Meet the Silly Squad This year’s Summer Reading Challenge 2020, will celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children taking part in the challenge will join the Silly Squad, an adventurous team of animals who love to have a laugh and get stuck into all different kinds of funny books! The Summer Reading Challenge runs from […]
Read More Join the Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge!Bookbug is 10! Help us to celebrate by making him a special birthday card and you could win your very own mini Bookbug doll! Instructions Make your card and get a grown up to take a photograph. Send it to us by emailing carnegie.library@south-ayrshire.gov.uk. The subject heading for the email should be ‘Bookbug’s Big Birthday. […]
Read More Celebrate Bookbug’s Big BirthdayWorld Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23 April every year. Up and down the country, everyone from libraries, local businesses, health organisations and many more celebrate the difference that reading makes to peoples lives. Connecting a nation in self-isolation – Share in the pleasure of enjoying […]
Read More Discover the World Book Night Titles And Join Us for #ReadingHourDuring the month of April, the ebook and audiobook (read by Stephen Fry) of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone will be available to download through our digital collection – with no waitlists or holds! Have you still to discover the wizarding world of Harry Potter? We have the complete works available to download in […]
Read More Unlock the magic with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone â¨South Ayrshire Library members can join thousands of readers worldwide in the largest global digital book club, Big Library Read. From 23 March â 13 April 2020, book lovers can borrow, read and discuss Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A comedians Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary with no waitlists or holds by visiting […]
Read More Big Library Read – Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A comedians Guide to Life on the Spectrum**Updated Joining Online – Wednesday 25 March** **Updated Housebound Services – Tuesday 24 March** Following the recent Government advice regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus), the council has taken the decision to close all South Ayrshire Libraries from 12 noon on Wednesday 18 March 2020. We have taken this decision in the best interests of all users and […]
Read More Library Service Update: COVID-19The campaign theme for this yearâs International Womenâs Day is #EachforEqual. An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender-equal world? Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. Weâve chosen some books which detail womenâs history, achievements and the on-going campaign for equality. Women & Power: a manifesto by […]
Read More International Women’s Day #EachforEqualAll Summer with You by Beth Good There’s no place like home…Nursing a broken heart, Jennifer Bolitho retreats to Pixie Cottage. Her new landlord – a former soldier turned movie heartthrob – has grounds so large, she’s sure the little house nestled in the woods will bring her solitude. Alex Delgardo also has reasons to […]
Read More Find the perfect match this Valentine’s Day from our selection of heart-warming stories and romantic readsâŚWe recognise that the library can become overwhelming for anyone with additional support needs (ASN) and have introduced resources to make their visit with us a little easier. All of our libraries have ear defenders and communication fans available. They also have a âSensory Boxâ that includes a selection of fidget toys. Customers with autism […]
Read More Additional Support Needs – Resources in our LibrariesThe 27 January 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. It also marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. Genocidal regimes throughout history have deliberately fractured societies by marginalising certain groups. The theme of this yearâs Holocaust Memorial Day is Stand Together, because only by […]
Read More Holocaust Memorial Day: Learning from genocide â for a better future
