Totton Library - Hampshire County Council

01/09/2026

Story of the Month in September is The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛🍎
Join our Storytime sessions every Tuesday at 11am. 📚📖

28/08/2026

Another legend has sadly left us recently. Tim Curry was a larger than life performer that lent his voice to over 60 audiobooks throughout his career, including many of the titles in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket and more.

He brought several book characters to life, most notably Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 adaption of Stephen King's 'It'. He wrote about his extraordinary life in his memoir 'Vagabond'.

"I find there is something very intimate about being the voice in someone's ear when they're driving." - Tim Curry

27/08/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of the great Dolly Parton. Despite gaining her fame as a country music superstar, Dolly had a deep passion for encouraging literacy skills, fostering children's love for reading and giving back to the community through her extensive charity work.

“Every book is a treasure and every time you open one up, you will meet new friends and take wonderful journeys to magical places.” - Dolly Parton

27/08/2026

Faye's is Educated by Tara Westover.

What does it mean to rewrite your own story? Raised in a survivalist family in rural Ohio, Tara Westover traces her journey from fatalist childhood to earning a PhD in Cambridge. This memoir celebrates resilience, self-discovery, and the power of education. It's an unforgettable recount of a life of transformation.

25/08/2026

‼️Today at 2-3:30pm! Don't miss out!‼️

🎨Come and draw Musical Mayhem cartoons with Cartoonist Nick Gowman on Tuesday 25 August from 2-3:30pm✏️

Tickets are free* but will need to be booked here: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/products/musical-mayhem-cartoons-totton-library-tuesday-25th-august-2026-2-00pm?_pos=1&_psq=totton+library&_psid=9644508ec&_ss=e

*This event is for children aged 4-11 years old and who receive free school meals as part of pupil premium or are supported under an SEN/EHCP.

24/08/2026

📚Are you a young person who loves books or do you know a young adult with a passion for reading? 📖

Join us on Saturday 29 August from 11am-12pm for our fortnightly Young Adults Bookabout group. Chat with other people of a similar age all about the books you've been enjoying over the past few weeks.

24/08/2026

‼️Tomorrow‼️ Don't miss out! Nick Gowman will be joining us from 2-3:30pm to show us how to draw fun Musical Mayhem cartoons.

Tickets are free* but will need to be booked here: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/products/musical-mayhem-cartoons-totton-library-tuesday-25th-august-2026-2-00pm?_pos=1&_sid=f3f0eb401&_ss=r

*This event is for children aged 4-11 years old and who receive free school meals as part of pupil premium or are supported under an SEN/EHCP.

🎨Come and draw Musical Mayhem cartoons with Cartoonist Nick Gowman on Tuesday 25 August from 2-3:30pm✏️

Tickets are free* but will need to be booked here: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/products/musical-mayhem-cartoons-totton-library-tuesday-25th-august-2026-2-00pm?_pos=1&_psq=totton+library&_psid=9644508ec&_ss=e

*This event is for children aged 4-11 years old and who receive free school meals as part of pupil premium or are supported under an SEN/EHCP.

21/08/2026

🎨Come and draw Musical Mayhem cartoons with Cartoonist Nick Gowman on Tuesday 25 August from 2-3:30pm✏️

Tickets are free* but will need to be booked here: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/products/musical-mayhem-cartoons-totton-library-tuesday-25th-august-2026-2-00pm?_pos=1&_psq=totton+library&_psid=9644508ec&_ss=e

*This event is for children aged 4-11 years old and who receive free school meals as part of pupil premium or are supported under an SEN/EHCP.

20/08/2026

Ankica's is Seascraper by Benjamin Wood.

This is a beautifully atmospheric and moody book about a young man on the verge of adulthood, and working as a shanker, a trade he learned from his grandfather. His name is Thomas Flett, he hasn't seen much of the world outside his hometown and never met his father. He lives with his mother, who had him as a teenager and has been shunned by the local community. She relies on him to earn money, which he does through his unsociable, repetitive, and physically exhausting work. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.

A chance to perhaps find a way out, a way forward to the music he loves, to a better life, comes along when a stranger seeks his help to film a movie. Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the striking visitor claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas?

14/08/2026

🏴‍☠️Ahoy, me hearties!🏴‍☠️

Pirate Crafts are available for ye landlubbers on Tuesday 18 August from 10-11am.

Suitable for mateys 3-11 years old.

£2 per child.

Book here: https://shop.hants.gov.uk/products/pirate-crafts-totton-library-tuesday-18th-august-2026-10-00am?_pos=1&_sid=855d9ba2c&_ss=r