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When Marketing Officer Abi heard that someone was writing a novel in the Library, she knew she had to go and have a chat! Abi caught up with Jacob one afternoon to find out more about book, his inspiration, and what it’s like to write in a public…

Babies love books! But why are they so important? Which ones should you choose for them? And what happens if they’re sick on it?!In this blog, Outreach Librarian Emily answers some of the most common questions she hears when chatting to families…

The Guernsey Literary Festival made a triumphant return this year, hosting in-person author visits for the first time since 2019. More than 70 events took place from the middle of May until the main weekend in late June, with visiting authors…

Library Assistant Hannah is passionate about reading. In this new blog series, Hannah interviews bestselling authors whose books you can find right here on the Library shelves. First up, with his fifteenth novel due for release at the end of the…

Akshaya and Neave are both 14 and attend Ladies College. Every week they come to the Library for the Teen Book Club to chat about books and develop their discussion skills. In our third ‘People of the Library’ blog series, Marketing Officer Abi…

We love our work experience students. Every summer term we welcome several students to the Library to show them different aspects of the service, giving them insight into what it's like to work in such a varied environment at the heart of the…

Does your child ever ask you for support with their homework, and you’re not sure where to start? Don’t worry, help is at hand! And you need look no further than your Library. While we LOVE a good fictional story in the Children’s Library, we…

 ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ so the saying goes. And we should never judge a book by its title either! Library Assistant Hannah recently delved into the collection to find our strangest titles and reveals a little more about their plots…