Betws Library

19/05/2026

Save the date for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge launch!

To celebrate the National Year of Reading, we’re aiming for a record number of young challengers this year, and we’d love you to be part of it.

You can register your child or children at the launch event, or pop into any of our Awen Libraries to sign up.

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Cadwch y dyddiad ar gyfer lansiad Her Ddarllen yr Haf eleni!

I ddathlu Blwyddyn Genedlaethol Darllen, rydym yn anelu at gael nifer mwyaf erioed o herwyr ifanc eleni – a byddem wrth ein bodd i chi fod yn rhan ohoni.

Gallwch gofrestru eich plentyn neu blant yn y digwyddiad lansio, neu alw heibio unrhyw un o Lyfrgelloedd Awen i gofrestru.

11/05/2026

Employability Bridgend are with us this morning. No appointment needed - just drop in :)

Meet the team in May 💫
Where to find us this week ⬇️

05/05/2026

We are looking for casual Library Assistants to join our team. £13.25 per hour plus benefits.

Closing date : Monday 11 May 2026
Apply here: https://ow.ly/HUPg50YUVsO

05/05/2026

Have you got a box of old family photos in the back of a cupboard? Why not share them and be a part of our exhibition?

📢Call Out!📢

Be a part of our exhibition and share your old photos. We would love to see your childhood photos, school photos, football teams, your grandparents photos, and any other images from the past 200 years. You can either donate them, or we’ll scan your photos on-site.

🗓Dates for your diary!

Wednesday 6th May:
10 - 12 Bryngarw Country Park Y Nyth

Thursday 7th May:
2 - 4pm Porthcawl Library

Tuesday 12th May:
10 - 12 Aberkenfig Library

Wednesday 13th May:
2 - 4pm Bridgend Library

Thursday 14th May:
10 - 12 Pyle Library
2 - 4pm Pencoed Library

Saturday 30th May:
10:30 - 3:30 Maesteg Town Hall

22/04/2026

Happy ! We’re excited to be joining in the national celebration of reading from The Reading Agency World Book Night.

What are you reading today?

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Hapus! Ry'n ni'n edrych ymlaen at ymuno â'r dathliad
cenedlaethol o ddarllen The Reading Agency World Book Night.

Beth ydych chi'n ei ddarllen heddiw?

15/04/2026

Добірка найпопулярніших книг, які ми можемо надати в наших бібліотеках, дуже обмежена. Записуйтеся вже сьогодні: відвідайте www.awen-libraries.com або завітайте до своєї місцевої бібліотеки. Штрафи за прострочені книги не стягуються.

Придбання цих абсолютно нових книг люб'язно профінансовано грантом Welsh Government’s Libraries as Sanctuaries (Урядові бібліотеки Уельсу як святилища), яким керує Національна бібліотека Уельсу.

13/04/2026

FREE library books TO KEEP!

To celebrate World Book Night on Thursday 23rd April, we’ve got free copies of the emotional and romantic ‘Quick Read’ Sweet Charity by Britain's best-loved saga author Rosie Goodwin to gift to our library members!

According to The Reading Agency, one in six adults in the UK find reading difficult, and one in three people do not regularly read for pleasure. Their ‘Quick Read’ titles are designed to inspire emerging or lapsed readers to get into the habit of reading.

Pop into your local library to pick up your copy of Sweet Charity, while stocks last!

01/04/2026

Niewielki wybór bestsellerów, dostępnych do wypożyczenia z naszych bibliotek. Zostań członkiem już dziś, odwiedzając stronę internetową www.awen-libraries.com lub dzwoniąc do swojej lokalnej biblioteki. Za przetrzymywanie książek nie obowiązują żadne kary.

Te zupełnie nowe książki zostały sfinansowane dzięki dotacji rządu walijskiego pod nazwą „Libraries as Sanctuaries”, przyznanej przez Bibliotekę Narodową Walii.

30/03/2026

Just a small selection of the brand-new children’s Braille books we have available to borrow from our libraries. Become a member today by visiting www.awen-libraries.com or by calling in to your local library.

These books have been kindly funded by Welsh Government’s 'Libraries as Sanctuaries' grant, administered by Libraries Wales.



Images show: Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler; Bertie The Very Blind Bat by Joanne Moore and Michelle Gemmel; Unicorns Don’t Love Rainbows by Lucy Rowland and Mike Byrne; Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler; The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slate; The Pumpkin Who Was Afraid Of The Dark by Michelle Robinson and Mike Byrne; The Lonely Tiger by Terenia Edwards and Severus Lian; Lucas Twigg's Truly Terrible Luck by Andy Rigden and Jim Landen.

27/03/2026

Don't forget we're running a pop-in craft session for children on Monday 30th March!

24/03/2026

Just 1️⃣ week left to complete this year's 21 Book Challenge. Don't forget to complete your bingo sheets and pop into your local library to collect your prize by 31st March!

This year's 21 Book Challenge was funded by UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council.