ALT woman reading to child

ALT Staff at Rawtenstall Library dressed as the 'room on the broom' witch, the big bad wolf and Winnie the Pooh for World Book day 2026!

ALT A Ramadan display on a library desk featuring Ramadan themed cookbooks and picture books. On the desk there is a model of a mosque made out of paper. The banner hanging from the desk reads 'Ramadan Mubarak'

ALT Red and purple paper fans and cards decorated with paper crescents and stars

ALT Two smiling children dressed in white lab coats and goggles, showing a science experiment in front of a Lancaster University banner

ALT A child is standing in the library holding up the red and gold paper horse she made for Lunar New Year at story time

ALT A selection of crafts for Chinese New Year, including pink, blue and gold folded paper fan decorations and red and gold paper lanterns

ALT Three titles from Peepal Tree Press, Look at You by Amanda Smyth, Time Cleaves Itself by Jeda Pearl and Ocean Stirrings by Merle Collins. The covers are on a purple background with The North Indie Read in the lower left corner with a red 'You are Here' symbol and the Lancashire County Council logo in the lower right corner.

ALT A library staff member wears a witch hat and looks at a young girl in a pink top who is choosing a magic wand

ALT Four titles from Saraband Books, The Bay by Julia Rampen, One Body by Catherine Simpson, Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet and The Garden Cure by Jan Cameron. The covers are on a purple background with The North Indie Read in the lower left corner with a red 'You are Here' symbol and the Lancashire County Council logo in the lower right corner.

ALT Three titles from Northadox Press, Under the Bridge by Jack Byrne, The Fatal Formula by Malcolm Havard and A Time for Dying by Bryce Main. The covers are on a purple background with The North Indie Read in the lower left corner with a red 'You are Here' symbol and the Lancashire County Council logo in the lower right corner.

ALT Four titles from the #NorthIndieRead list, Lying Perfectly Still by Laura Fish, Time Cleaves Itself by Jeda Pearl, Protest: Stories of Resistance edited by Ra Page and The Historians by Eavan Boland. The covers are on a purple background with The North Indie Read in the lower centre with a red 'You are Here' symbol and the Lancashire County Council logo in the lower right corner.

ALT 2026 on a cyberpunk background of purples and blues

ALT man jumping over rocks from 2025 to 2026

ALT Three staff members, two elves and Santa, stood in front of a Christmas tree at Chorley library

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ALT Knitted representations of Mary and Joseph are placed on a table in Freckleton Library. Library assistant stood behind the table smiling.

ALT Young children and librarian Cathy, dressed as an elf, stand in front of a Christmas tree. In the background are bookshelves.

ALT Festive wreath decorated with flowers, foliage, pine cones and red bows

ALT Festive wreath decorated with foliage, pine cones and red flowers