Liskeard Library

03/06/2026

It's time to name our baby seagull! 🐣

This is your opportunity to make library history by naming our latest seagull chick! So far we have had FLUFFLES, Lil Bobby, Micheal, Azog.

Last year's winning name was Steven Seagull and Gull Gado!

Get creative and win a delicious piece of library cake from our cafe 🧁

Comment your ideas below 👇

02/06/2026

Knit & Natter with Kay and Claire! 🧶

Feel free to pop in during our Knit & Natter sessions downstairs in the library if you want to enjoy some social time sharing skills, having a chat and enjoying our space.

Kay and Claire want to make everyone feel welcome, help make some new friends with a love of knitting and a dose of kindness and respect. 🥰

Every Friday 1 to 3 pm at The Liskeard Library! See you there.

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

The Library Quiz Night is almost upon us!

We have space for one more team of four and two individual community table tickets for those looking to make new friends!

Join us on Thursday night for an evening of brain food at the Liskeard Library. We have food provided by The Hub Vegetarian Cafe (usually located at the Liskerrett Community Centre) If you miss out on a ticket you can still find them in Liskeard!

- 4th June at 6.30pm
- £3.75 individual ticket (joins our community table)
- £10.75 for a table of 4
- Full drinks menu with cocktails, beers and soft drinks!

https://www.realideas.org/events/8285214

Bottle of Fizz and a box of chocolates for the winning team! Cya there 😁

01/06/2026

Passmore Edwards was the OG Mr Beast! 💪

Here's a snippet of Ed giving a talk to some local Year 5 students on the history and importance of your local library.

Free library card, no fines, no late fees, access to over 230,000 physical books and even more digitally.

Pop in and say hi!

31/05/2026

Discover what's on in June at the Library! 🌞

🎤Regular Quiz and Spoken word nights
🍷Our new Far & Field Wine Club
🤩Author talks, book launch parties & Cornish history
🎨 market is hitting Liskeard

We hope to see you in the library for an exciting programme that we are really proud of this month!

27/05/2026

Half Term Day 2! 😎

Family May Clay Play Day. Yay!

We had two groups in experimenting with clay and having some fun, family, connection time 🥰

Thanks everyone who came by today, see you all again soon.

26/05/2026

Quick Digital Support Update!

There will be no digital support session this Thursday.

Digital Support will be available as usual on Wednesday this week.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

- The Library Team

23/05/2026

✨ The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist is here!

From a suburban witch and a morally conflicted filmmaker to a reimagined identity and a multigenerational Iranian family story, these six extraordinary books span continents, cultures, and decades of history. 🌍📖

With themes of resilience, identity, heartbreak and hope, this year’s shortlist is powerful, thought-provoking and unforgettable.

Ready to discover them for yourself?

👉 You can borrow all shortlisted titles from the library right now! come and pick your next read!