Slaughter in Southwold returns – now in its 12th year!

Slaughter in Southwold returns – now in its 12th year!

By Lucy Neill | 17 April 2026 Calling all crime fiction fans! The popular crime festival Slaughter in Southwold will be returning for its 12th year this June. This year’s programme takes place from Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 June and features a variety of crime and...
Three ways the library can come to you!

Three ways the library can come to you!

Suffolk Community Libraries has 45 library branches up and down the county, each filled to the brim with books for you to explore and friendly faces to chat to. But we know that sometimes it’s difficult to visit in-person. So for the National Year of Reading, we’re...
Constable’s works come to life in Ipswich libraries

Constable’s works come to life in Ipswich libraries

By Lucy Neill | 18 March 2026 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. Make Play, an Ipswich-based arts organisation,...