March 2020 Celebrating International Women's Day

Display at Bedford

January 2020 Mood Boosting Books

January Blues?  Come and visit the Luton and Bedford library displays for ideas to boost your mood.

Browse the self-help guides to help you understand and manage your health and well-being – whether that is stress, learning relaxation techniques, overcoming anxiety or using exercise to help mood.

Or why not escape with a book?  Try our mood boosting reads to help you unwind and beat the January blues.

What about tips on feeling good?  Come and take a look. It is your library – we look forward to seeing you in 2020.

November 2019 - Science Fiction

“Science fiction or sci-fi is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes and extra-terrestrial life. In the library we have books from the War of the Worlds by H.G Wells where earth is invaded by aliens, The Martian by Andy Weir where an astronaut struggles to survive being abandoned on Mars, to the truly wondrous stories within The Weird: a compendium of strange and dark stories”.

Books Unlocked October 2019 - Black History Month

Please look out for the displays at Bedford and Luton Campus Libraries

Books Unlocked September 2019 Travel

This month's theme is Travel please look out for the displays at Bedford and Luton

Books Unlocked - Summer Reads

The new children's laureat has devised a 10 point plan to get children reading. Its being shared here for interest. In addition this could easily apply to everyone. What do you think?

Cressida Cowell's 10-point plan for children

1. Read for the joy of it

2. Access NEW books in schools, libraries and bookshops

3. Have advice from a trained librarian or bookseller

4. Own their OWN book

5. See themselves reflected in a book

6. Be read aloud to

7. Put a book down if they're not enjoying it

8. Be creative for at least 15 minutes a week

9. See an author event at least ONCE

10. Have a planet to read on

Books Unlocked - Summer Reading

The displays in our libraries offer some great suggestions for Summer Reads why not borrow one and see what it like?