New Milton Library - Hampshire County Council

23/10/2026

Happy Bookface Friday! Todays featured book is 'Lying Beside You' by Michael Robotham.
This psychological thriller follows Cyrus Haven, a gifted psychologist who is called in to profile a mystery killer for the police. Fans of 'The Silence of the Lambs', this one's for you!
Drop by and give it a read!

23/10/2026

Join us for a spooktacular day of Halloween crafting at the library! 🕸️ We've got fang-tastic fun, 🦇boo-tiful creations, 🎃 and a frightfully good time waiting for you! 👻

22/10/2026

Join us this half term for a day of creative crafting!
At Junk Modelling on Thursday the 29th October, we will be providing a wide range of bits and bobs for your child to craft and create with to their hearts content!
Whether it's a masterpiece mobile, a recycled rocket or a cardboard car, the only limit is your imagination.
Tickets are £1 per child, and children under the age of 8 must be supervised by an adult at all times.

17/10/2026

We are hosting two exciting events for the Play On Words Festival here at New Milton Library on the 26th of October!🎉📖✒️
From 9.30 am - 4.30pm come and spin the poetry tombola to receive a poem, kindly provided by the lovely folks at The Poetry Exchange!
We also have a 'How to Read a Poem Workshop', hosted by Matt West, poet, writer, facilitator and Artistic Director of ArtfulScribe C.I.C. This workshop is suitable for anyone aged 16+.

Book your tickets for the workshop by following the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-read-a-poem-tickets-1999024656560

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16/10/2026

Spook yourself silly with a scary story here at New Milton Library! 🎃👻🧙
We've gathered a collection of books about ghosts, ghouls, witches and warlocks for you to read, so drop on by and take a look! 🕷️🦇🕸️

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16/10/2026

Happy Bookface Friday!
Today's featured book is 'Thief' by Tarryn Fisher. This romance novel follows Caleb Drake through the twists and turns of his attempts to win back the heart of his first love, Olivia Kaspen.
Drop by and give it a read!

15/10/2026

Our Rhyme of the Month for October is Wind The Bobbin Up. 🧵
This is a great rhyme to help children link actions and words together. It also helps them learn about following instructions.

Our Rhyme of the Month for October is Wind The Bobbin Up. 🧵

This is a great rhyme to help children link actions and words together. It also helps them learn about following instructions.

Sing along on the CBeebies parenting website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/zn3dvk7"

13/10/2026

Dig deeper, look closer, think bigger this Black History Month.

Find our collections on BorrowBox: https://shorturl.at/rKtTq

and our catalogue: https://tinyurl.com/2e84untb

12/10/2026

Our Story of the Month for October is 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes' by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury. 👐👣

Our Story of the Month for October is 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes' by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury. 👐👣

'All over the world, babies are different. Yet in some ways they are very much the same: each one has ten little fingers and ten little toes - to play with, to tickle, to wave. And each child is very, very special to its parents.'

Find a copy in our libraries, or on our catalogue: https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?ENTRY1_NAME=TI&ENTRY1=ten%20little%20fingers%20and%20ten%20little%20toes&ENTRY1_TYPE=K&ENTRY2_NAME=AU&ENTRY2=mem%20fox&ENTRY2_TYPE=K&NRECS=20&SORTS=HBT.SOVR

09/10/2026

Happy Bookface Friday!
Today's featured book is 'Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe' by Kathy Lynn Emerson.
This 16th century mystery thriller follows Rosamund Jaffrey, who is recruited as a spy and is swept into a web of intrigue and drama in the court of nobility.
Drop by and give it a read!