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We’re open everyday from 10am!

Today the Reading Room discussed Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and it was such a great conversation! Thank you to for the guided lecture !

Stay tuned for the next one where we will discuss The Joyluck Club by Amy Tan on the 13th of June.

Library weekend is here and we can’t wait to see you! Pass by our Jafferys or Provisions branch and explore your favourite books!

We also have free colouring for kids, chess and card games 😊

A snippet of May from our wall calendar ❤️

Views from the library 😍❤️

The Names by Florence Knapp

The extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?

In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register the birth of her son. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but a controlling presence at home, intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and name the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates....

Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of their lives, shaped by Cora’s last-minute choice of name. In richly layered prose, The Names explores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities for autonomy and healing.

Through a prism of what-ifs, Florence Knapp invites us to consider the “one ... precious life” we are given. Full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and love’s endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.

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Available to borrow/ read from Pocket Libraries!

Hey parents! Join us for a Parents Read Aloud this weekend on Sunday 11am at our Provisions Branch 😊

If you would like to be one of the readers, please do let us know!

Please register here for the event https://events.pocketlibraries.org/parents-read-aloud

It’s happening! Our branch is now open 7 days a week from 10am ☺️

Before it comes to Netflix, visit your local library ☺️♥️

I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani

A searing, heartbreaking debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American family

Three young brothers leave Los Angeles in the dead of night for Iran, taken by their father from their mother to a country and an ancestral home they barely recognize. They return to the Valley months later, spit back into American life and changed in awful and inexorable ways. Under the annihilating light of the California sun, our protagonist, the youngest brother, tries to piece together a childhood shattered by his father’s abuse, a q***r adolescence marked by a shy, secret love affair with a boy he meets on the basketball court, and his suddenly-hostile status as a Muslim living under the shadow of 9/11.

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Available to borrow/ read at Pocket Libraries!

We’re back with another edition of The Reading Room!

Join as she guides us through the critically acclaimed bestseller. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

Spaces are limited, and filled up pretty quick last time, so register your spot as soon as possible. The link is in our bio!

When: Saturday 9th May, from 10:30am
Where: Provisions Kenya, Farasi Lane, off Lower Kabete