Library Service - Hampshire County Council

📹 A Heartwarming Moment from Portchester Library! We were recently sent a wonderful video featuring Quinn, who visited the library to show just how much she’s enjoying this year’s Summer Reading Challenge 🌞

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As of right now we have had 4,698 children sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge!! You are amazing! 🤩 You can sign up at your local library or online through our Kids' Zone: hants.gov.uk/librariesandar… #SummerReadingChallenge #StoryGarden @readingagency

Add a little #mystery to your #holiday #reading with these titles 🌊🔍: hampshire.borrowbox.com/product-group/… @LJRossAuthor @SarahVPearse @alafairburke @carverofbooks @TMLoganAuthor @Mrssmithmunday @tessgerritsen @LouiseDouglas3 @GillianMAuthor @DorothyKoomson @peterjamesuk @ellygriffiths

A selection of books over 600 pages to sink into this summer... BorrowBox: hampshire.borrowbox.com/product-group/… Catalogue: hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus… @JohnBoyneBooks #Books #ReadingCommunity #ReadingForPleasure

Check out these #trending titles for young adult readers! On BorrowBox: hampshire.borrowbox.com/product-group/… On our catalogue: hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus… #BookTok @AliceOseman @jenniferniven @tracydeonn @cassieclare @XiranJayZhao @writerkmc @hollyblack

🌻Plant a love of reading with the ‘Story Garden’ #summerreadingchallenge Young bookworms are in for an exciting summer of reading and fun activities as @hantslibraries launches the popular annual Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday, 12 July hants.gov.uk/News/20250710s…

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Big news! 2026 has officially been announced as the National Year of Reading by @bphillipsonMP. We’re proud to join @educationgovuk to lead this national campaign to get the UK reading again. #NationalYearOfReading2026 nationalyearofreading.org.uk

Katie Kirby is an #author and #illustrator best known for her diary and doodle format Lottie Brooks series. She is our #ChildrensAuthorOfTheMonth for July. Find her titles on BorrowBox: hampshire.borrowbox.com/product-group/… and our catalogue: hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus… #AuthorOfTheMonth #Book