Totton Library - Hampshire County Council

01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
In June we celebrate the lives and voices of LGBTQ+ individuals. Take a look at the Adult Fiction and Teen+ selection we have prepared for our display!

31/05/2026

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

Join us on Saturday 6 June from 11am-12pm for our fortnightly Young Adults Bookabout group. Chat with other people of a similar age about all the books you've been enjoying over the past few weeks.

30/05/2026

I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING A NICE DATE?!

There's always time to visit the library... Unless we're not open... 🤷‍♀️🤣

30/05/2026

This Thursday (4 June), join us for our monthly Poetry Club from 2-3pm.

This month, there will be a focus on Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy's works. Come, listen and analyse with other poetry lovers what makes their works so interesting to readers. You can also bring along pieces you enjoy personally and share with the friendly and fun group.

Poetry Club is held on the first Thursday of every month.

29/05/2026

New Pop-Up Collection alert!

Fall in love with some ❤ Contemporary Romance ❤ novels that have been carefully curated ready for you to enjoy.

Check out the full collection at Totton Library!

28/05/2026

Lucy's is Beartown by Fredrik Backman, our current Author of the Month!

Beartown is a fading town deep in the Swedish forest, held together by snow, darkness and its legendary youth hockey team. A bright future finally seems possible until one brutal act tears the community in two (please look up trigger warnings if interested).

Lucy knew early on that this book was going to be a heartstring tugger. Even though she went in knowing almost nothing and caring even less about hockey. What surprised her was how quickly Backman made the sport feel vital to the town's identity. The characters feel shaped by their environment, and the way their lives overlap makes Beartown feel completely real.

At its core, this is a book about the consequences of generational misogyny, toxic masculinity, and sexism. Lucy appreciated how tactfully Backman handles these themes. Rather than centring the narrative on the act itself, the focus stays on its impact: on the girl (and her family) at the centre of it all, and on how her life is altered in ways both immediate and long-lasting.

28/05/2026

Last few tickets remaining for our meet the author event with Sally Page ⬇

Celebrate the launch of her new novel Six Little Words.

Sally Page's debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, became a word-of-mouth sensation, translated into 30 languages and shortlisted for British Book of the Year. Sally has subsequently published two further novels with Harper Fiction, her fourth 'Six Little Words' was published by Harper Collins this spring.

Meet the Author: Sally Page Totton Library Thursday 4th June 2026 7.00pm Join Sunday Times Bestseller Sally Page to celebrate the launch of her new novel Six Little Words. Sally Page's debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, became a word-of-mouth sensation, translated into 30 languages and shortlisted....

27/05/2026

Are we doing this right? 🤔

Don't forget about our Saturday Family Fun day which is every Saturday, 10am - 4pm.

26/05/2026

Join us this Thursday (May 28) from 2-3pm for our monthly Bookabout group.

This is an informal book group where you can talk about what you've been reading for the past month and listen to other book lovers in what they've been enjoying. Bookabout is a fantastic way of hearing about - and even trying - books you may not have thought about giving a go!

Bookabout is hosted on the last Thursday of every month.

25/05/2026

Hitchhiker, grab your towel and don't panic!

Today is Towel Day, a day dedicated to Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, for fans to demonstrate their admiration for both Adams and the franchise itself. We have many of Adams' work available in our library and throughout the Hampshire Libraries catalogue.

And as we all know: A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. So don't forget to take your towel with you wherever you go today on this spring bank holiday Monday!