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2 days to go! Join us on Thursday 5 March to celebrate reading for fun ✨ Looking for last- minute resources and celebration materials? Head to our website for everything you need. worldbookday.com

There's still time for libraries, colleges and bookshops to order their Hay Festival 2026 printed display pack and join the countdown to the world’s biggest book festival this spring for a chance to WIN a golden ticket! Find out more🔗bit.ly/3Mj3HCg

A quiz that’s top of the league! ⚽ Kick off the National Year of Reading with The Great Big World Book Day Footy & Booky Quiz 2026 with National Literacy Trust and #PLPrimaryStars Premier League communities. A live interactive quiz, featuring top footballers alongside brilliant authors.

📢Calling all book clubs... Join in the celebrations and shadow The Libraro Prize 2026 in its inaugural first year to help discover the next BIG author (and be in with a chance of winning £10,000!) Find out more and apply by 9am on 2 March: bit.ly/4ascmeT

World Book Day is on its way! There’s only one week to go! On Thursday 5 March we’ll be celebrating the big event and inspiring children to see reading differently. Because reading for fun seriously changes lives. How are you celebrating? ✨

Pop into your nearest #CheshireEast library and try it out...

Hear from the librarian who won The Booker Prize 2025 display competition and attended the award ceremony in London: bit.ly/4qISOHS For a chance to attend The International Booker Prize 2026 winners ceremony, order your free display pack today: bit.ly/4qvCJVQ

Book clubs, we have a wonderful opportunity for you to take part in shadowing The Libraro Prize 2026 in its inaugural first year! Find out more and apply before 27 February: bit.ly/4ascmeT

Why not pop into the library with a loved one tomorrow morning? Libraries and opening hours

Pop into your #CheshireEast library to register for free and start exploring. Libraries and opening hours

The World Book Day books have landed! From today until Sunday 15 March, children can swap their £1/€1.50 book tokens for one of our brilliant World Book Day books, for FREE! Head over to your nearest participating retailer with your book token and get choosing 📚✨ worldbookday.com/books-and-toke…

The next #Radio2BookClub pick of the season is #KeeperOfLostChildren by Sadeqa Johnson!📢 A sweeping story of one woman’s dream in post-World War II Germany and the three lives it changes forever. Full article bit.ly/3O8T2um BBC Sounds episode bit.ly/4kuAsJ3

You can get started with #LearnMyWay at your library: Computers in libraries #SaferInternetDay #StaySafeOnline

Knowing how to stay safe online is a key digital skill. Our online safety resources can help you guide your community through the basics of online safety and dealing with scams. View them at network.goodthingsfoundation.org/resources/coll….

Announcing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!🏅🎨 Featuring lively colours and immersive mediums, these 19 works beautifully portray themes of identity, relationships, nature, and life’s journey. 📚🌟 carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists…

Revealing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing! 🏅✒️ Highlighting diversity and community, these 19 works span from humorous narratives and creative reimaginings to artfully using history to explore identity and relationships . 💫📖 carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists…

"Now of course I'm a granny myself... maybe that spurred me on." Children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed the new title and lead character of her much-anticipated new Gruffalo book, illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

The Bookworms book club audiobook of the month is Call Me Lion by Camilla Chester. Log into #uLibrary and your little ones can enjoy it for free: uLIBRARY - Cheshire Libraries

Congratulations to Pippa York and David Walsh for winning the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year! Dive into a powerful cycling memoir that blends the Tour de France, identity, and life beyond the race, now waiting for you on #BorrowBox. 🚵🏻‍♀️🏆 @BookiePrize @DavidWalshST

The cat is out of the book bag! The judges for the 2026 #Nibbies have been revealed 👏✨ Find out more here 👉 thebookseller.com/news/the-briti…