Bushey Library

01/09/2026

🎉 Join Us for Our 90 for 90 Challenge! 🎉

As we count down to our 90th Birthday on 30 September, we're setting ourselves a special challenge: to welcome 90 new library members during September.

If you're not currently a member, or your membership has lapsed, why not sign up and discover everything your library has to offer?

📚 It's not just about books! As a library member, you can enjoy:
• Digital newspapers and magazines
• E-books and e-audiobooks
• Computer and printing facilities
• Study and research resources
• Events and activities
• Local and family history collections
• And much more!

✅ Best of all, it's all available with your FREE library membership.

Already a member? Help us spread the word! Share this post and tell your friends, family, neighbours, and colleagues what they're missing and encourage them to join our 90 for 90 challenge.

Let's celebrate 90 years of the library by welcoming 90 new members! 🎂📖💙

01/09/2026

This month’s Herts Big Read is all about books that get people talking — stories that challenge, inspire, and stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. From powerful contemporary fiction to thought-provoking non-fiction, these are reads that spark conversation and invite new perspectives.

📚 Get Involved

Visit your local library to browse our displays and discover some fantastic staff-recommended reads

Prefer digital? You can join in from anywhere with our eLibrary.

Books featured:
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
Meet the Georgians by Robert Peal
The Names by Florence Knapp
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

31/08/2026

There's only one week to go before the end of this year's Summer Reading Challenge! There is still time for your children to complete the challenge and get their stickers, medal and certificate.

31/08/2026

30/08/2026

We will be closed tomorrow for the Bank Holiday. If you need to renew your books you can do so through our website, app or over the phone.

29/08/2026

Meet Skye – one of our Summer Reading Challenge: Read to the Beat characters! 🎶

Skye is full of style. She puts together outfits, plans dance routines and always shows her creativity with confidence. Skye also spends time playing board games when she’s not doing her choreography.

We’ve chosen three books we think Skye would borrow from the library. Take a chance on one of these picks today!

• Become a Chess Champion by James Canty:
https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2741421

• Harper the Confidence Fairy by Daisy Meadows:
https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1913925

• The Amazing History of Fashion by Kesha Grant:
https://herts.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2683731

Read to the Beat illustrations by Harry Woodgate. Illustrations and logo © The Reading Agency 2026

28/08/2026

📖 Join us for Storytime every Saturday at 11am, where we'll have a member of staff reading some fun picture books followed by an optional drawing session for the children, where they can draw their favourite story, make their own character or create whatever their imagination conjures up! 🖍️

28/08/2026

We've got lots going on during September!

Information about our Birthday Week coming soon!

Pop in and speak to us for more details....

27/08/2026

We will be closed this Monday for the Bank Holiday. We are open as normal on Friday and Saturday, so make sure to come in and stock up on books for the long weekend!

27/08/2026

🎶Join us at our Boomwhacker workshop on Friday 28 August! 🎶

We'll be hosting a fun music-making session from 2pm to 3pm, where we'll be playing popular songs and making our own tunes with these enjoyable and easy-to-play instruments.

This session is free and suitable for ages 5+.

Booking is not required, just drop in to join on the day!