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Join in with the Big Jubilee Read
If you’re a keen reader The Big Jubilee Read could be just the challenge you’re looking for. Featuring 70 titles, one for each year of Her Majesty The Queen’s reign, the books were all selected by a panel of experts to reflect our changing nation through fiction. Each decade, from the 1950s to the 2020s… Read more
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Author of the Month: Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory is our Author of the Month for June. Gregory was chosen to tie in with the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.… Continue reading Author of the Month: Philippa Gregory
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Supporting Ukraine in libraries
Dobro Pojalovat v bibliotyeku – Добро пожаловать в библиотеку(Welcome to the Library) Our libraries are pleased to have been able to work alongside colleagues, communities, and partners to offer support to refugees arriving in Hampshire. Alongside free and flexible emergency library membership and information on our services, which has been translated into Ukranian and Russian,… Read more
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Author of the Month: Len Deighton
Leonard Cyril Deighton was born in London in 1929. His publications have included cookery books, history and military history, but he is best known for his spy novels. … Continue reading Author of the Month: Len Deighton
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Ann Cleeves
A great advocate and supporter of libraries, the best-selling writer Ann Cleeves was awarded an OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List ‘for services to Reading and Libraries.’ Typically modest, this author of more than 30 novels responded to the nomination by saying, ‘I’m delighted that this honour highlights the importance of reading and… Read more
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