Duston Library

22/10/2026

🎃 THE GREAT LIBRARY SPOOK HUNT! 🐈‍⬛

Can you find the hidden spooks and missing items? 🔎

A spooktacular mystery has taken over the library! Some friendly library spooks and ghoulish objects are hiding amongst our haunted bookshelves. We need our bravest young readers to grab a sheet, search the stacks, and help us find them all!

🕵️‍♂️ How to Play

Pick up your hunt sheet at the main library desk.

Explore the library to hunt for the hidden spooks and items.

Tick them off your list as soon as you spot them.

Return your completed list to a librarian to claim your small, sweet treat! 🍬

Running all day long during half term up until Halloween! 🕒

Perfect for kids of all ages (and their grown-up assistants)

Cost: Only 20p per child / entry sheet 🪙

📜 Are you ready for the challenge? Ask a librarian for your 20p hunt sheet today!

21/10/2026

Have you discovered the thousands of eMagazines and eNewspapers available through BorrowBox for library members?

They are free to download and borrow. You can even subscribe to your favourite titles, so the latest edition is available to read at your fingertips!

Find out more in your local library this Get Online Week, or visit www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ebooks
eReads and audio | West Northamptonshire Council

Library members can download free eBooks, eAudiobooks, eNewspapers and eMagazines

21/10/2026

Did you know your library membership gives you free access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world?

With PressReader, you can read titles from the UK and across the globe on your phone, tablet or computer. Whether you're interested in current affairs, hobbies, travel, sport, business or lifestyle magazines, there's something for everyone.

Download the PressReader app, sign in with your library membership and start exploring thousands of publications today.

19/10/2026

Looking for your next read? Why not try:-

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

Three women. Three centuries. One hunger that refuses to stay buried. V. E. Schwab entwines their lives across time in Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. A dark, seductive tale of desire, freedom and immortality with teeth – find it now on as an eBook and an eAudiobook.

19/10/2026

Whether you are a traitor, or a faithful, you are welcome to free business support from BIPC Northamptonshire.
Book a place on our upcoming webinars here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../business-ip-centre...

19/10/2026

'Brave' by Sharon Hartley; a kind donation by a local author, now added to our library stock.

19/10/2026

19/10/2026

Whether you'd like to learn a new digital skill, build your confidence online, or discover how technology can make everyday life a little easier, we're here to help.
Pop into Duston Library on Monday 26th October for our free drop-in session, 10:00-11:30. Our Partners during Get Online Week, AbilityNet, will be showing you how to navigate your device, how to find information online, or answer any digital query you might have. No need to book, just drop in and have a chat with our friendly team. We look forward to seeing you!
Staff are always available to show you you how to download and use BorrowBox, giving you access to thousands of free eBooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers with your library card.

19/10/2026

Come and join us for an evening with author Sue C. Bentley.
On Tuesday 17th November at 18.30pm, Sue will give a talk, read from her new novel 'Flesh Endures', and try and answer any and all of your burning questions. Predominantly for fans of 'pitch-dark, sensuous and compelling gothic fantasy, Flesh Endures is set in the Middle Ages, and a Europe in the grip of the Black Death and the Inquisition.
No need to book, come along for a cuppa and a chat!
Sue Bentley

https://www.facebook.com/events/1103692279216356