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This March we've got so much on for adults! Our very first "pub quiz" event, a free lunch time talk with photographer Robert Darch, writing events with Word Kitchen, our monthly Bricks & Booze, and our #LibraryLates with crafting & live music. More info on the events here: linktr.ee/exeterlibr...

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🎲 Free role playing game sessions at Exeter Library!⚔️ Role-Up! runs every other Sunday (next one Sun 9th March) from 12PM. Come and play a variety of fun & fantastical role playing games from Dungeons and Dragons to Call of Cthulhu, and more! Led by Gideon the Old Wyvern. Free drop-in.🐉

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🎶 The Exeter Library Words & Music group 📚 This Thursday sit back & relax with a wide range of music drawn together by a common theme. We alternate between shared music & shared reading every Thurs 11am-12pm - this week it's music. Free drop-in.

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"It is quite clear that something of importance is going on, about which, possibly, nothing could be said at present except that it is going on." 15th Oct 1940 - MP Geoffrey Mander. For more "inspirational" quotes check out our Parliamentary debates ranging from 1066-1990s - available on request.

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🧪 The Exeter Science Centre are coming to Exeter Library NEXT FRIDAY 7th March from 2:00-6:00pm. Create your own inflatable friends powered by USB fans. We’ll also try a project from the pages of Ryan's amazing new book & have informal conversations about playful & engaging STEAM explorations ⚛️

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NEXT WED 5th March 🌳Lunchtime Talk: Capturing Ash with Robert Darch. A free talk at Exeter Library with photographer Robert Darch & Devon Wildlife Trust’s Sarah Augbaya! Explore the impact of ash dieback on Devon's landscapes & the role of art in conservation. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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THIS SATURDAY! 🎶 Musical Fun for Early Years at the Pop-Up Library! These sessions are all about fun, exploration, & creativity—no experience needed! 📅 Sat 01 March 🕥 Free drop-in session for families with young children: 11:00-12:15 PM 📍 Pop Up Library at Princesshay

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🧱 TOMORROW (or today) 26th Feb Bricks & Booze is back. Come & chill out with our huge Lego collection at this laid-back building session for adults! Feel free to BYOB. There might be Lego robots this time! 👀 📍 Exeter Library ⏰ 6.30-9pm 🎟️ Tickets on the door or here: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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NEXT FRIDAY 🍻 A pub quiz at the library! With all your classic rounds like general knowledge, music, pictures etc. Plus live music from the fantastic Old Red Stone, prizes up for grabs, and a pop up bar serving alcohol & softs. 📍 Fri 7 March 6.30-9pm 🎟️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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We're Hiring! 📢 Could you bolster our Book Market and help bring a range of fun literary activities to Exeter #CityofLiterature? We're on the hunt for a part time Events Producer, deadline Monday 17th March: www.exetercityofliterature.com/join-us

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We found a glowing recommendation from a member of the public in one of our teen books. If you enjoy YA fantasy then, according to this reader, you might want to give Ink by Alice Broadway a go - available for loan in our teen area ⭐ (Lovely book cover too!)

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Meet the puppets from The Vanishing Forest - a theatre show for kids coming to Exeter Library on the 16th April. Tickets & info here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theatre-in...

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How to get FREE info from the source. In our final Digital Media Literacy session (open to all) we'll learn where to get free scholarly research, academic literature, & more without hitting pesky paywalls. 📅 MONDAY 24th Feb 📍 Exeter Library & online. FREE: booking needed: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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📍 Our events schedule is picking up pace. We have Lego robots, writing workshops, music making, improv, lunchtime talks, crafts, theatre, and even a pub quiz! 💥 Spring is a great time to visit your library. #LoveLibraries

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Just a few photos from our musical march across the high street to our new Pop-Up Children's Library last Saturday. Photos by Martín Niebroj. And yes, there was a dinosaur in attendance because... dinosaurs... enjoy libraries? #DinosaursEnjoyLibraries

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New poetry club at Exeter Library! 📕 If you've ever wanted to explore poetry but didn’t know where to begin, now is your chance! Each month we’ll spotlight two poets, diving into their lives & works together. The NOT Dead Poets Society - last Tues of each month - 17:30-18:30 (first one next Tues)

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This April, Quay Words is partnering with @librariesunlimited.bsky.social and @exeterlibrary.bsky.social on a very special event featuring Romantasy author @jennawolfhart.bsky.social, in conversation with @harpercollins.bsky.social editor Ajebowale Roberts.

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This Saturday (22nd) we'll have a very special library patron sniffing around Princesshay and spreading the word about our brilliant Pop-up!! Look out for the Polar Bear, make sure to say hello and head over to our Pop-up Children's Library on Bedford Street 🐻‍❄️

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MUSIC MAKING MORNING 🎶 Musical Fun for Early Years at the Pop-Up Library! These sessions are all about fun, exploration, & creativity—no experience needed! 📅 Sat 01 March 🕥 Free drop-in session for families with young children: 11:00-12:15 PM 📍 Pop Up Library at Princesshay

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Shakespeare, anyone? Titus Andronicus, #Exeter, 3rd April. Full, professional cast, bar & live music from 6:45pm, performance starts 7:30pm. Early-bird tickets 👇 www.ticketsource.co.uk/lightbearlan... @visitdevon.bsky.social @exeterviews.bsky.social @exeterlibrary.bsky.social @dexinst.bsky.social

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No matter how overdue, libraries always love to see their books come home. Throwback to a few years go when someone randomly found one of our stack books ("Because of the Lockwoods" by Dorothy Whipple) in a taxi in Sorrento, Italy! The finder very kindly brought it back to the UK for us ❤️

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THIS WED 🐅Wild Tales: An Animal Storytelling Workshop🐒 A magical morning of animal-inspired storytelling & crafts! Build your own story, explore Indian folktales, & take home a clay figure of your main character. Ages 6+ 📅 Wed 19 Feb ⏰ 11:00AM–12:30PM 📍 Exeter Library www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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This month's Bricks and Booze will be on 📆Wed 26th Feb. Come and chill out with our huge Lego collection at this laid-back building session for adults! Feel free to BYOB. 18+. 📍 Exeter Library. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Our library half term programme - a 🧵 🎶 Sat 15th – MUSICAL MARCH starts 11am from the main library, marching across to the Pop-Up. 🧱 Sun 16th – Sunday LEGO Club For Everyone, in the foyer, 12.30pm. 🎨 Mon 17th – Monday Making at the Pop-Up - we're making jellyfish! 10.30am

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THIS SATURDAY (15th) 📯🎶 We invite you on a magical, musical march from Exeter Library to our temporary pop-up space on Bedford Street🥁🎶 Happening at ⏰11am⏰, a brass band will take us from Exeter library, across the High Street, to the Children's Library Pop Up🎉 Come join us!

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This Feb Half Term (21st Feb), dive into the world of robotics in our exciting LEGO SPIKE workshop at Exeter Library! 🚀 🧱 Hands-on LEGO coding fun 👩‍👧‍👦 All ages – adults must accompany 📅 3 sessions: 10am, 12pm & 2pm 📍 Rougemont Room, Exeter Library 🔗 Limited spaces: shorturl.at/r4MyS

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Real or fake? Learn how to trace sources, spot reliable info, & use fact checking digital tools in our Digital Media Literacy workshop at the library. Available online or in person. 📅 TODAY! 10th Feb, 17.30-19.00 📍 Rougemont Room, Exeter Library 🎟️ FREE, booking needed: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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The Over 60’s Disco is THIS WEDNESDAY! Tickets are going fast, so get yours while you can... 🗓️ When: Wed 12 Feb | 🕖 Doors: 7 PM 💃 Pay What You Want (from £3) | 60+ only!! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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✨🧱The After school Lego club continues EVERY WEDNESDAY! (term time)🧱✨ While we're in the pop-up library we're making our After School Lego Club a weekly event. The times have changed so it's now 3.30-4.30pm in the pop-up. For ages 5-16, come & have a play! #LegoInLibraries

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TODAY (8th) Head to our pop-up children's library in Princesshay for a special musical concert for kids performed by Duo Tutti 🎹🎶 FREE drop-in SAT 08 FEB 14:30 - 15:15.

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Real or fake? Learn how to trace sources, spot reliable info, & use fact checking digital tools in our Digital Media Literacy workshop at the library. Available online or in person. 📅 10th & 24th Feb, 17.30-19.00 📍 Rougemont Room, Exeter Library 🎟️ FREE, booking needed: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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🐅Wild Tales: An Animal Storytelling Workshop🐒 A magical morning of animal-inspired storytelling and crafts! 🌿 Build your own story, explore Indian folktales, & take home a clay figure of your main character. Ages 6+ 📅 Wed 19 Feb ⏰ 11:00AM – 12:30PM 📍 Exeter Library www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Led by the brilliant Aly Dickinson, The Death Café & Bereavement Support Group helps people to process death with understanding & care. Next date: Sun 9 March. Exeter Death Café: 12.30pm in Exeter Library, no booking needed. Exeter Grief Support Group: 2.30pm - to book email [email protected]

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The great thing about an archive is that you can often get the full picture of a subject, from the beginning to the very end... We have thousands of books you can borrow in the Exeter Library stacks, why not have a peek at our catalogue? #TreasuresOfTheStack

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Would you rather look at art in a museum or on Instagram? We know what we'd answer... 😉 #Dartmoor A Radical Landscape is on at RAMM until Sunday 23 Feb. If you haven't popped in yet, visit rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/dar... to book your tickets. 🎥 Josh Pratt

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Looking for a creative boost? Join acclaimed local author Carla Jenkins for a FREE, uplifting and inspiring workshop designed to reignite your love for writing. 📅 When: Wednesday 26th February, 3:00–4:30 PM 📍 Where: Rougemont Room, Exeter Library 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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THIS SATURDAY... Enjoy an engaging classical concert for kids at our POP-UP SPACE in Princesshay 🎹🎶 Duo Tutti combine well-known classical tunes, unusual sounds & new music to create unique concerts that are entertaining & accessible to all. ✨FREE drop-in SAT 08 FEB 14:30 - 15:15.

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📯🎶 We invite you on a magical, musical march from Exeter Library to our temporary pop-up space on Bedford Street.🥁🎶 Happening on Sat 15th Feb at 11am, a brass band will take us from Exeter library, across the High Street, to the Children's Library Pop Up. 🎉 Come join us!

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Coming up THIS SATURDAY... ✍️ Learn the basics of writing for children 📖 Award-winning author Polly Ho-Yen will be running a two-hour workshop teaching you plot, characters, readership & concepts. 📅 Sat 1st Feb 📍 Exeter Library, 11am 🎟️ Free, but limited places! www.tickettailor.com...

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🙋‍♂️Fact of the day: The the oldest book in the Exeter library archive was written by Panormitanus in 1480. It's an incunabula - a book that was printed, rather than handwritten, before 1501 in Europe. 🔎 For more info check out this lovely old BBC clip: www.youtube.com/watc...

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Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating! 2025 is the Year of the Snake 🐍 These illustrations of snakes are from 'Our Reptiles and Batrachians' by M.C. Cooke, which was published in 1893. 📷Reserve 579.9 COO #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake #Snakes #RareBooks

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TOMORROW! Join us on the last Wednesday of every month for a fun, laid-back LEGO building session for adults! Feel free to BYOB. 18+ 🗓 Next date: Jan 29 | 18:30 - 21:00 📍 Location: Exeter Library 💸 Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk... 🎶 Tunes, snacks, LEGO, & good vibes!

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We had a fantastic time at the launch party of our Pop-Up on Saturday!! Penguins, puppets and plenty of crafts. Plus, lots of happy faces and lots & lots of books!! 🐧🐐🎈 #LoveLibraries

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Performance, comedy, and fun for all the family from Exeter Northcott, @rammuseum.bsky.social, and more can be found in one handy place... our events calendar! 🗓️ See what's coming up in the next few weeks across Exeter #CityofLiterature: www.exetercityofliterature.com/event-picks

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The Over 60’s Disco is back! After the huge success of our last 2, join us for another unforgettable night of music and dancing at Exeter Library, with a new DJ - Sofie F. 🗓️ When: Wed 12 Feb | 🕖 Doors: 7 PM 💃 Pay What You Want (from £3) | 60+ only!! www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Tech Buddy service at Exeter Library. If you or someone you know needs a little help getting to grips with a phone, laptop, or tablet, book a 30 minute sit down session with our dedicated staff. Available on Mondays and Wednesdays. #LoveLibraries

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The pop-up Exeter Children's Library opens TOMORROW Sat 25th!🎉 Find us at 11-15 Bedford Street in Princesshay (next to the old Debenhams). We've got events going on all day to celebrate including a puppet show, crafts, Lego building and there will even a penguin you can meet! 🐧

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