Halloween is a time when stories of the strange, unsettling and supernatural capture our imagination.
To mark the #NationalYearOfReading, Cambridge authors share their Halloween reading recommendations, from folklore and fairies to ghosts and the gothic. 📚
🔗 https://cup.org/4ztWQcc
To mark the #NationalYearOfReading, Cambridge authors share their Halloween reading recommendations, from folklore and fairies to ghosts and the gothic. 📚
🔗 https://cup.org/4ztWQcc
October 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Halloween is a time when stories of the strange, unsettling and supernatural capture our imagination.
To mark the #NationalYearOfReading, Cambridge authors share their Halloween reading recommendations, from folklore and fairies to ghosts and the gothic. 📚
🔗 https://cup.org/4ztWQcc
To mark the #NationalYearOfReading, Cambridge authors share their Halloween reading recommendations, from folklore and fairies to ghosts and the gothic. 📚
🔗 https://cup.org/4ztWQcc
'The Oratory' became the third tale read by The Librarian of Weeping Bank at Little Sutton Library, Cheshire.
Many thanks to the incredible staff for making this #NationalYearofReading visit so special.
Many thanks to the incredible staff for making this #NationalYearofReading visit so special.
October 30, 2026 at 9:51 AM
'The Oratory' became the third tale read by The Librarian of Weeping Bank at Little Sutton Library, Cheshire.
Many thanks to the incredible staff for making this #NationalYearofReading visit so special.
Many thanks to the incredible staff for making this #NationalYearofReading visit so special.
📜 What happens after death? Explore the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead and help Ani face the trials of the netherworld. Can you reach the Field of Reeds? 🎲 buff.ly/Lx5HlwB
@folklorethursday.bsky.social #EYAFolklore #AncientEgypt #NationalYearofReading @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #spooky
@folklorethursday.bsky.social #EYAFolklore #AncientEgypt #NationalYearofReading @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #spooky
October 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📜 What happens after death? Explore the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead and help Ani face the trials of the netherworld. Can you reach the Field of Reeds? 🎲 buff.ly/Lx5HlwB
@folklorethursday.bsky.social #EYAFolklore #AncientEgypt #NationalYearofReading @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #spooky
@folklorethursday.bsky.social #EYAFolklore #AncientEgypt #NationalYearofReading @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #spooky
🐈⬛ Look how smart he is! Our most favourite and best-dressed cat-groom for #BlackCatDay. From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901.
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
October 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🐈⬛ Look how smart he is! Our most favourite and best-dressed cat-groom for #BlackCatDay. From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901.
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
Healthy life line: Relax and unwind as you read the best books you can find. Healthy Life Lines amzn.to/3goUC6Y Patient Handbook amzn.to/13m51UU #health #books #free #kindle #NationalBookMonth #HealthLiteracyMonth #healthcare #NationalYearOfReading #BookSky #HealthSky
Amazon.com: Healthy Life Lines: Simple Tips to Improve Your Health: 9781095483619: Richardson M.D., J. L.: Books
Amazon.com: Healthy Life Lines: Simple Tips to Improve Your Health: 9781095483619: Richardson M.D., J. L.: Books
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October 28, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Healthy life line: Relax and unwind as you read the best books you can find. Healthy Life Lines amzn.to/3goUC6Y Patient Handbook amzn.to/13m51UU #health #books #free #kindle #NationalBookMonth #HealthLiteracyMonth #healthcare #NationalYearOfReading #BookSky #HealthSky
One final benefit of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek... 💚
Benefit 5: The books are written by professional authors and designed to be engaging and exciting for children!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4ytrilv
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 5: The books are written by professional authors and designed to be engaging and exciting for children!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4ytrilv
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
October 28, 2026 at 3:49 PM
One final benefit of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek... 💚
Benefit 5: The books are written by professional authors and designed to be engaging and exciting for children!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4ytrilv
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 5: The books are written by professional authors and designed to be engaging and exciting for children!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4ytrilv
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Part of next week will be working on my mini exhibition about creating biographical comics strips.
I've never curated an exhibition before & it's another interesting exercise in storytelling.
#academiclibraries #comics #nationalyearofreading 📚
I've never curated an exhibition before & it's another interesting exercise in storytelling.
#academiclibraries #comics #nationalyearofreading 📚
October 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Part of next week will be working on my mini exhibition about creating biographical comics strips.
I've never curated an exhibition before & it's another interesting exercise in storytelling.
#academiclibraries #comics #nationalyearofreading 📚
I've never curated an exhibition before & it's another interesting exercise in storytelling.
#academiclibraries #comics #nationalyearofreading 📚
Sport, history, pets, science, geography, nature...2026 is the #NationalYearOfReading, so if your children are into it, they can read into it by choosing from our fabulous children's non-fiction books here at #Oxfam #Books & #Music #Harpenden! Come for a browse at 5, Harding Parade this Half Term!
October 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Sport, history, pets, science, geography, nature...2026 is the #NationalYearOfReading, so if your children are into it, they can read into it by choosing from our fabulous children's non-fiction books here at #Oxfam #Books & #Music #Harpenden! Come for a browse at 5, Harding Parade this Half Term!
💀 Mae gennym lawer o lyfrau gwych i chi eu pori yn ein llyfrgelloedd – dewch i’w gweld, os ydych chi’n ddigon dewr! 📚😱
💀 We have lots of great titles to browse at our libraries – come check them out if you dare! 📚😱
#NationalYearOfReading #BlwyddynDarllenGenedlaethol2026
💀 We have lots of great titles to browse at our libraries – come check them out if you dare! 📚😱
#NationalYearOfReading #BlwyddynDarllenGenedlaethol2026
October 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
💀 Mae gennym lawer o lyfrau gwych i chi eu pori yn ein llyfrgelloedd – dewch i’w gweld, os ydych chi’n ddigon dewr! 📚😱
💀 We have lots of great titles to browse at our libraries – come check them out if you dare! 📚😱
#NationalYearOfReading #BlwyddynDarllenGenedlaethol2026
💀 We have lots of great titles to browse at our libraries – come check them out if you dare! 📚😱
#NationalYearOfReading #BlwyddynDarllenGenedlaethol2026
While there are many benefits to using Purple Mash Library, our penultimate one for this week... 💚
Benefit 6: There are many in-built accessibility features, such as audio narration!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYUySl
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrariesWeek #Reading
Benefit 6: There are many in-built accessibility features, such as audio narration!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYUySl
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrariesWeek #Reading
October 27, 2026 at 7:35 AM
While there are many benefits to using Purple Mash Library, our penultimate one for this week... 💚
Benefit 6: There are many in-built accessibility features, such as audio narration!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYUySl
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrariesWeek #Reading
Benefit 6: There are many in-built accessibility features, such as audio narration!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYUySl
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrariesWeek #Reading
We are really looking forward to joining in with #LibbyReads and discovering "Boleyn Traitor"
Homerton Libby Readers, will you join in too?
www.libbylife.com/events/libby...
#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn
Read the ebook or listen to the audiobook
Homerton Libby Readers, will you join in too?
www.libbylife.com/events/libby...
#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn
Read the ebook or listen to the audiobook
October 29, 2026 at 2:19 PM
We are really looking forward to joining in with #LibbyReads and discovering "Boleyn Traitor"
Homerton Libby Readers, will you join in too?
www.libbylife.com/events/libby...
#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn
Read the ebook or listen to the audiobook
Homerton Libby Readers, will you join in too?
www.libbylife.com/events/libby...
#NationalYearofReading #GoAllIn
Read the ebook or listen to the audiobook
The benefits of using Purple Mash Library just keep on coming... we're sharing them as part of #GreenLibrariesWeek 💚
Benefit 5: You can easily track children's reading activity in their online Reading Journal.
Find out more: purplem.sh/4sg220G
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 5: You can easily track children's reading activity in their online Reading Journal.
Find out more: purplem.sh/4sg220G
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
October 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The benefits of using Purple Mash Library just keep on coming... we're sharing them as part of #GreenLibrariesWeek 💚
Benefit 5: You can easily track children's reading activity in their online Reading Journal.
Find out more: purplem.sh/4sg220G
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 5: You can easily track children's reading activity in their online Reading Journal.
Find out more: purplem.sh/4sg220G
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Another benefit of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek 💚
Benefit 3: Teachers can set chapters of books and quizzes for in school work, or as home learning tasks!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4BilOg2
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 3: Teachers can set chapters of books and quizzes for in school work, or as home learning tasks!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4BilOg2
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
October 24, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Another benefit of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek 💚
Benefit 3: Teachers can set chapters of books and quizzes for in school work, or as home learning tasks!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4BilOg2
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 3: Teachers can set chapters of books and quizzes for in school work, or as home learning tasks!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4BilOg2
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
More benefits of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek? Oh, go on then! 💚
Benefit 4: There are actually 8 different libraries, so there's something for every reader 🤩
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYpVMJ
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 4: There are actually 8 different libraries, so there's something for every reader 🤩
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYpVMJ
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
October 25, 2026 at 12:49 PM
More benefits of using Purple Mash Library for #GreenLibrariesWeek? Oh, go on then! 💚
Benefit 4: There are actually 8 different libraries, so there's something for every reader 🤩
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYpVMJ
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
Benefit 4: There are actually 8 different libraries, so there's something for every reader 🤩
Find out more: purplem.sh/4yYpVMJ
#NationalYearofReading #GreenLibrary #Reading
During #GreenLibrariesWeek we wanted to share some of the benefits of using Purple Mash Library 💚
Benefit 2: Many of the books in the Library have an online (auto-marked) comprehension quiz - saving resources and time!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4dNTpVk
#NationalYearofReading
Benefit 2: Many of the books in the Library have an online (auto-marked) comprehension quiz - saving resources and time!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4dNTpVk
#NationalYearofReading
October 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
During #GreenLibrariesWeek we wanted to share some of the benefits of using Purple Mash Library 💚
Benefit 2: Many of the books in the Library have an online (auto-marked) comprehension quiz - saving resources and time!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4dNTpVk
#NationalYearofReading
Benefit 2: Many of the books in the Library have an online (auto-marked) comprehension quiz - saving resources and time!
Find out more: purplem.sh/4dNTpVk
#NationalYearofReading
2/2
… #NationalYearOfReading
*the urgent need for school funding for school librarians, library spaces and ringfenced book budgets
*book bans & ‘soft’ censorship
Thank you top hosts, Katy and Ali!
#PrimaryTeachers #SchoolLibraries #ReadingForPleasure
… #NationalYearOfReading
*the urgent need for school funding for school librarians, library spaces and ringfenced book budgets
*book bans & ‘soft’ censorship
Thank you top hosts, Katy and Ali!
#PrimaryTeachers #SchoolLibraries #ReadingForPleasure
October 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
2/2
… #NationalYearOfReading
*the urgent need for school funding for school librarians, library spaces and ringfenced book budgets
*book bans & ‘soft’ censorship
Thank you top hosts, Katy and Ali!
#PrimaryTeachers #SchoolLibraries #ReadingForPleasure
… #NationalYearOfReading
*the urgent need for school funding for school librarians, library spaces and ringfenced book budgets
*book bans & ‘soft’ censorship
Thank you top hosts, Katy and Ali!
#PrimaryTeachers #SchoolLibraries #ReadingForPleasure
This week it's #GreenLibrariesWeek and we wanted to share some of the benefits of using Purple Mash Library 💚
Benefit 1: All your pupils will have access to over 250 eBooks at home (home access is included with all Purple Mash subscriptions).
Find out more: purplem.sh/488uBDV
#NationalYearofReading
Benefit 1: All your pupils will have access to over 250 eBooks at home (home access is included with all Purple Mash subscriptions).
Find out more: purplem.sh/488uBDV
#NationalYearofReading
October 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This week it's #GreenLibrariesWeek and we wanted to share some of the benefits of using Purple Mash Library 💚
Benefit 1: All your pupils will have access to over 250 eBooks at home (home access is included with all Purple Mash subscriptions).
Find out more: purplem.sh/488uBDV
#NationalYearofReading
Benefit 1: All your pupils will have access to over 250 eBooks at home (home access is included with all Purple Mash subscriptions).
Find out more: purplem.sh/488uBDV
#NationalYearofReading
In partnership with The Turning Tides Project and with thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk and the National Lottery players. #NationalYearofReading
October 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
In partnership with The Turning Tides Project and with thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk and the National Lottery players. #NationalYearofReading
60 years on from the tragedy at Aberfan our #NationalYearofReading recommendation this month is for 'A Terrible Kindness' by Jo Browning Wroe, set during the disaster. All of us at NHS Wales Libraries have the 144 victims and their families and community in our thoughts today.
October 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
60 years on from the tragedy at Aberfan our #NationalYearofReading recommendation this month is for 'A Terrible Kindness' by Jo Browning Wroe, set during the disaster. All of us at NHS Wales Libraries have the 144 victims and their families and community in our thoughts today.
Tales from the Café, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot - heart warming but also bitter sweet. Beautiful collection of short stories, really makes you think about life.
#TalesFromTheCafé
#ToshikazuKawaguchi
#GeoffreyTrousselot
#NationalYearOfReading
#GoAllIn
#BookSky
#TalesFromTheCafé
#ToshikazuKawaguchi
#GeoffreyTrousselot
#NationalYearOfReading
#GoAllIn
#BookSky
October 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Tales from the Café, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot - heart warming but also bitter sweet. Beautiful collection of short stories, really makes you think about life.
#TalesFromTheCafé
#ToshikazuKawaguchi
#GeoffreyTrousselot
#NationalYearOfReading
#GoAllIn
#BookSky
#TalesFromTheCafé
#ToshikazuKawaguchi
#GeoffreyTrousselot
#NationalYearOfReading
#GoAllIn
#BookSky
Mood-boosting books, chosen by young adults, to boost your mood and support your wellbeing 😀
Discover your next feel-good read at #Wakefieldlibrary or your local branch 📚👍👍👍
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn
The Reading Agency
Discover your next feel-good read at #Wakefieldlibrary or your local branch 📚👍👍👍
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn
The Reading Agency
October 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mood-boosting books, chosen by young adults, to boost your mood and support your wellbeing 😀
Discover your next feel-good read at #Wakefieldlibrary or your local branch 📚👍👍👍
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn
The Reading Agency
Discover your next feel-good read at #Wakefieldlibrary or your local branch 📚👍👍👍
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn
The Reading Agency
Healthy life line: Relax and unwind as you read the best books you can find. Healthy Life Lines amzn.to/3goUC6Y Patient Handbook amzn.to/13m51UU #health #books #free #kindle #NationalBookMonth #HealthLiteracyMonth #healthcare #NationalYearOfReading #BookSky #HealthSky
Healthy Life Lines: Simple Tips to Improve Your Health
"Healthy Life Lines" gives short one line tips for maintaining wellness and improving health simply.
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October 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Healthy life line: Relax and unwind as you read the best books you can find. Healthy Life Lines amzn.to/3goUC6Y Patient Handbook amzn.to/13m51UU #health #books #free #kindle #NationalBookMonth #HealthLiteracyMonth #healthcare #NationalYearOfReading #BookSky #HealthSky
Does your young reader love gaming? Why not #GoAllIn this #NationalYearOfReading with our range of high-adrenaline gaming stories, including brand new #LifeHack by @sjwills.bsky.social for ages 11+: collins.co.uk/products/978... 🎮
#ReadIntoIt
#ReadIntoIt
October 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Does your young reader love gaming? Why not #GoAllIn this #NationalYearOfReading with our range of high-adrenaline gaming stories, including brand new #LifeHack by @sjwills.bsky.social for ages 11+: collins.co.uk/products/978... 🎮
#ReadIntoIt
#ReadIntoIt
Another telling of two 'Tales After Dark', this time at Frodsham Library.
Next up, 'The Oratory' at Little Sutton Library on 29 Oct, once again in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Libraries & in support of the #NationalYearofReading
Tickets: ticketsource.com/cwaclibraries
Next up, 'The Oratory' at Little Sutton Library on 29 Oct, once again in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Libraries & in support of the #NationalYearofReading
Tickets: ticketsource.com/cwaclibraries
October 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Another telling of two 'Tales After Dark', this time at Frodsham Library.
Next up, 'The Oratory' at Little Sutton Library on 29 Oct, once again in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Libraries & in support of the #NationalYearofReading
Tickets: ticketsource.com/cwaclibraries
Next up, 'The Oratory' at Little Sutton Library on 29 Oct, once again in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Libraries & in support of the #NationalYearofReading
Tickets: ticketsource.com/cwaclibraries
Healthy life line: Read to your kids every day. Reading Is Fun and Good for Health, Wellness, Smartness! bit.ly/1UyD49r #NationalBookMonth #books #reading #BookSky #NationalYearOfReading #readers #health #HealthSky #HealthLiteracyMonth
Reading For Your Health
Read. Read some more. The good healthy feeling that comes from reading is a natural healer and wellness booster. Like eating nutritious fo...
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October 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Healthy life line: Read to your kids every day. Reading Is Fun and Good for Health, Wellness, Smartness! bit.ly/1UyD49r #NationalBookMonth #books #reading #BookSky #NationalYearOfReading #readers #health #HealthSky #HealthLiteracyMonth