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Highlights

Highlight tile 1 - Libraries NI's Big Summer Read Events

Big Summer Read Events - they're fun and free! Keep the kids entertained. View the timetable
Highlight tile 2 - e-Audiobooks available from Libraries NI to keep you entertained during the summer

Entertaining Summer Reads, Anytime, Anywhere - borrow digital eBooks and eAudiobooks for free!
Highlight tile 3 - e-Magazines available from Libraries NI for your summer reading

Your Favourite eMagazines on your device! Stay entertained and informed. They're available anytime and anywhere!
Highlight tile 4 - join Libraries NI and get your summer reading sorted

Free Membership! Immediate access to eBooks/eAudio and eMags/eNews. Join now and collect a library card when you are in a library

Features

Feature tile 1 - Go Ons IT Sessions in libraries. Book a free session now

Go On sessions during August to help you with your IT needs. Find out more
Feature tile 2 - e-Newspapers

Stay informed over the summer - borrow digital eNewspapers for free!
Feature tile 3 - the Bookcited podcast from Libraries NI

Thoughtful chats about reading, books and the literary world with guest authors! Listen to our Podcast
Your Perfect Summer Read - light fiction, thrillers, stories of romances and biographies [Feature tile 4]

📚🌞Summer Reads!🌞📚 Soak up the sun and a good book this summer. View our recommendations
Feature tile 5 - Just Jillian blog for lots of reading ideas

For people who love books - explore Jillian's books blog during the holidays!
Feature tile 6 - the Learning Hub from Libraries NI and The Open University

Take your skills and knowledge to the next level this summer. Find a course and register for free

Book Recommendations

Staff Picks, favourites and reviews!


Book cover of Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way By Elaine Feeney

Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney

Elaine Feeney’s latest novel deals with the legacy of family secrets and the quiet devastations of grief.  At its centre is Claire O’Connor, a woman caught in a riptide of the past and present. She is dealing with a lot: the death of her parents, the displacement of moving back to her rural homeplace, and a complicated, seemingly unfinished, romance.

As readers we bear witness to all the stories and events carried privately and painfully by the O’Connor family through the…
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Book cover of Three Days In June By Anne Tyler

Three Days In June By Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June is a poignant, character-driven novel that captures the emotional intricacies of aging, family, and personal reinvention. With her signature blend of subtle humour and deep empathy, Tyler crafts a story that feels both intimate and universally resonant. The novel’s strength lies in its quiet moments—those small, often overlooked interactions that reveal the depth of human connection. Readers familiar with Tyler’s work will find her themes of familial tension, regret, and second chances beautifully rendered…

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