Library News

We’re highlighting three ways the library can come to you, so you can continue your reading journey and enjoy everything the library has to offer!

Suffolk Community Libraries is relaunching the DiscoveReads reading programme for 2026 – a unique way to encourage library users to read something new.

A new series of immersive playscapes are coming to libraries in Ipswich during May and September, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Suffolk-born landscape artist John Constable.

Councillor Nadia Cenci, Suffolk Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities has pledged her support for the National Year of Reading.

Suffolk Community Libraries is launching a new Book Bingo reading activity to encourage readers of all ages to explore the huge range of books on offer in our libraries.

Our Wild Pages Writers Residency in November 2025 invited six talented local writers to Felixstowe library for a week to explore the connection between nature and the written word. Here, writer Aruna Stannard reflects on the week and what it left behind.

Our successful Blank Page Project creative workshops for young people will be returning to libraries for Easter 2026 and will include zine making, special effects make-up, songwriting, plaster casting robot programming and more.

People living in the Kessingland area can now benefit from improvements to their local library space, including a new children’s area with purpose-built furniture creating a bright and colourful space for families and children to enjoy.

We’re launching a new giveaway on our Instagram to win free tickets to a show at The Wolsey Theatre.