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BRAUNTON LIBRARY WINS SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND LIBRARY OF THE YEAR
Posted on 26 Mar 2025Devon Library selected in The British Book Awards 2025 Braunton Library has been selected as a Regional & Country winner for Library of the Year in the South-West England region. This means the Devon library is now in the running for Library of the Year at The British Book Awards 2025. In the South-West category, Braunton was … Continue reading
Bideford Library’s Chatty Café Celebrates its First Year
Posted on 19 Mar 2025A welcoming group that meets weekly in Bideford Library to combat loneliness and isolation is celebrating its first year of success. The Chatty Café has been so popular that it now has up to 40 people flocking to enjoy a bowl of soup and welcoming company each week. The project was started in April 2024 … Continue reading
Libraries Unlimited Staff Shortlisted for Libraries Connected Awards 2025
Posted on 12 Mar 2025We’re thrilled to share that two Libraries Unlimited staff members have been shortlisted for the Libraries Connected Awards 2025! The Libraries Connected Awards celebrate the achievements of library workers who have had an exceptional impact on their library service, users or their local communities. Huge congratulations to Dominique Sequoia and Chris White for this … Continue reading
Libraries in Devon & Torbay Are Shown to Deliver £23.9m in Social Value
Posted on 06 Mar 2025Libraries in Devon & Torbay generated the equivalent of £23.9m in social value during 2023/24 and have already accounted for £18.18m from April to December this current financial year. New statistics shared by Libraries Unlimited – the charity responsible for running Devon & Torbay’s library network – are shining a light on all the … Continue reading
Library Launches Weekly Breakfast Club, Thanks to David & Charles Publishing
Posted on 04 Mar 2025St Thomas Library was excited to launch a weekly breakfast club for the local community, made possible by a generous £1,000 donation from Exeter-based David & Charles Publishing. The funding was split to support the breakfast club (£500) and to enhance the Libraries Unlimited catalogue of wellbeing and craft books (£500). Running on Friday mornings, … Continue reading
Celebrating Three Libraries Unlimited Libraries Named Finalists for Library of the Year!
Posted onWe are incredibly proud to announce out of 36 finalists for Regional & Country Finalists for the Library of the Year, not one, but three of our libraries have been selected! The Libraries Unlimited libraries selected as finalists by The Bookseller, sponsored by DK Books, in association with The Reading Agency, are Bideford Library, Exeter … Continue reading
Introducing the New School Literacy Network Website!
Posted on 24 Feb 2025At Libraries Unlimited, we are passionate about supporting literacy and ensuring that every child has access to high-quality English education. That’s why we are proud to run the School Literacy Network (SLN). The SLN works with schools and teachers to enhance English teaching through valuable support, resources and professional development. The brand new SLN website … Continue reading
Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen: Classic Reads and Modern Reimaginings
Posted on 14 Feb 2025Did you know that 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen? One of Britain’s most celebrated novelists, Austen originally published her books anonymously, simply signed “By a Lady”. At a time when women had limited control over their own lives, Austen wrote complex, strong-willed female leads, focusing on their interior worlds … Continue reading
Explore the Anti-Racist Family Library Collection at Totnes Library
Posted on 12 Feb 2025Totnes Library is proud to host the Anti-Racist Family Library, a special collection of books generously donated by a group of local parents. This collection features a diverse range of adult and junior fiction and non-fiction, carefully selected to help families explore different perspectives, celebrate diversity, and engage in meaningful conversations about race and inclusion. … Continue reading
Free Cycle Training in Partnership with Active Devon
Posted on 31 Jan 2025From February 2025, we’re is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Active Devon, bringing free cycle training opportunities to even more communities across Devon. As part of this collaboration, we’ve has established two new cycle training hubs in our Tavistock and Honiton libraries. These hubs will serve as key information points where individuals … Continue reading