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07/08/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - TOWN CENTRE
*FACTOID: Chesterfield's first female mayor was also an author - Violet Markham was a writer and social reformer as well as becoming the town's first woman mayor in 1927*

Salt air and the rust on your door or a nice day round town, a book is always a good way to slow down and shoot the breeze!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - The Secret Library of Books - Chesterfield Branch (UK) )

Happy Reading
SL xx

25/07/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - TOWN CENTRE
*FACTOID - 📚 A Chesterfield author didn't read his first novel until he was 18 — then became a Booker Prize-nominated novelist.
Sunjeev Sahota grew up in Chesterfield and says the first novel he ever read was Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, which he picked up at an airport when he was 18. He went on to write The Year of the Runaways, shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize*

Mental health is something everyone should talk about and sharing your latest book or a recommendation is a perfect way to start a conversation.
You never how much someone may need that connection!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - The Secret Library of Books - Chesterfield Branch (UK) )

Happy Reading
SL xx

18/07/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - QUEENS PARKS
*FACTOID - Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a real bear called Winnie who lived at London Zoo. Author A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin, loved visiting her so much that he renamed his teddy bear after her*

Today there is a Children's Festival in town, maybe enjoy a nice book with your littlies too!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - The Secret Library of Books - Chesterfield Branch (UK) )

Happy Reading
SL xx

23/06/2026

30/05/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - Queens Park & Town Centre
*FACTOID - Astrid Lindgren made Pippi Longstocking a global icon - The Swedish author’s rebellious red-haired character has been translated into over 70 languages and was created as a bedtime story for her sick daughter.*

Another lovely day sit in the sun and read good book, but don't forget the sun cream!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx

23/05/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT- QUEENS PARK, CHESTERFIELD
**FACTOID: The world’s earliest printed book in English is in the UK - William Caxton printed The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye in the 1470s—the first book printed in English—and a copy is now kept at the British Library**

The weather is set to be lovely today, so pop on the sun cream, head down to the park and relax with a good book!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx

19/04/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - SOMERSALL PARK (pre-teen books)

Enjoy a Sunday read!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx

12/04/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - HOLMEBROOK VALLEY PARK

Enjoying the Sunday sun!

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx

10/04/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - TOWN CENTRE
*FACTOID - The first Mr Men book, Mr Tickle, came about when author Roger Hargreaves was asked by his son what a tickle looked like*

Where's Wally and his friends today?

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx

31/03/2026

BOOK DROP ALERT - TOWN CENTRE
**FACTOID - The most borrowed author in UK libraries (for years) was James Patterson
The American thriller writer topped lending charts for a decade, but Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, has more recently taken the top spot**

As always, if you find a book, please do let us know and once you have read it, rehide and share a picture of its location to continue the fun (making sure to tag us - )

Happy Reading
SL xx