Libraries Blog

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.

Buckinghamshire Libraries are launching the Summer Reading Challenge, Silly Squad, on Saturday 11th July. This year the annual event will be a digital one, with parents encouraged to sign up children to read as many books as they like at: sillysquad.org.uk

Work has begun to refurbish Marlow Library this summer. This will include a complete remodel and refurbishment of the building with improved computer facilities, a new meeting room, self-service technology and loanable tablets.

Introducing our new service Request and Collect; we select, you collect! Launching on Monday 22 June this new service lets you to borrow new and exciting books expertly selected by our team from your local library safely.

If you have library books that you would like to return to us, you will be able to bring them to a Buckinghamshire library from Monday 22 June 2020.

Explore VE Day with Buckinghamshire Libraries.

Our libraries may be closed, but you can still access our services from the comfort of your own home. Find out how.

Find out more about 'The Goose Who Flew', a theatre production coming to Buckinghamshire Libraries.

From November 4–18, booklovers can borrow Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones’ powerful debut novel, I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, from their public library as an ebook or audiobook with no waitlists or holds.

Libraries Week takes place between 7-12th October. Find out how we're celebrating libraries in a digital world.

Now that the children are back at school, find out more about how libraries can help support them.

Join us for an out-of-this-world adventure with our Summer Reading Challenge events. The challenge blasts-off on Saturday 13th July.