Falkirk Libraries

What is that roaming around Falkirk Library's atrium!?! 😱 Be careful when you visit us!

🧱The Iconic Bricks Dino Trail is on until Aug 9. There are 18 incredible builds to find across the town.

Visit us before Saturday for the chance to name our dinosaur.
falkirkdelivers.com/dino-trail/

We hope the Library will reopen on Tuesday, but please watch this space for updates.
All events taking place on Saturday, Monday have been cancelled. Tuesday events have been cancelled as a precaution.

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⚠️ Falkirk Library will be closed this Saturday (17th July) and Monday (21st July) for emergency fire alarm maintenance.
Please note that the Registrars and Falkirk Advice Hub will also be closed. If you have an appointment with either service, staff will be in touch with you.

Edinburgh International Book Festival Library Live Streams Rev. Richard Coles, Ruth Jones, Nicola Sturgeon, Irvine Welsh, Pamela Butchart. At the bottom of there are black and white images of each of the authors.

We are THRILLED to be live streaming events from the #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival for the first time!
Libraries across the Falkirk area will be virtually hosting big names in literature, politics and entertainment.

Free to attend, register on Eventbrite.
tinyurl.com/fklibs-eibf

#Boness Library will be closed this coming Friday (27th June) for the Fair Day.

Learn 110) languages with Transparent Language Online. Shows the interface for the app on a screen.

Our Transparent Language app as an area for kids! Now the whole family can learn a new language together.

At the moment TL has Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish for children, but many more languages for older people.

falkirk.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

A primary age boy with short blonde hair is smiling in front of a board display that has the caption "Story Garden".

The #SummerReadingChallenge has begun! This young lad was at Falkirk Library's festival on Saturday early doors, and was the first person to register! 🥳 Happy reading!
All the details tinyurl.com/flc-src25

Image shows a boulder with arms and legs and eyes. It has moss growing on the top of it and small creature that looks like a bulb is reading a book. Caption reads Story Garden. The adventure begins Saturday 21st June

The 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 begins in 2 days! Register at our #LibrariesAreForEveryone event at Falkirk Library - or any library in the area - from Saturday 21st June! 🪴📚🎉😊

Libraries are for Everyone! festival Falkirk Library's big free day of music, stories, wellbeing, creativity and tech. We recommend you register for timed sessions in advance. > Register to perform at our open mic session > Stories an...

Register in advance here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/libraries...

List of the timed sessions happening at Libraries are for everyone family festival. 🐿️Crime Squirrel Investigators - interactive musical primary storytime at 10.15am ✂️Decoupage and Paper crafts for adults/teens at 10.30am 👶Bookbug songs and rhymes for under 5s at 1.45pm 🧘Chair Yoga at 1.50pm

Here's all the special events happening on Saturday so you don't miss them!
You can register for some of these in advance
🐿️Crime Squirrel Investigators - interactive musical primary storytime
✂️Decoupage and Paper crafts for adults/teens
👶Bookbug songs and rhymes for under 5s
🧘Chair Yoga

Poster reads Crime Squirrel Investigators! Interactive storytime with Aunty Emily. 10.15am. Register in advance on Eventbrite. Picture shows a smiling woman holding an acoustic guitar. She has bobbed brown hair and is wearing a teal cardigan and polkadot dress. Inset is a cartoon image of two squirrels - one is smiling the other is looking worried.

Bookbug Storytime 1.45pm. Poster shows an illustration of a large Bookbub holding a small bookbug and they are reading together. Inset is a smiling Bookbug mascot with the caption Meet Bookbug at 2.15pm.

Two important timed sessions for families this Saturday at our #LibrariesAreForEveryone festival. We suggest you register a spot for your wee one in advance to avoid disappointment. FREE! Crime Squirrel Investigators is suitable for primary age children and Bookbug is for under 5s.

Thank you to our partners who came along to help with our transition to Primary One @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and Naomi from Speech and Language Therapists

@calips.bsky.social @slamannanelcc.bsky.social @shieldhillelc.bsky.social @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @wallacestoneps.bsky.social

@bainsfordprimary.bsky.social @victoriaprimsch.bsky.social @comelyparkps.bsky.social @stfrancisxaviers.bsky.social @langleeselcc.bsky.social @stmargaretsps.bsky.social @lauriestonps.bsky.social @hallglenps.bsky.social @hallglenpc.bsky.social @airthprimary.bsky.social @bonnybridgeps.bsky.social

🎸 Open Mic Session
😊 Interactive storytime with Emily Dodd
🧘🏽 Wellbeing (including Chair Yoga with Hatha Yoga by Susan)
🧵 Crafts for adults
✂️ Crafts for kids
👷🏽‍♀️ LEGO
🧑🏽‍💻 Coding and VR
🌱 Planting with our friends Blooming Bairns
... And sign up for the Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge!

We're so excited for our #LibrariesAreForEveryone festival on Saturday 21st June at #FalkirkLibrary. We really hope you'll join us! Our free, drop-in day of activities for all ages is open to EVERYONE!

www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/lib...

Archives do fantastic work!

Tremendous work!

Libraries are for Everyone family festival Poster with blue background showing people involved in a variety of activities - yoga, singing and playing guitar, planting, wearing VR goggles, two children are dressed up holding inflatable musical instruments, a mum and her son are smiling at each other as they read a book together.

We're excited for our Libraries are for Everyone! festival on June 21st. It's totally free to come along and there are drop in activities all day. There's some 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

👉Head here for more details and booking: tinyurl.com/lafe25

Join us for a cuppa and trip down memory lane. Memory Groups at Falkirk Council LIbraries. A woman with short white hair, wearing a brightly coloured orange scarf is holding some books. Next to her are images from the past.

Join us for a cuppa and chat and trip down memory lane at Falkirk Library this coming Thursday. Note the new time of 10.30am. Just come along!
⌚Thursday 5th May (and the first Thursday of every month) at 10.30am

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and flat cap sitting on a ledge on the side of an enormous muddy ditch during excavations of Mumrills Roman fort.

A wonderful photo of the excavation of Mumrills Roman fort on the outskirts of Falkirk which took place between 1923 and 1928. As you can see, the fort's ditches were enormous! #RomanFortThursday

Menstrual Hygiene Day Menstrual Hygiene Day is on May 28. It is the movement for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld. A world where the taboos and stigma surrounding menstruation are history. Where everyone has access to quality menstr...

Today is #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay, which seems like a good time to remind you that you'll find a variety of 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬!

www.menstrualhygieneday.org

Poet Paul holds a copy of Mary MacDonald's Glasgow boys families sit smile at the camera from around a round table in the background.

Cracking morning with poet #PaulJenkins at Meadowbank Library on Saturday as he stopped in on his #Empathy tour of the UK - and then went on to run the #edinburghmarathon! 👏

#polmont

We loved exploring the topic books & resources we’ve borrowed from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social to support our learning about Spain! #antoliteracy #antoIDL @falkirk1plus2.bsky.social 🇪🇸👫🇪🇸📚🇪🇸🪭🇪🇸👫🇪🇸

Thank you @juliansedgwick.bsky.social and Chie Kutsuwada for signing my book at today’s @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social #REDBookAwards. Particularly love your stamps…Chie’s logo and Julian’s symbols that represent waves and life’s journey.

Central Session Monday 26 May 6-7.30pm Falkirk Library West Sessions Wednesday 28 May 6-7.30pm Denny Library Online Session Wednesday 4 June 6-7.30pm on Teams

And you'll find public presentations about the new Town Hall on these dates.

More info: www.falkirk.gov.uk/falkirk-town...

artists impression of what new library interior may look like.

Join Artlink for a creative drop-in session around the new Falkirk Town Hall: 2pm - 3:30pm, Monday 26th May at Bo'ness Library.

Open to all, take part in arts activities, learn about the project, have a cup of tea and a chat with some of the team.
More info at:https://pulse.ly/ap526zbupg

@beancross.bsky.social @bowhouseps.bsky.social @sacredheartprimary.bsky.social‬