Join us for an exclusive online free event with award winning author Colm Tóibín on Wed 3rd June as he discusses his latest release The News from Dublin followed by a live audience Q&A. Hosted by @BorrowBox sign up here: bolinda.zoom.us/webinar/regi… @yourayrshire360

📚✨ Bookbug Week is Almost Here! ✨📚 We’re excited to celebrate Bookbug Week across Scotland from 18–24 May 2026, kicking off next week! Alongside our regular Bookbug sessions, all our community libraries will be running a special competition with the chance to win some fantastic Julia Donaldson prizes 🎉 Here’s how to take part: - Children must be library members (or sign up — it’s quick and free!) - Pick up a Bookbug Bingo Card - Explore the children’s library to find six hidden Bookbug characters - Find them all and receive a gold Bookbug sticker & entry into our prize draw The competition is open to all young library members, whether or not they attend Bookbug sessions. We’d love to see new families joining us, discovering the joy of books, and joining in the fun. Visit your local library to get started.

Galston Town Hall is currently closed due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience. We will open again as normal tomorrow.

Tonight is #worldbooknight !! Between 7pm and 8pm people across the UK will dedicate time to reading! Visit your local library to find your next great read and join thousands of people across the UK in #ReadingHour 📚🐛

The Dick Institute will have Storytime on Sunday mornings! Come along and hear stories, sing songs, and say rhymes 📚🐛🎶 Storytime will run every Sunday morning at 11am in the Dick Institute Junior Library. This is a drop in session so no need to book!

Don't be late for this very important date 🕰️🐰 Join us for fun, family learning activities at the Dick Institute this Easter. 14 April 10.30am - 12.30pm. (Children must be accompanied by an adult).

Our creative library friends Yarn A-Go-Go have made some wonderful Easter 🐰 & Spring 🌻related characters & flowers for library customers @Dick_Institute Drop in to the library and take one home @yourayrshire360 #LoveLibraries ♥️

Don't be late for this very important date 🕰️🐰 Join us for fun, family learning activities at the Dick Institute this Easter. 14 April 10.30am - 12.30pm. (Children must be accompanied by an adult).

All our community libraries will be closed from Friday 3rd April for Easter weekend. The libraries will reopen as normal from Tuesday 7th April. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The Dock Institute will remain open.

Cumnock Library will be closed tomorrow. The library will reopen as normal on Tuesday 7th April. Newmilns library will be closed tomorrow. The library will reopen as normal on Wednesday 8th April. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Our new #noqueues #instantaccess titles are now available to borrow for free with your library membership @BorrowBox @EALeisure #LoveLibraries

Don't be late for this very important date… 🕰️🐰 Join us for fun, family learning activities at the Dick Institute this Easter 📚🐣 A free event, with no booking required, drop in between 10:30-12:30. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Crosshouse library hosted the NHS Ayrshire and Arran Home birthing team on Thursday evening for their second ‘Meet the Team’ event! Thank you to everyone who came along 🧑‍🍼📚

Opening soon! 'Malky McCormick: A Life In Colour' @Dick_Institute from 5 February. Features cartoons & caricatures plus interviews from Billy Connolly, Tam Cowan, Tich Frier & over a dozen friends & colleagues of Malky's through the years. Free Tues - Sun ow.ly/HeTo50Y4ivV

We’re reviewing the opening hours in our museums to see if they meet the needs of our communities and visitors. Please take 5 mins to complete a short survey to help us understand how opening times affect your ability & motivation to visit 👍smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Opening_… Closes 6 Feb

Our Bookbug sessions for January- April can be found on our website! Call your local library to book in 📚🐛

A moving, powerful chronicle of overcoming impossible odds, The Forbidden Daughter by Zipora Klein Jakob is the true story of one unforgettable girl and her will to survive. Available to borrow for free with your library membership. #noqueues #instantaccess @BorrowBox @EALeisure

A new @BorrowBox #noqueues title available. Instant access with your library membership. From the bestselling author @Wendy_Holden comes an assiduously researched and powerful new novel. The Teacher of Auschwitz. @EALeisure #LoveLibraries

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth (December 16, 1775). We have some timeless classics available to borrow @EALeisure "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!" Jane Austen #LoveLibraries

Discover our great new titles @BorrowBox. Instant access and no queues all with your library membership. @EALeisure #ListenNow #ReadNow #LoveLibraries