Library News
Bestselling crime author Louise Candlish is coming to Thurston
We’re excited to welcome internationally bestselling crime author Louise Candlish for a special event at Cavendish Hall in Thurston next month.
Pollinate & Create: a new arts residency with Suffolk Community Libraries
We’re running a new arts residency in Lowestoft for local artists working in creative health with an interest in nature, community practice, and environmental action to help shape future library projects.
Health Information Week: information and events to keep you well
Suffolk Community Libraries and the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are working in partnership to highlight Health Information Week which runs from 19-23 January.
The ten books we’re most excited about in 2026
From buzzy debuts to long-awaited returns, we’re breaking down 10 of the fiction titles we’re most excited about in 2026.
National Year of Reading kicks off in Suffolk with library fines amnesty
Suffolk Community Libraries is getting behind the National Year of Reading campaign by launching a two-month amnesty to encourage people to borrow and read more books from the county’s libraries in 2026.
We’re part of new Libraries Development Framework
Suffolk Community Libraries is delighted to be part of the new national Libraries Development Framework.
Library opening hours over the festive period
We’re letting our customers know about library opening hours over the festive period.
Over 25,000 free courses now available for library users
We have relaunched our free LinkedIn Learning service which offers more than 25,000 free courses in a huge variety of subjects to anyone with a Suffolk Community Libraries card.
Prizes to be won in our Festive Giveaway!
We'll be hosting three giveaways over the holiday season featuring prizes that will make the perfect gift for the library lovers in your life (or just for you). Our first giveaway will be a rare second edition of Tolkien's beloved Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The second...
Young people invited to join winter Blank Page workshops
Creative workshops for 10-16 year olds are returning this December and January and bookings are now open, and will include even more activities with brand-new local artists.
