Alford and Insch Libraries

🎉📖 The Summer Reading Challenge is NOW LIVE! 📖🎉

We’re excited to share that our Summer Reading Challenge 2026 launched yesterday across Aberdeenshire Libraries and this year’s theme is… “Just Read!”

Celebrating the National Year of Reading and 25 years of the Summer Reading Challenge in Aberdeenshire, this is your chance to dive into stories your way.

Pick up or download your collectors card today!

Whether you’re into adventure, mystery, fantasy, facts or something completely different, it all counts!

✨ Join us in libraries all summer long
✨ Take part in fun activities and events
✨ Discover new books and rediscover old favourites

Sign up at your local library and get started today!

https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/libraries/summer-reading-challenge/



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It’s that time of year again — we’re getting ready for the Summer Reading Challenge!

Our theme this year is “Just Read!”, celebrating 2026 as the National Year of Reading.
It’s also especially fitting as we celebrate 25 years of the Summer Reading Challenge in Aberdeenshire Libraries.

Whether you love adventure, mystery, magic, or something totally new, this year is all about discovering the joy of reading in your own way.

More information to follow soon… watch this space! 👀📖

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Join us for a fun Bookbug session this Thursday 4th June from 11.00 - 11.30am in Alford Library.

Booking live now! https://tinyurl.com/ycy9s3y2

Insch Library - Did you know that Insch Library has a regular, fortnightly Bookbug session? Join us this Friday (29th May) at 1pm - 1.30pm for a fun session of songs, rhymes and a story. Follow this link to book your spot https://tinyurl.com/mr7jfsvt

Alford Library. Still some places left on our Bookbug Session this Thursday where we will be celebrating Bookbug Week. https://tinyurl.com/mkxxt9bx

Ask us for a Bookbug Bingo card, mark off the Bookbug characters as you find them hidden round the library to receive a sticker.

We will also have lovely postcards to collect and Bookbug's Big Quest colouring sheets available.

Happy Bookbug Week 2026!

Celebrate Bookbug’s Big Quest with your little one; have an adventure together or cuddle up and share a story.

Bookbug Week is all about celebrating songs, nursery rhymes, and stories.

If you’re new to Bookbug, welcome to the Bookbug community! Come and join in free Bookbug sessions with your little one, find out how to get your free Bookbug Bags and resources here: https://tinyurl.com/bd3exjhe

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Alford Library - we have a small selection of seeds in stock again! No seed potatoes though.

Alford Library Doric Blethers, stories and more!
Our Doric Blethers group will now be held on the last Thursday of the month starting on 28th May 2pm - 4pm.
Join us for some entertaining stories, poems and lots of laughs. https://tinyurl.com/yvp62fm4

Do you know how to recognise fake news?

From clever headlines to convincing images, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real online, and what isn’t! Misinformation spreads fast, and anyone can be caught out.

To reduce the chances of you getting caught join us at Westhill library on Thursday 30th April, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Here we will be looking at how to explore how fact and fiction blur in the digital world, and learn simple ways to question what you see and share.

Sign up today and sharpen your digital awareness by going to https://tinyurl.com/4jzhxrtn

No technical knowledge needed.

Tag someone you think would be interested in this event.

This initiative is funded by The Scottish Library & Information Council Public Library Improvement Fund.

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Alford Library - we have a growing collection of lost property at the moment. If you recognise anything of yours please come to collect it. We will take unclaimed items to the charity shop at the end of May. It would be great to reunite items with their owners! 🙂

Relief Customer assistant vacancies - various areas.

We are looking for Relief Customer Assistants with excellent customer service skills to join our libraries and cultural team. The post requires willingness to work across a number of areas and have reasonable availability at short notice.

Closing date for applications is Monday 27th April.

To apply for this Relief Customer Assistant position, go to https://tinyurl.com/bhp2nruw

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