Plymouth Libraries

05/06/2026

🖐️Volunteer opportunities this summer in your local library🖐️

We're looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help with this year's Summer Reading Challenge, starting in July. Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming families:

• encourage children to complete the challenge
• listen to children talking about books that they have read
• preparing activity materials
• registering and updating children's progress using a tablet or Chromebook

Sign up to volunteer with us and help inspire a love of reading this summer. Find out more and apply to be a volunteer on our website👉https://bit.ly/3yDFhvS

Plymouth City Council

04/06/2026

🕵️‍♀️🔎 We are delighted to welcome local author Terry Green to Plymstock Library, where he will be introducing his latest thriller, Dangerous Art 🔍🕵️‍♀️

June is National Crime Reading Month https://crimereading.com/about-ncrm

✅ Book your place now https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-visit-terry-green-tickets-1988382654044

From the man who introduced the British habit of queueing to more than 40 countries, here’s the chance to hear about the twists and turns of his new “life of crime”. Dangerous Art continues the nail-biting adventures of his hero Jake Elderfield, a management accountant turned corporate fire-fighter.

Known as the "Voice of Cashier Number Three, Please", Terry Green’s career has taken some interesting twists and turns. Now he’s a Devon-based crime thriller writer. Redline, his first book, is a fast and furious story set in the glamorous, high-octane world of sports cars.

“My talks and book signings are the chance for readers to hear more about my writing and the exciting adventures of my likeable hero, Jake Elderfield. They will also discover how Dangerous Art is influenced by some of my favourite places – the action starts at Burgh Island and moves to Prague, before returning to Devon.”

Find out more about Terry Green at www.terry-green.co.uk

📍 Plymstock Library
🗓 Thursday 11 June
🕜 11am to 1pm

Plymouth City Council

04/06/2026

🕵️‍♀️🔎 Britain's Secrets - at Plymstock Library 🔍🕵

🕵️‍♂️ June is National Crime Reading Month https://crimereading.com/about-ncrm
and we're delighted to have Lee Tindall-Jones with us on Wednesday 10 June, for a talk on Britain's security
🔎 Lee, who served in the Royal Navy for 35 years, shares his insight into Britain's security and intelligence agencies.
🕵️‍♂️ Still subject to the Official Secrets Act, Lee will shed some light on how the agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ have evolved and how they differ in roles and responsibilities.
🔎 11am to 1pm; there will be time after the talk for questions to be asked.

📍 Plymstock Library
🗓 Wednesday 10 June
🕚 11am to 1pm

Plymouth City Council

03/06/2026

Looking after your health and wellbeing just got easier 💚

Our monthly Health Hub is taking place today at Central Library until 4pm – a great chance to speak to local organisations, get advice, and find out what support is available.

Whether you have a question or just want to browse, everyone is welcome.

Plymouth City Council Plymouth Public Health Plymouth City Centre
Plymotion Community Builder - Stonehouse Livewell Southwest

03/06/2026

‼️Change of time and new session coming at Devonport Library‼️

From 8 June, Devonport Library will be hosting a weekly Family Social straight after their Monday morning Rhymetime session. This will also mean a slight change of start time:

📍Rhymetime
⌚Every Monday - 10am to 10.30am

📍Family Social
⌚Every Monday - 10.30am to 11am

Plymouth City Council

03/06/2026

🌈🌞 The Empathy Day Festival 4 -11 June 🌞🌈

🌸JUMP into someone else’s story with a FREE week-long online Festival offering education settings, bookshops, libraries, community groups and families worldwide fun and inspiring activities which build real life empathy through stories.

⭐️ find out more and register here https://empathylab.uk/empathy-day/

💐 You can expect the Empathy Challenge, live and on demand events with the nation’s favourite authors and illustrators events, and help you bring your community together. A flexible format allows you to celebrate however or whenever you can, with celebrations culminating on a final global Empathy Day, 11 June.

🌈 You can visit any of our branches to find books by some of the authors and illustrators involved in the Empathy Day Festival, as well as loads more brilliant books. opening hours are on our website
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/find-library-and-opening-hours

02/06/2026

🎤📝 Plymouth Writers' Group: open mic evening at Central Library 📝🎤

✒️ Join local writers, share stories, and get inspired at An Evening with Plymouth Writers' Group!

🚨✅ Book your ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-plymouth-writers-group-tickets-1989897773808

📖 Join us for a relaxed and welcoming open mic evening in partnership with Plymouth Writers’ Group. Enjoy a varied programme of live readings, from poetry to short prose, performed by local writers.

🎤 Feeling creative? Put your name down at the start of the session and take to the mic yourself – or simply sit back, listen, and enjoy an evening of storytelling and spoken word.

✨ Open mic slots available – sign up at the start of the session
✨ All abilities welcome

Come along, be inspired, and enjoy Plymouth’s local writing community.

https://plymouthwritersgroup.uk/

📍 Central Library
🗓 Friday 5 June
🕢 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Plymouth City Council

02/06/2026

📚A morning with Colm Toibin📚

Join us for an exclusive online event with Colm Tóibín on Wednesday 3 June at 10am! Don’t miss the award-winning author of Brooklyn and Long Island, as he discusses his latest release, The News from Dublin, followed by a live audience Q&A. Hosted by BorrowBox – sign up FREE here👉https://bolinda.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g6_hplIOS6iUDPTZgm4HNQ

City Council

02/06/2026

👉Stop-motion animation session for over 55s!👈

Join us at Central Library on 6th June at 11am for a friendly, hands-on stop-motion animation workshop for people aged 55+, delivered in partnership with Animation Devon.

Whether you’re completely new or just curious, this relaxed session will guide you through the basics of bringing stories to life using simple techniques.

✅ No experience needed
✅ All materials provided
✅ Learn new digital skills in a supportive environment

Have fun, get creative and meet others while exploring how animation works – frame by frame!

‼️Booking required via Animation Devon website👉https://www.animatingdevon.com/age-without-limits-day

Plymouth City Council

Age Without Limits, to bring FREE stop-motion workshops to Torquay and Plymouth for people over 55yrs, to celebrate Age Without Limits Day.​

01/06/2026

🍏 Monthly Health and Wellbeing Fair at Central Library 🍏

Wednesday 3 June is our monthly health and wellbeing event at Central Library.

We're pleased to have various organisations with us:
Livewell Southwest , Cancer Champions, Community Builders Team, Plymotion , Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Team will be here during the day offering information, services and signposting.

📍 Central Library
🗓 Wednesday 3 June, and every first Wednesday
🕙 10am to 4pm

Plymouth City Council