Mental Health

The third Monday in January has been dubbed ‘Blue Monday’. Feeling ‘blue’ on this day is understandable and can be down to a number of factors that come together at this time of year. January is a dark month – short days and a lack of…

Silence please! For this poem by librarian Sarah Fletcher, painting a verbal impression of Guernsey's second lockdown using only book titles from our collection.     The invisible enemy - Channel Islands invaded. The fear bubble. Guernsey people…

Children's Mental Health Week from 1-7 February got Sally from our Children's Team thinking about the powerful role reading can play in supporting mental health and wellbeing.After all, the National Literacy Trust has found that ‘Children who…