Western Isles Libraries

01/09/2026

✨ September Special on Libby! ✨

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is available with unlimited access in all formats for the entire month of September.

📖 Read it
🎧 Listen to it
⏱ No waits. No holds. Borrow instantly.
📱 Download the Libby app and listen for free with your library membership.
https://www.wilibraries.org.uk/digital-library
Start your magical adventure today on Libby!

29/08/2026

✨Bookbug dates for September✨

28/08/2026

✨New on BorrowBox✨

Looking for some weekend reading? Check out these new titles!

🎧Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Big Little Lies, packed with family drama, secrets and unexpected twists.

📖 Dreamland by Olivie Blake
A dark and atmospheric gothic mystery set in Hollywood, filled with ambition, secrets and danger.

📖 The True Meaning of Love by Danielle Steel
A moving story of love, courage and resilience as ordinary people navigate the challenges.

Don't forget to explore BorrowBox's fantastic range of magazines and newspapers, Free with your library membership.

28/08/2026

📚 Summer Reading Challenge 2026 📚

Tomorrow (29 August) is the final day of our Summer Reading Challenge!

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our first challenge run through our own libraries. Special congratulations to Roselia MacDougall of Castlebay Primary School, winner of our poster competition, whose design featured on this year's materials. 🎉

Don't forget to bring in your reading record to be updated so you can receive your certificate and medal and be entered into the prize draw. 🏅📖

Thank you for a fantastic summer of reading! ❤️📚

27/08/2026

A Western Isles Library membership: timeless, iconic, kinda chic 💅

26/08/2026

📢Castlebay Library – Closure

Castlebay Library will be closed today, Wednesday 26 August.

📲 Our digital library and book return box is available 24/7 - ebooks, eaudiobooks, magazines, family history and more: https://www.wilibraries.org.uk/digital-library

20/08/2026

🚨 Calling all Supertato fans! 🚨

Join us at Castlebay Library on Saturday at 10am for a special live stream from the Edinburgh International Book Festival with Paul Linnet, creator of Supertato.

Enjoy stories, songs, laughs, and discover the latest adventure, Supertato: Despicable Bean!

📍 Castlebay Library | 🕙 Saturday, 10am

🎟️ Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supertato-silliness-with-paul-linnet-tickets-1996103287667?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/08/2026

Closing tomorrow 🌟 Library Assistant vacancy, Stornoway 🌟

📚 We're hiring a Library Assistant at Stornoway Library

✅ 11 hours per week (incl Saturday shift)
✅ Fixed term until March 2027
✅ Frontline customer service, digital and reading support

If you enjoy helping people and have heard about , we'd love to hear from you.

🔗 Closing Thursday 20 August. Apply here: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/comhairle-nan-eilean-siar/jobs/library-assistant-stornoway-library-11420-fixed-term-484096

19/08/2026

Join us tomorrow for Live Edinburgh International Book Festival Events

Experience the Edinburgh International Book Festival from your local library

📚 The Witching Hour
✍️ With Mairi Kidd, Marion Gibson and Steven Veerapen
🕧 12:45pm
📍 Stornoway Library

🎟️ Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mairi-kidd-marion-gibson-steven-veerapen-the-witching-hour-tickets-1995935295197?aff=oddtdtcreator

📚 Perfectly Prolific
✍️ With Alexander McCall Smith
🕒 3:00pm
📍 Castlebay & Stornoway Library

🎟️ Book your free ticket for Castlebay here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alexander-mccall-smith-perfectly-prolific-castlebay-tickets-1995934789685?aff=oddtdtcreator

🎟️ Book your free ticket for Stornoway here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alexander-mccall-smith-perfectly-prolific-stornoway-tickets-1995934464713?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come along and enjoy these engaging discussions from one of the world's leading book festivals.

17/08/2026

📚✨ Book Clubs at Western Isles Libraries✨📚

Swipe through to discover all the brilliant book clubs happening across our libraries! Whether you love crime, Romantasy, or just a good blether about books, there’s something for everyone.
👇 Swipe to see the details for each club 📚