Goose Barn Cottage Little Library

10/10/2026

👻 🎃 Halloween Competition 🎃👻

After all the lovely entries we had for the Easter Card Competition, we're doing it all again!

We want your spooky /Halloweeney pictures please!

Open to ANY age (I'm looking at you Carol! 😂)

Here are the rules....
🕷️ Draw or colour in a Halloweeney picture
🎃 Pop your name and age on it
☠️ Leave it in the black donation box by the front door

👻Closing date Saturday 24th October

🪄 Photos will be uploaded to Facebook for everyone to pick their favourites.... Top 3 get a little prize.

🧙 Ben and I will pick OUR favourite.. That will get a prize too!

🌟 Prizes can be collected on Saturday 31st October when you're trick or treating!

Who's getting involved?

09/10/2026

I own about 50 bookmarks.... But I'm a monster 🤦‍♀️

What about you?

08/10/2026

Our little girl is home with us, I knew her casket was going to be small but I didn't think it would be so tiny.

Huge thank yous to everyone at Pet Cremation Services (Leyland Pet Crematorium) for being so gentle and caring with her.

It was so lovely to find out that your staff knew who she was because of our library and were showing photos of her on her adventures. That really meant so much.

08/10/2026

If you are taking books out of the library and you knock some on the floor, please can you pick them up - or if you'd struggle to do that please could just just knock on and let us know. I've just come home to find soggy books and soggy business cards on the floor in my front garden 😔

06/10/2026

Please forgive us for taking a step back for a little while.

My heart has shattered... our Panda, our little Dot has ran over Rainbow Bridge this evening.

Our home has lost it's little fiesty soul and we are broken without her 😔

Ben and I would like to say the biggest of thank yous to everyone at Home Visit Pet Care - Wigan who have been incredible with our little family, especially over the last few months. Alex who took so much time and care and treated Panda with such tenderness every time he saw her. Louise who fielded a lot of questions and always listened. Fran who helped Panda to fall asleep and to Toni who didn't leave our side. Toni. We'll never be able to thank you enough for how kind you were to us all.

06/10/2026

Mum of Five is doing a Spooky Raffle to raise money for Alfie's Squad who are an amazing charity that helps children with bereavement.

Every penny helps so please give her a like /follow if you can ♥️

05/10/2026

This is a sign - if any of you menfolk need a brew this evening, there are a bunch of lovely blokes waiting

Kettle’s on, doors are open and waiting for the lads 🗣️ 👂🏻

Got something on your mind lads…why not pop in for a brew…

It’s okay to talk and it’s okay not to be okay 💙👌

04/10/2026

Afternoon Everyone!

I think I have replied to all the requests on the Books Available album.

If you haven't had a reply can you please tag me or inbox me with a screenshot.

LOADS of amazing books still in there waiting for you to try...

Click on photos
Albums
Books Available

Then comment on the front cover of the book you'd like to borrow.

📚

04/10/2026

I've just been to say hello to Hannah The Fireside Post and of course picked up a new book to add to the never ending TBR pile! 😂

04/10/2026

📚 Sunday 📚

All the adult books have been swapped over, so fingers crossed lots of new ones for you to peruse, and hopefully something for everyone 🤞

Has anyone read any that are in there?

Are you going to be popping down to try and get a particular one?

Let us know in the comments below 👇