Libraries Blog

An online interactive make-your-own audio adventure for ages 6+ comes to Buckinghamshire Libraries this half term.

The Anarchist’s Mobile Library takes you on an incredible adventure that YOU choose, solving problems and meeting characters, from wherever you choose to play! Where will your adventure take you?

Join in with Libraries Week (5 – 10 October) by going online and getting involved by sharing your love of books. We are asking our readers to join in with the nation by expressing themshelves and showing off the books that shaped your world by sharing your bookshelves on social media.

The Home Library Service has been making doorstep deliveries throughout lockdown and Covid-19 crisis, keeping isolated Buckinghamshire residents in touch with their community and keeping the enjoyment of a good book going for all.  

This month’s Book of the Month recommendation is Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

'Girl, Woman, Other' follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends, and lovers, across the country and through the years.

October is Black History Month, an annual commemoration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people in the UK. 

Did you know that one of the great influences on the nursing profession, Florence Nightingale, has a close association with a library in Buckinghamshire?

As part of Buckinghamshire History Festival we have put together a list of historical fiction books all chosen by members of our libraries team.

This month’s Book of the Month recommendation is The Second Sleep by Robert Harris.

As September features the first ever virtual history festival in Buckinghamshire we decided to choose a historical fiction book this month and what a book! Full of suspense and twists and turns this will definately be one to remember. 

Marlow residents are asked to take part in the creation of a new art installation for Marlow Library called The Stories that Shape Us

From 10 - 24 September, Buckinghamshire library card holders can experience bestselling author Heather Morris’s moving and uplifting The Tattooist of Auschwitz eBook for free with no waiting or need to place a reservation.

Rousing page-turner “The Darwin Affair” ebook now available for reading and discussion from 3 - 17 August with the Big Library Read.

This month’s Book of the Month recommendation is The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri.

Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens.