The CEO of @gofundme Tim Cadogan (2nd left) presents a plaque to @LCRMayor to congratulate the region as the most generous city in the UK for raising £250K to repair & restore #SpellowLibrary after last summer’s riots.Also in pic are @alexlouisemc and @harrydoyle96 @GoFundMeUK

What an uplifting early afternoon I spent in North Liverpool today. I popped in to the #Bootle #bookshop oasis that is @kingsleyandco_ and had a great catchup with @ykidsbootle CEO @claire.morgans.98 . It was fabulous to see the fantastic #Literacy and #community offer in motion there, complete with a talented harpist playing festive tunes, children dressing up and role-playing, a broad spectrum of people enjoying the ambience of the cafe and of course book galore for incredible value. As I was searching for books to buy as presents (most for others, one for myself), a confident young girl dressed as a cross between a knight and Cinderella said I looked like an author. I said I was. And that she looked like one, too. She added that the brilliant @judelennonbooks had come to her school this week. I performed a bit from my #LiverpoolLiverBirds poetic picture book for her and her sister. Her mum and nan bought it. We chatted. I thought about the speech @frank_cottrellboyce made at the opening of the bookshop recently saying that everything here is created with love. He is right. I reflected on my visit to #SpellowLibrary earlier in the day where I returned some books on #JeanMichelBasquiat and exchanged them for #Beatles ones for my current illustration commission for #LiverpoolFamousWalkingTours. There was a lot going on there, with @clairebeerjeraz delivering writing workshops for #@wow_fest and writer @helenjeffery01 was there, too. I thought about my work with the #anfield community at @liverpoollighthouse this year with #CreateArt and the positive events that are going on and ongoing on #Merseyside. Please get out if you can and get involved in these positive spaces and activities. #aliharwood #artist #poet #educator #Kingsley&Co #ykids #LiverpoolReads #LiverpoolWrites #LiverpoolSpeaks

Both @hacking4chorltz and I proud to stand (and light) in solidarity on behalf of @ManCityCouncil @MancLibraries with friends and colleagues @lpoolcouncil @Liverpoollib #ShareTheLight #SpellowLibrary

Fantastic! Great to see #spellowlibrary open again, plus it was so brilliant seeing and reading all the stories and pictures of libraries around the country lighting up in support of Spellow earlier in the week. Very festive, very innovative and very special!!

We love reading that Spellow Library has reopened. #SpellowLibrary #ShareTheLight

A heartwarming outcome to period of nihilistic rage , the rebuilding of #SpellowLibrary is a testament to who we really are , yeah looking at you #FarageRiots

#SpellowLibrary 💖

Fabulous to see the reopening of #SpellowLibrary featured on @Channel4News tonight.wonderful comments from @frankcottrell_b “Libraries are the repositories of truth” & a passionate plea for government to bring back libraries that have closed as this one has been brought back

Lovely to see reopening of #SpellowLibrary Damn well said -on tge closure of libraries- @frankcottrell_b #c4news

@BBCNWT Shout out to the contractors who dropped everything to get the library reopened so quickly. #spellowlibrary

Special sticker at #SpellowLibrary #Liverpool shows books donated by the Queen. More on a day of celebration for the re-opening of the riot-damaged library coming up on @BBCNWT at 6.30. @RoyalFamily

Amazing to be at the reopening of #SpellowLibrary this morning #ShareTheLight

It's fine! We're in touch about me visiting soon. Just glad order is restored in the ##SpellowLibrary galaxy!

Click the #ShareTheLight hashtag to have your heart warmed #SpellowLibrary

On the evening of Wed 11 Dec we illuminated our libraries, part of a national act of solidarity for #Liverpool's #SpellowLibrary which was damaged in the riots last summer #ShareTheLight to celebrate the resilience of libraries and the ways in which they bring people together✨

We had an incredible time celebrating the Grand Reopening of #SpellowLibrary today! 📚👋 With performances and speeches from @LeviTafariPoet, @AminaAtiqArtist, @ClaireBeerjeraz, @badwool9, @Frankcottrell_b, and the students of @ArnotStMary and @AlsopHighSch

This is the Liverpool that I ❤️. #SpellowLibrary #ShareTheLight

I don't doubt you've been up to your eyes in reopening plans! I'd love to come over & see all those gorgeous new books & meet your library staff. DM me details of who to arrange this with? Also see my tweet re kids' section decoration. #ReadingNotRioting #SpellowLibrary

It’s great to see #SpellowLibrary has reopened after being damaged during riots. 👏👏👏👏 #books #booksofTwitter #Library

#SpellowLibrary | And it’s official! 📣 Spellow Library has been reopened to the public. 👏 A huge thank you and congratulations to all involved. 💛