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Coming soon – Adult Reading ChallengeAre you 16+ and up for a Challenge? All you need to do is pick up your free Reading...
01/09/2026

Coming soon – Adult Reading Challenge

Are you 16+ and up for a Challenge? All you need to do is pick up your free Reading Challenge bookmark and read 3 books. Every book you read earns a stamp. Once you’ve earned 3 stamps, hand your bookmark back to any Wiltshire library to be entered into the prize draw.

🏆 First prize: 1x £50 book voucher
🏅 Two runner up prizes: 1x £25 book voucher each

The Challenge runs between 5 September to 5 December 2026. Books, eBooks and audio/eAudiobooks all count. Get reading to be in with your chance of winning!

This autumn we are also running a series of author events to inspire you to find a new favourite author. Find out who is visiting a library near you soon https://orlo.uk/YIGEH

Take part in September's Big Library Read by downloading "The Dentist" by Tim Sullivan available via the Libby app in eB...
01/09/2026

Take part in September's Big Library Read by downloading "The Dentist" by Tim Sullivan available via the Libby app in eBook and eAudiobook format.

🕵 Good detectives notice details. Great detectives connect them.
Meet Bristol based DS George Cross, while investigating one murder discovers a cold case murder from years ago.

Get enraptured by this "great unputdownable story" today. Download a copy via the Libby app, for more information please visit https://orlo.uk/Mf2gq

Have you checked out some of the new stock that has recently arrived in Wiltshire Libraries? Discover all these titles a...
28/08/2026

Have you checked out some of the new stock that has recently arrived in Wiltshire Libraries? Discover all these titles and more by visiting https://orlo.uk/Z0Ndp

Reserve your copy via the website and Solus Library app (a £1 reservation fee per title applies). To search the library catalogue, visit https://orlo.uk/Ktz5K

Check out the most downloaded eMagazines from July. Did your favourite make the Top Ten?Discover these and more via the ...
25/08/2026

Check out the most downloaded eMagazines from July. Did your favourite make the Top Ten?

Discover these and more via the Libby app. To find out more, please visit https://orlo.uk/vBsSE

Meet the author: Pete WharmbySalisbury Library, Friday 25 September, 6pmPete Wharmby is an autistic author, speaker and ...
21/08/2026

Meet the author: Pete Wharmby

Salisbury Library, Friday 25 September, 6pm

Pete Wharmby is an autistic author, speaker and advocate. Diagnosed as autistic in 2017, at the age of 34, Pete has dedicated his time since then in trying to improve the general public's understanding of autism. He has published three books, What I Want to Talk About (2022), Untypical (2023) and Different Minds (2026), about autistic experience and how the world can be improved to help autistic people fit in.

“A book I wish I had years ago. Every parent and teacher needs to read this.”

“Eloquent and passionate, this book can help us all create a more inclusive society.”

Tickets are £3, available from Salisbury Library, 01722 324145. Book your ticket today.

To discover more information about this and other National Year of Reading events taking place across Wiltshire Libraries, please visit https://orlo.uk/XUsZU

To go all in and learn more about National Year of Reading 2026, please visit https://orlo.uk/HY5c5

Meet the author: Anne HollandMelksham Library, Monday 21 September, 6pmAuthor of 26 books, combining a lifelong passion ...
17/08/2026

Meet the author: Anne Holland

Melksham Library, Monday 21 September, 6pm

Author of 26 books, combining a lifelong passion for writing with extensive historical research and horse-racing expertise. Anne is a former journalist and long-time Horse & Hound contributor, she regards her WWII family history book, Stand By to Get Married, as her most magnificent work.

Readers describe it as:

“A remarkable story, detailing love and life in WWII.”

“This brilliant retelling of her parents love story, brings home the hardships of war.”

Anne remains an active and engaging storyteller, with a love of adventure, family, and sharing the remarkable stories behind her books.

Tickets are £3 and are available from Melksham Library, 01225 702039. Book early to avoid disappointment.

To discover more information about this and other National Year of Reading events taking place across Wiltshire Libraries, please visit https://orlo.uk/FSC86

To go all in and learn more about National Year of Reading 2026, please visit https://orlo.uk/bTGTg

🎶 We’re over halfway through the Reading Challenge with Read to the Beat! and we have had 5,568 children sign up in Wi...
15/08/2026

🎶 We’re over halfway through the Reading Challenge with Read to the Beat! and we have had 5,568 children sign up in Wiltshire Libraries so far!
There's still plenty of time to join the fun and sign up too! ✨

It's been fantastic seeing children discover new books, build a love of reading, and share their favourite stories with us this summer. We love hearing what you've been reading!
🎧 What's on your summer reading playlist? 🎶
Whether it's a book, an eBook, an audiobook, a graphic novel, there are lots of ways to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge.

✨ Time for Myth Buster #9!
❌ Myth: "My child struggles with attention, they won't stick with it."
✅ Busted!
Reading doesn't have to mean sitting still with a long book. Short stories, graphic novels, audiobooks, interactive books, and visual formats can all help children stay engaged and enjoy reading for a few minutes each day.

As a Wiltshire Library member, your child can access thousands of FREE eBooks and eAudiobooks through the Libby app. Whether they're grooving through graphic novels, dancing into adventures, or finding the rhythm in their favourite stories, there's a way for everyone to Read to the Beat! 🎶
The most important thing is building positive reading habits and discovering the joy of stories in whatever format works best for your child. ❤️

⏰ There's still time to join the Challenge! Pop into your local Wiltshire Library and “Go All In” with reading this summer. We hope to see you soon.

🎵
The Reading Agency 🎵

Meet the author: Professor Oliver CreightonWarminster Library, Thursday 10 September, 6pmThe charging knight is one of t...
13/08/2026

Meet the author: Professor Oliver Creighton

Warminster Library, Thursday 10 September, 6pm

The charging knight is one of the Middle Ages’ most powerful images—and at its heart stood the warhorse. Discover how these remarkable animals shaped warfare and aristocratic identity as Professor Oliver Creighton (University of Exeter) explores their evolution, drawing on the ground-breaking research behind his acclaimed book and featured on BBC’s Digging for Britain.

“Truly a seminal body of work” — Aleksander Pluskowski, Antiquity

Book of the Year — Current Archaeology and History Today

Originally from near Warminster, Creighton is a leading expert on medieval castles, landscapes, and warfare. He has authored ten books and over sixty academic works, and has appeared on Castles: Britain’s Fortified History, Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry, Digging for Britain, and Time Team.

Tickets are £3 and available from Warminster Library 01985 216022, book early to avoid disappointment.

To discover more information about this and other National Year of Reading events taking place across Wiltshire Libraries, please visit https://orlo.uk/b0igX

To go all in and learn more about National Year of Reading 2026, please visit https://orlo.uk/VjgUT

Jack the Ripper and the evolution of Ripper culture with Dr Lucy AndrewChippenham Library, Saturday 5 September, 2pmJoin...
12/08/2026

Jack the Ripper and the evolution of Ripper culture with Dr Lucy Andrew

Chippenham Library, Saturday 5 September, 2pm

Join Dr Lucy Andrew for a whistle-stop tour through the Ripper case and an exploration of the changing representation of the Ripper and his victims in Ripper fiction and culture from 1888 to the present. Lucy Andrew is a crime writer and crime fiction scholar from Wolverhampton. Her publications include: Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes (2013), The Boy Detective in Early British Children’s Literature (2017), The Detective’s Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study in Sidekicks (2021) and A Very Vexing Murder (2026), a cosy crime retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma. She has appeared on the Jack the Ripper episodes of Murder Maps (3DD Productions) and on Rippercast: The Whitechapel Murders Podcast. You can find out more about Lucy on her website: https://www.lucyandrew.com/.

Tickets are £3 and available from Chippenham Library, 01249 650536. Book early to avoid disappointment.

To discover more information about this and other National Year of Reading events taking place across Wiltshire Libraries, please visit https://orlo.uk/boCcH

To go all in and learn more about National Year of Reading 2026, please visit https://orlo.uk/JtwTf

Meet the author: Dr Lucy AndrewCorsham Library, Saturday 5 September, 11am250 years after her birth, Jane Austen is stil...
12/08/2026

Meet the author: Dr Lucy Andrew

Corsham Library, Saturday 5 September, 11am

250 years after her birth, Jane Austen is still celebrated for her cutting wit, happily-ever-after romances, feisty heroines and brooding heroes. But mystery, crime and transgression are also at the heart of Austen’s novels. Join Dr Lucy Andrew as she explores the influence of Jane Austen’s novels on the development of detective fiction and reveals how she went about creating her own cosy crime retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma, A Very Vexing Murder, which transforms Emma Woodhouse’s mousy little sidekick, Harriet Smith, into a feisty con-woman-turned-detective.

Described as “Fantastically entertaining”, “a treat for fans of regency literature and those who love a good murder mystery”; book early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets are £3 and available from Corsham Library, 01249 468490

To discover more information about this and other National Year of Reading events taking place across Wiltshire Libraries, please visit https://orlo.uk/9OUB1

To go all in and learn more about National Year of Reading 2026, please visit https://orlo.uk/zXmTd

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