A good book will not let you down. 📖 Nothing to read – we can help 👉 orlo.uk/4efnl

Could these handsome wrought-iron gates have once stood at the entrance to Ormeau House, or even at the original Belfast Castle? Speculation as to their provenance appeared in the pages of the Belfast Telegraph #OnThisDay in 1929

Ahead of World Poetry Day, this week’s Bookcited! Podcast features Trish Bennett! 😄 She joins Jillian and Pete to discuss her poetry and capturing life in verse - Listen now 👉 orlo.uk/lG1qM

Rhythm and Rhyme might look like a singalong, and it is, but it’s also where language, confidence and connection begin. 🤗 Free, friendly sessions in libraries across Northern Ireland – Check it out 👉 orlo.uk/GqDr8

Not everyone has time to call into a library straight away. A few minutes to sign up gives you free digital reading you can use at home, on the move, or whenever a quiet moment appears. Join online now 👉 orlo.uk/EoGui

A reminder that libraries across NI are closed today. Our online shelves are still open with free access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers. 📲

For some people, the library is part of the week for reading. 🤗 For others, it’s part of the week for quiet, learning, or staying informed. However it fits, it belongs there. What’s your library habit?

📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Bank Holiday Closure 📢 All public libraries in Northern Ireland will be closed on Tuesday 17 March and Mobile Libraries will not be on the road. You can check out our eResources via our website or app.

Are you a Sunday lunch person – 1:30pm no matter what or are you a Sunday tea person? 🤔 Routine and habit can be ingrained into the way we live and that is why it is so important to make reading part of your weekly routine because Reading Matters! 😄

Have you listened to the latest episode of Bookcited! podcast? It's the perfect Sunday morning company! 🎧 Listen now 👉 libni.short.gy/xBookcited1303…

Super Saturday – when you know you know! All Saturdays are super but for rugby fans this is special. 😄 There is plenty to read about the game in our Catalogue 👉

It’s 1990. 🕹️ The school bell rings and you’re straight out the door — the mobile library is parked outside. Only minutes before the good stuff is gone. 😱 What are you borrowing? 🤔

This week's Bookcited! Podcast features the brilliant Jan Carson! 😄 She joins Jillian and Pete to explore the stories and secrets in her new novel 'Few and Far Between', based around Lough Neagh! Listen now 👉 libni.short.gy/xBookcited1303…

📢@Justice_NI are seeking Independent Monitoring Board members whose role is to monitor the treatment of prisoners and the conditions of their imprisonment at the three prison establishments @NIPrisons within NI. Find out more: justice-ni.gov.uk/news/independe…

Knit and Natter sessions are some of the most enjoyed hours in our libraries. 🤗 No pressure. No fees. No need to be good at knitting. Just yarn, conversation and an easy sense of welcome. 🧶 Find your local group 👉 tinyurl.com/fblniEvents

You don’t need to walk through the doors to be part of the library. 😄 Joining online takes just a few minutes and gives you free access to digital reading straight away — ready when you are! Join now 👉 tinyurl.com/twlniJoinForFr…

Can't believe we've recorded 100 episodes of the #Bookcited! podcast already! So many great interviews with a wide variety of authors and other book related chats.@LibrariesNI Click to listen @petelibrarian podbean.com/ea/pb-zasqb-1a…

Reading doesn’t always look the same. 😃 Some days it’s a book. 📖 Some days it’s listening instead. 🎧 Some days it’s a quick article between other things. 📰 It all counts. ✅ Read now 👉 LIBNI.short.gy/xJoinOnline012…