Moulton Library - Health and Wellbeing Hub

26/10/2026

📚❄️ WHY SHOULD CHILDREN HAVE ALL THE FUN?! ❄️📚

🍂📖 ADULT WINTER READING BINGO IS HERE! 📖🍂

Calling all grown-up bookworms, casual readers, bedtime readers and those of you with a slightly ridiculous pile of books waiting to be read! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

This winter, it's YOUR turn to join in the reading fun at Moulton Library! 🎉

We've created our very own Winter Reading Bingo to help you discover new books, try something different and maybe even find your next favourite author!

🧩 16 bookish challenges to complete from Nov - Feb📚 Discover a new author or try a different genre
☕ Find the perfect excuse to curl up with a good book
🎁 A book voucher to be won!

And don't worry, there's no pressure to read a certain number of books. Just pick a square, find a book that fits and get reading! Physical books, eBooks and audiobooks all count. 🙌

✍️ Want to enter the prize draw? There's a little challenge for you too! Complete the sentence on your card: "I love to read because..." We can't wait to hear your answers!

Whether you're a lifelong book lover or just looking for a reason to pick up a book again, this one's for YOU. ❤️

📍 Pop into Moulton Library to collect your Bingo card and join the fun!

Let's make this winter a little cosier, one book at a time. 🧣📖

👇 Tag a friend who needs a little more reading time in their life!

26/10/2026

📣Notice📣

Storytime for Saturday 31st October will take place at 12pm instead of the usual time of 11.30am.

Halloween Storytime Sasturday 31st October. Join us for the popular story - Room on the Broom with Sydni, there will be singing and bubble fun, followed by Stay & Play.

26/10/2026

We need you 🫵 Can you knit or crochet?

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us by knitting and crocheting poppies for our display, we've had a wonderful response.

We are still accepting donations of poppies to create a commemorative display in our Library, that we hope to use annually.

26/10/2026

October half-term holidays are here 🎉
We are looking forward to spending it with you 🤗

Please allow plenty of time to arrive due to road closures and delays. Plan your journey and arrive early we have plenty to keep your little ones busy.

We have been advised all businesses on Sandy Hill including the Community Centre and Library will have access but delays to be expected.

Statement released 25th September.
IMPORTANT - Please note there will be road delays/closures between 9.30am - 5pm in the village on Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th October. Businesses including the Community Centre will have access but there maybe delays. Please keep this in mind when booking your events and allow plenty of time to arrive on the day.

22/10/2026

✍️📚 Could your child be the next BBC 500 WORDS star?

Calling all young storytellers! 🚀 The BBC 500 WORDS competition is back, and we’d love to encourage as many local children as possible to get involved!

Whether they love writing magical adventures, funny stories, tales about their favourite characters or something completely bonkers, this is their chance to let their imaginations run wild! 🐉🧚‍♀️🚀

And this year, we have a very exciting connection to the competition here at Moulton Library… Susy from our team is actually one of the judges in the 5–8 age category! 🤩📖

Susy would absolutely LOVE to see lots of entries from children in Moulton and the surrounding villages. How wonderful would it be to see our local young writers represented?

The best bit? It’s all about creativity, imagination and having fun with words. There’s no need to worry about spelling or getting every word perfect, just let those ideas flow!

💡 So, what story will your child tell?

Find out more about the competition, the rules and how to enter on the BBC 500 WORDS website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-500-words-competition

Let’s get Northampton writing! ❤️✍️

500 Words, the UK’s biggest children’s story writing competition is now open for entries! Discover more about the competition and how to enter here.

22/10/2026

REMINDER!

The Children's Library is closed between 10.15-11.25 for a school visit.

Story time is going ahead as normal at 11.30 with a long awaited special new book about a certain granny with prickles all over her back....

20/10/2026

We love to try new things here at Moulton Library. Tonight we were learning 3D beading techniques 😊such a lovely evening with lovely pieces of work. 👏

20/10/2026

🧩NEW CLUB ALERT! INTRODUCING PUZZLE CLUB!🧩

Do you love a challenge? Enjoy figuring things out? Or just fancy some after-school fun? 🤔💡

Come and join us for our BRAND NEW Puzzle Club at Moulton Library! 🧠✨Starting after half term on the 3rd November.

🧩 Jigsaws
🔬 STEM puzzles
🤯 Brain teasers
📚 Puzzle books

There's something to get everyone thinking, creating and problem-solving!

📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 3.30–4.30pm
📍 Moulton Library
👧🧒 Suitable for children aged 4–10 and their parents

No booking needed – just drop in and join the fun!🙌

Come along, put your thinking caps on and see if you can crack the challenge! 🧩💪

20/10/2026

Join Hannah on Wednesday 4th November at 11.30 am for Storytime at Squires Mews care home!

We will be reading Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner.

Augustus the tiger has lost his smile! 🐯 So he sets off on an adventure to find it, discovering the wonders of the world along the way. A beautiful, heart-warming picture book about friendship, exploring nature and finding happiness in unexpected places. Perfect for little readers! 💛

Join us for this lovely story and some songs with the residents!

Wednesday 4th November at 11.30 am

Squires Mews Care Home
488 Kettering Road
Northampton
NN3 6QP

This is a free event but booking is required through the following link:
https://www.ticketsource.com/moulton-library-health-and-wellbeing-hub

20/10/2026

📚 MEET THE TEAM: SYDNI! 👋

You’ll find Sydni working with us on Saturdays, and we thought it was time for you to get to know her a little better! We asked her five book-related questions, and here are her answers… 📖

🐴 Which book character would you most like to spend a day with?

The Wonky Donkey! He’s got three legs, one eye, a hee-haw that’s a bit cheeky and a very honky-donkey attitude. Honestly, he’s the only character who’d make a boring day fun! We’d spend the day eating snacks and not taking anything seriously. Plus, he’d help me get my steps in! 😂

📚 Which book would you love to read again for the first time?

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Everyone has an opinion on it, but the first time you read it, you get completely swept up in the whole Edward and Bella thing, and I’d love to feel that again. The slow build of “what is he?” is so much better when you don’t already know the answer. I’d happily lose a whole weekend to it again!

🎭What's your unpopular reading opinion?

Books we're made to read at school, like An Inspector Calls or Noughts & Crosses, are better as plays or on screen. A story acted out holds my attention far more than pages of description. I'd rather read a short, punchy book than a long one!

📖 What's your guilty pleasure read?

The Fantastically Great Women books. They're basically picture books, but they're quick and I like dipping in for a few minutes without committing to a whole novel. It's reading without the effort! 😄

🤫 Which book have you pretended to read but actually haven't?

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It's on my shelf, so people assume I've read it and I just go along with it. Really, I know the story from the film and from other people talking about it, but I've never made it past the first few chapters! 🤭

Next time you're visiting us on a Saturday, come and say hello to Sydni! And if you've got a recommendation for a short, punchy read, she'd love to hear it. 📚