Summer At The Library!

Everything that’s on for children and families over the summer holidays!

April Newsletter

Explorations in April - where we're popping up across the UK and deep diving in the library this month

An artist is showing a young child a guitar in Bootle Children’s library.

February Newsletter

How do we play as grown ups? Gentle experiments to build a creative community.

Holding Space: Grief Choir on the BBC

Coverage of our new Grief Choir, covered by BBC Radio Merseyside and coming soon to North West Tonight

Artist Office

We’re launching a new meeting point for artists to connect with other creatives and conquer their to-do lists and arts admin.

December Newsletter

Reflecting on 2025, what we’ve learned and what we’re excited for next

Messy Grief: Grief Awareness Week 2025

Who said that grief is supposed to be neat?

November Newsletter

As we get fully nestled into winter, we've been reflecting on a busy October and the importance of sharing moments of joy, frustration and creativity within our communities. Join us for more this month as we gather to smash, sing, forage and feast.

What we've been up to

A roundup of the exciting projects our team have been up to with their own arts practices recently from screenings to publications, festivals to books on tour.

Become the co-chair of our advisory board

We're looking for a co-chair for our advisory board to share the chairing position with one of our existing members

September Newsletter

A monthly update from At The Library.

Imagining Life Underground

A workshop for families creating underground clay creatures

August Newsletter

A monthly update from at The Library.

Liverpool Biennial X At The Library: 'Heaven in the Ground' by DARCH

The installation of the sound work 'Heaven in the Ground' by DARCH for Liverpool Biennial is now open at Crosby Library!

Join our Advisory Board!

At The Library is looking for up to 4 people to join our established Advisory Board, including a Deputy Chair and a Climate Justice lead.

Borrow from our Kitchen Library

Our first set of over thirty pieces of kitchen equipment is now available to borrow from Bootle Library!

The Culture of Dying Matters

The theme of this years Dying Matters Awareness Week is: Culture of Dying Matters and we've got two meeting points in May to celebrate and share with each other as part of our grief programme: Loved and Lost.

Kitchen Library Call Out for Equipment

We are seeking donations for a small lending library of kitchen equipment based at Bootle Library

What's on for the next 4 weeks

Artist Office: Share Your Practice
11:00am, Tuesday 8th September
Crosby Library
Grief Gathering with Erin Rowlands
10:30am, Thursday 10th September
Crosby Library
The Colour of Pomegranates: Design Wrapping Paper with Cintia
10:30am, Saturday 12th September
Bootle Library
Found in Translation with Sohra
11:00am, Thursday 17th September
Bootle Library
Squish with Dan Astles
10:30am, Tuesday 22nd September
Bootle Library
Holding Space Choir
11:00am, Tuesday 22nd September
Crosby Library
Loved and Lost Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 23rd September
Formby Library
Squish with Mia
10:30am, Friday 25th September
Netherton Library
Squish with Soph
10:30am, Tuesday 29th September
Bootle Library
Holding Space Choir
11:00am, Tuesday 29th September
Crosby Library
Find out more about what's happening At The Library