Libraries NI

Highlights

Highlight tile 1 - Summer events At Libraries NI

Check out what's on in libraries during the summer - we've a wide range of events to suit adults and children; admission is free. View the schedule
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Nine Books Nine Week Challenge - here are some fun summer activities that children will enjoy doing to make summer reading more interesting
Highlight tile 3 - recommended reads for children

Nine Books Nine Week Challenge - explore a variety of books that will spark children’s imagination and keep them entertained. View now
Highlight tile 4 - Digital eNewspapers available to borrow from Libraries NI

eNewspapers - get the latest news here! Regional and world newspapers free to borrow and download on the Libby app. Borrow now

Features

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Go On sessions during July to help you with your IT needs. These free sessions include how to use an iPad and 1-2-1 clinics. Find out more
Feature tile 2 - Children's Authors

Nine Books Nine Week Challenge - find fantastic, summer reading options for children! View the list of children's book authors
Feature tile 3 - an old hat worn years ago by a porter at Belfast Central Library

This is definitely a throwback. Unfortunately there are no porters in libraries who would wear such a hat anymore! Check it out and so much more
Feature tile 4 - books about the Olympics and Olympic athletes

Looking forward to the Olympics in Paris? Then check out our catalogue for books about the famous games and its Olympic athletes!
Two parents and a child looking at a tablet computer

The school holidays are beginning and the learning doesn't have to stop! Check out these fun FREE games, courses and more via the Libraries NI Learning Hub

Feature tile 6 - MoJo digital eMagazine of the week

eMag of the week is MOJO magazine. Download the latest issue and back issues for free on Libby

Book Recommendations

Staff Picks, favourites and reviews!


Book cover of The Night House By Jo Nesbo

The Night House by Jo Nesbø

The Night House by Jo Nesbø is a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel. The story revolves around fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved, who, after his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote town of Ballantyne. Richard becomes an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, he claims that a telephone booth near the woods sucked Tom into the receiver. Only Karen, another outsider, believes him…

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Book cover of The Best Days Of Our Lives By Lucy Diamond

The Best Days of Our Lives by Lucy Diamond

The Best Days of Our Lives by Lucy Diamond is a heartwarming and poignant novel that unfolds over the course of one life-changing year.

The McKenzies are an average yet complicated family, bound together by in-jokes, arguments, and closely-guarded secrets. Thirty-something sisters Leni and Alice became inseparable after their parents’ divorce, with younger brother Will trying to keep up. But an ordinary summer day brings tragedy—an accident that changes the family forever. Guilt, questions, and buried secrets emerge, scattering the…

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