Plymouth Libraries

News and what's on

Telling Tales

The search for the nation’s most enthusiastic storytellers is coming to Plymouth. The National Year of Reading's Storytelling Chair will be at the National Play Day in West Hoe Park on Wednesday 6 August from 10.30am to 1pm.

Bring your favourite children's book or borrow one of ours, and be ready to read aloud.

Find out more about the Telling Tales competition on the Year of Reading website.

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Headroom

Help us put together a list of the nation’s most inspiring and comforting books. Find out more and how to get involved on our Headroom page.

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Summer Reading Challenge - Team Read

Find out about Team Read including how to take part, plus events and activities to keep children busy over the summer.

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Passport to Reading

Discover the world through great reading. Join in with our Passport to Reading challenge. Read six books, get a free coffee from Starbucks and be in with a chance of winning a £20 book token.

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What's on

To find out what else is going on in libraries, visit our what's on page.

What's new on the library pages
Reproductions of Plymouth Maps including the renowned Plymouth Bomb map are now on sale. For more details see the library shop.
Reference online - go beyond Google. Your library card is all you need to access our premium online resources. Includes dictionaries, encyclopaedias, newspaper archives, streaming music and more.
See the new DVDs and new CDs which will soon be available to hire from our libraries and the new books available to borrow now.
Treasures of the library - view images from and find out more about our Moxon collection of rare books.