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Friends of Penketh Library is an independent group dedicated to the promotion & support of LiveWire Libraries in Penketh and Warrington.
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Book Renewals:
In Penketh Library or Phone 01925 595653
Online: https://libonline.livewirewarrington.co.uk

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16/06/2026

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15/06/2026

We have a summer of sport ahead of us... and a book mission to match!

In June, we're inviting everyone to read a sporty story - but which reads would you recommend? ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

14/06/2026

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! To mark ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” weโ€™re spotlighting a beautifully moving LGBTQ+ e-audiobook available now on ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐จ๐ฑ: ๐ŸŽง ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’‘๐’–๐’” ๐›๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ.

This heartfelt story follows Ted, a gay writer whose bond with his beloved dog, Lily, leads him on a journey of love, loss, and magical thinking. Itโ€™s warm, funny, and deeply human โ€” perfect Pride month listening.

And donโ€™t forget โ€” ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ! Join us for ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง. Everyone is welcome to drop in and enjoy a friendly, inclusive space.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Borrow the e-audiobook on BorrowBox
๐Ÿ“ Warrington Central Library
โฐ Saturday 13 June, 10amโ€“12 noon

13/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ As we near the end of ๐‡๐ข ๐•๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, weโ€™re celebrating even more brilliant recommendations from our readers.

From fast paced James Patterson thrillers to comforting Dilly Court favourites, plus childrenโ€™s books that help build confidence โ€” these choices show just how varied and vibrant accessible reading can be.

12/06/2026

โœจ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! Weโ€™re delighted to share that ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก by Virginia Evans has been awarded this yearโ€™s prestigious Womenโ€™s Prize for Fiction โ€” celebrated for its heartfelt storytelling and unforgettable protagonist, Sybil Van Antwerp.

This uplifting, letter woven novel has captured readersโ€™ hearts around the world, and you can borrow a copy from our libraries.

Come discover why the judges called it โ€œ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆโ€ and โ€œ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘กโ€.
Happy reading, Warrington ๐Ÿ’›

11/06/2026

๐ŸŽง This ๐‡๐ข ๐•๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, weโ€™re spotlighting ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ โ€” our free e-newspaper and e-magazine service.

With the built in ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง function, you can have articles or whole publications read aloud. Accessible, flexible, and free with your library card.

Local history.
10/06/2026

Local history.

09/06/2026

๐Ÿ’› Our readers have been sharing the books that helped them shine a little brighter this ๐‡๐ข ๐•๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ.

Today weโ€™re featuring ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€” from twist filled thrillers to heartfelt wartime stories. These titles were chosen for being gripping, emotional, and easy to enjoy in accessible formats.

See what they loved, and maybe discover your next great read.

Come along, everyone is welcome. ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ
08/06/2026

Come along, everyone is welcome. ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฐ

05/06/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค โ€” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐Š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง.

This is a moment to celebrate everything your local library offers: welcoming spaces, free resources, community support, and a place to learn, relax, and connect.

If you havenโ€™t visited us in a while, now is the perfect time to rediscover whatโ€™s waiting for you. Everyone is welcome โ€” and joining the library is free!

Address

Honiton Way, Penketh
Warrington
WA52EY

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 6pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+441925595653

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