Episode 4 of the Tales from the Stack podcast has been released! The Pinnacle of Teacake Technology! You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube!
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Come with us to the regional conference for @librariesconnected.org.uk North West! A day to celebrate libraries and explore how we can continue to evolve, grow and thrive 📚🌱Thank you to everyone that made this day of creativity, learning and reflection possible 🩷
Our friends at YKids Bootle are seeking nominations for The Believe Awards 2026! If you know a young person aged 7-17 please consider nominating them for one of 10 categories for a chance to attend a magical ceremony at the Titanic Hotel in July! For more information visit www.thebelieveawards.co.uk
Have you heard of light novels? 📚💮 Bridging the gap between reading manga and longer chapter books. Easy to dip into and read in short volumes, light novels use simple, conversational language and include illustrations. Browse our light novels and manga collections at: catalogue.sefton.gov.uk
Episode 3 of the Tales from the Stack podcast has been released! On Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/1fZq... On Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... On Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Dr...
This was quite an emotional read and I kept changing my mind about how I felt about the characters but I couldn’t put it down and read most of it in one night! Now that the film adaptation of Reminders of Him is about to be released I'm excited to see it and see how it compares to the book.
Bootle, Crosby, Formby and Maghull Library all host their own Lego Club every Saturday! Come and play with a large assortment of Lego. No booking required! What can you build?
The latest episode of our Sefton Library podcast, Tales from the Stack is ready to rock! Join us for an interview with debut Liverpool crime novelist Sean Watkin, as he tells us about his new book Black Water Rising. Available for your listening pleasure on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Dearest gentle reader, Bridgerton returns on Netflix! We are dressed for the occasion and are waiting with bated breath for our ships to become canon! Have you read any of the books by Julia Quinn? We have lots available to borrow!
King Sorrow by Joe Hill: "This breathless, exciting horror novel follows the fate of a group of friends who conjure up a devious, powerful dragon to see off their enemy. Can they control it and use it for good? Joe Hill proves he’s a real chip off the old block when it comes to the horror genre." 🐉
Formby Library has finished hosting the Gaming Together Exhibition and had lots of families playing retro video games together on Saturday! Such as Wii Sports, Super Mario Bros and Sonic the Hedgehog !
Before you watch the film starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi we have many copies of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte available to borrow! In Paperback, Quick Read, Large Print and Audio Book! Let us know which is better book or film version! 📖 📚
February is LGBT+ history month - so we have chosen some recommendations from our collection to mark the occasion! Joe has picked out a pair of diaries from two hugely influential queer artists, both at the end of their remarkable lives: Derek Jarman and Joe Orton.
Author Julian Barnes has confirmed his new novel Departure(s) will be his last book. If you haven't tried any of his books we have a great selection of his available!
We're so excited to announce, International Shared Reading at Crosby Library, starting next week! Every first Wednesday, 2pm – 3:30pm Open to all, whether you are learning English or are just curious to explore a new world of stories and poems! Book via link in our bio! 📖📚
Read Shakespeare stories in a modern light, with these contemporary novel adaptations of some of his plays.
Working hard at Crosby Library to bring you more private study spaces 🔨🔧🧽🎨
This was my last read of 2025 and I have to say one of the best. It captivated my attention instantly - It kept me guessing right the way through; I certainly didn't see the ending coming. #TheHousemaid #BookRec 📖📚
Crosby library community garden was honoured to receive the RHS 'It's your neighbourhood' award for OUTSTANDING level 5. We're overjoyed with how our outdoor space has transformed under our staff and volunteers and can't wait to keep improving and evolving our garden for everyone to enjoy! 🌱💚
Crosby libraries community compost scheme is off to a great start, we had councillor Liz Dowd come to help out!
Thank you so much to Baby Week UK and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside for supporting two amazing trips for local young families in Sefton!
Sefton Libraries are supporting the Sefton Mayor's Christmas Toy Appeal 2025. 🎁🎄🎅 Sefton Libraries are one of the drop off points: Bootle Library Crosby Library Meadows Library Formby Library Atkinson Library You can donate until 22nd December. Thank you for supporting families in Sefton.
Children ask a lot of questions... and with books they can learn a lot of answers! Children's fact books, or non-fiction are available at all our libraries and cover a wide range of subjects and topics. We even have fact books about facts! #NonFictionNovember 📖 📚
Our manga of the month is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. 👹🕰️🌍Set across time and in locations around the world, the story follows various members and descendants of the Joestar family. Each JoJo must gather a group of allies and master their powers — to defeat the latest menace. But will they succeed?
We now have a Podcast! Tales from the Stack: a Sefton Libraries podcast is now available on; Spotify open.spotify.com/show/79x72aG... Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtVC... Start listening and let us know what you think!
