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

Squish! Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 21st April
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Holding Space to Sing
11:00am, Monday 27th April
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Squish! Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 28th April
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Squish Creative Play
10:30am, Tuesday 5th May
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Movema Taking Flight Performance
10:30am, Wednesday 6th May
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
International Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 6th May
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Loved and Lost Shared Reading
2:00pm, Wednesday 6th May
Formby Library
Spaces Available
Grief Gathering with Brendan Curtis
2:30pm, Friday 8th May
Formby Library
Spaces Available
The Colour of Pomegranates with Dora
10:30am, Saturday 9th May
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Holding Space to Sing
11:00am, Monday 11th May
Crosby Library
Spaces Available
Squish Creative Play with Soph
10:30am, Tuesday 12th May
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Movema Taking Flight Performance
10:30am, Wednesday 13th May
Bootle Library
Spaces Available
Find out more about what's happening At The Library