Inspire Bilsthorpe Library

Inspire Bilsthorpe Library A great Community Library offering Learning and Culture to all through Books, Events and Free Access to the Internet.

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨Bali Rai is the author of Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder - one of the amazing books no...
03/06/2026

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨

Bali Rai is the author of Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder - one of the amazing books nominated in our Longer Book category - The Official Bali Rai ⚽

He has been writing short stories and poetry since the age of eight, and he's written more than 50 books since 2001! 🤯

Find out more about InspiREAD 2026 and cast your vote - link in the comment section below 👇

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨Dotty Sutton is the illustrator of Scarlet Defender of the Universe - one of the am...
01/06/2026

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨

Dotty Sutton is the illustrator of Scarlet Defender of the Universe - one of the amazing books nominated in our Longer Book category 🦸‍♀️

She's an Edinburgh-based illustrator and model maker. The dictionary definition of ‘dotty’ is ‘eccentric or slightly mad’, which is a description she is rather flattered by! 🤩

Find out more about InspiREAD 2026 and cast your vote - link in the comment section below 👇

Service disruption - Online library catalogue 📢Due to an error identified by our supplier, the online library catalogue ...
31/05/2026

Service disruption - Online library catalogue 📢

Due to an error identified by our supplier, the online library catalogue is currently experiencing some issues. Our supplier is working hard to rectify the issue as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Stay up to date with service disruptions at inspireculture.org.uk/service-disruption

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨James Davis is the author of Scarlet Defender of the Universe - one of the amazing ...
30/05/2026

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨

James Davis is the author of Scarlet Defender of the Universe - one of the amazing books nominated in our Longer Book category 🦸‍♀️

He wrote it to try and impress his son Edgar, who was 8 years old at the time. Edgar was really impressed for almost a whole week! 😂

Find out more about InspiREAD 2026 and cast your vote - link in the comment section below 👇

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨Nici Gregory is the illustrator of Badgers Are Go! - one of the amazing books nomin...
28/05/2026

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨

Nici Gregory is the illustrator of Badgers Are Go! - one of the amazing books nominated in our Shorter Book category 🦡

She started illustrating whilst still in primary school, drawing in the margins of her exercise books. She went on to study graphic design in Hamburg, Germany!

Find out more about InspiREAD 2026 and cast your vote - link in the comment section below 👇

Aren’t these the cutest?! 😍For this year's Inspire Knitting Challenge, we’re celebrating the by bringing crafters toge...
27/05/2026

Aren’t these the cutest?! 😍

For this year's Inspire Knitting Challenge, we’re celebrating the by bringing crafters together to make Story Snugglers for children!

There’s still plenty of time to get involved - whether you knit or crochet, you can help create a cosy companion for little ones to enjoy at storytime. Make a bear, lion, frog or any colourful creation! 🐻🐸🦁

Our FREE knitting patterns have been designed by Janie Withers knitted textiles, and can be picked up at your local library. You can also follow step-by-step videos online:🔗 inspireculture.org.uk/knit

All Story Snugglers we receive will be donated through our friends at Trussell 💚

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Have you voted yet? 🤔There's just one month left to cast your vote for your favourite books in in each category of our I...
26/05/2026

Have you voted yet? 🤔

There's just one month left to cast your vote for your favourite books in in each category of our InspiREAD 2026 Book Awards!

We've got some truly amazing nominees this year, and we really need your help to decide the winners 🤩

Head to inspireculture.org.uk/InspiRead2026/Vote to vote for your favourites.

You can vote in one, two, or all three categories ✨

Voting closes on Friday 26 June - don't miss your chance to make your voice count 😅

We want to hear from every single child who takes part - if you're voting as a class or if you've got siblings, ask a grown up to refresh the page so you can vote individually ⭐

❗SERVICE DISRUPTION ❗We're currently experiencing some technical issues across our libraries which is affecting our book...
26/05/2026

❗SERVICE DISRUPTION ❗

We're currently experiencing some technical issues across our libraries which is affecting our booking out system, online catalogue and public PCs.

Please use our self serve kiosks where possible and be aware that our online catalogue isn't allowing customers to login. There's also logging in issues for customers wishing to use our public PCs.

We're sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Find out more https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/service-disruptions/

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨Susannah Lloyd is the author of Badgers Are Go! - one of the amazing books nominate...
24/05/2026

InspiREAD 2026 - Meet the nominees! ✨

Susannah Lloyd is the author of Badgers Are Go! - one of the amazing books nominated in our Shorter Book category 🦡

Her favourite food is trifle and her favourite words are ‘in cahoots,’ 'smithereens,' 'jelly' and ‘hullabaloo’! She wrote her first ever book when she was five, on her kitchen table, with the help of a large pot of felt tip pens and a stapler. 🤩

Find out more about InspiREAD 2026 and cast your vote - link in the comment section below 👇

23/05/2026

Episode 1 of our I Am A Storyteller podcast is out now!🎙️

We’re kicking off this series with host Annie Warren chatting with storytellers Laura Mabbutt - Creative and Beccy Dye, who worked on our recent I Am A Storyteller project to co-create artworks with community groups 📚📖

Laura is a multidisciplinary artist and for the project she worked with the Oasis Community Centre in Worksop. Beccy is a storyteller and game‑maker who worked with the Blidworth Memory Group, sharing stories and creating connections with people living with dementia and their carers.

Hear our artists chat about why storytelling matters and how they both approached the project! 🎧

Listen to episode 1 now on Spotify & our website at inspireculture.org.uk/IAASPodcast🔗

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