Libraries South Lanarkshire (@librariessl.bsky.social)

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 9:26 AM

**Customer Notice**

Greenhills Library Hub will be closed on Monday 12th October 2026 until Friday 16th October 2026 due to circumstances beyond our control. Normal opening hours from Monday 19th October 2026.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. The nearest open libraries will be East Kilbride Central Library and St Leonards Library.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 1:45 PM

Run for your dyson! Spiders are among the many spooky creatures that have descended upon Fairhill Library, along with a spine-tingling selection of reads for young and old alike 🕷️🕸️
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Skeletons, pumpkins and bats are shown on a halloween display of junior books, such as 'The Worst Witch' by Jill Murphy and 'How to scare a mouse and bear' by Ross Collins.

A giant spider decoration suspended from the ceiling.

Spooky, wisps of fog and earie lights surround a selection of books for teenagers and young adults such as 'Bec' by Darren Shaw.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:45 PM

The seasons are changing at Biggar Library and with it comes an array of cracking good reads! 🍂
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Autumn themed displays as Biggar Library. The closer display features a tree with autumn leaves falling onto the display.

Window display with the word Autumn with pictures of Autumn leaves and acorns.

Close up of the autumnal tree in the middle of the book display.

Book display labelled as Cracking Good Reads. The display features Ian McEwan's Atonement, Kristen Hannah's The Women and Michael Pedersen's Boy Friends.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:57 AM

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@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:45 PM

With the new series re-commencing the Fairhill Library team want to know - are you a faithful... or a traitor? Be careful how you answer as your book choice may reveal all! 😈
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Traitor themed book display showing a photo of the cast of the traitors beside a lantern and a poster asking - Are you a traitor or a faithful, what does your book choice reveal about you?
The books on display include Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer, Hidden in Plain Sight by Susan Lewis and Trust No One by Keri Beevis.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 11:30 AM

Join us in Lanark Library on Saturday 17th October for BygoneCon, our 6th Heritage and Local History Convention. Drop in anytime between 10am and 4pm to explore fascinating stalls, displays, and presentations – and get expert advice on exploring your own history. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT

Poster featuring three old photos of streets in Lanark and text saying, BygoneCon 26. Celebrating our shared past. Saturday 17 October, Lanark Library. Contact 01555 661144 or bygonecon@library.s-lanark.org.uk

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 9:26 AM

Carluke Library are hosting Scott Kyle for a talk next month on Thursday 19th November. Book your tickets by calling the library on 01555 772134 😁
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/80/carl...

From Foster Care to Foster Carer. From Glasgow's Back Streets to Hollywood Film Sets. It's Not Where You Start by Scott Kyle. The True Story behind the rise, the fall, and return of Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim. "I Almost Turned down the chance to work with Harrison Ford." Carluke Library. Thursday the nineteenth of November. Two to three thirty PM. Free Event. Contact Carluke Library on 01555 772134 or email carluke@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

@krobbgreen.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:56 PMReposted by @librariessl.bsky.social

Lovely walk and trip to St Leonard's Library today. Happy #weeread26 day! Love @librariessl.bsky.social, love reading, escape, grow your world, enjoy, share.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 9:26 AM

Take inspiration from Biggar Library for today's #WeeRead
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@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:05 PM

Avondale Community Wing are holding a Gruffalo Family Day with BSL in the library! See poster for information on how to book your space! 😄
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/516/avo...

The Gruffalo family day with British Sign Language. Come along and enjoy a fun filled family day with The Gruffalo. Meet The Gruffalo, join a scavenger hunt and try tasty Gruffalo themed treats. Join us in a friendly, inclusive environment for the whole family. Free to attend. Suitable to deaf children aged zero to five. Siblings welcome. British Sign Language interpreter provided. A relaxed opportunity to meet and connect with other families'. On Saturday the tenth of October. Two to four PM. At Avondale Community wing, Overton Road Strathaven, ML10 6JW, Booking essential. Contat Lisa Sultana by call or text on 07792 661704 or email lisa.sultana@nds.org.uk.
Supported by National Deaf Children's Society.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:26 AM

Curl up with a good book in these dark autumn nights at Lanark Library! 🎃🌝
Whether your looking for a gothic ghost tale or a cosy love story, Lanark library will have the book for you.
www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/89/lana...

Embrace the dark book display at Lanark Library. Includes books such as Charlaine Harris's Night Shift and Broken Ghosts.

Embrace the dark book display at Lanark Library. Includes books such as Tim Weaver's No One Home, Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and T King Fisher's Wolf Worm.

Embrace the dark book display at Lanark Library.

Embrace the dark book display at Lanark Library. Crotchet Pumpkins lining the display with the sign saying Embrace the dark, curl up with a good book.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM

St Leonards Library was transformed last week for a lovely Macmillan Coffee Morning! We had so much fun with lots of old friends, a BIG raffle, coffee, tea and AMAZING baking! Thanks to all who contributed, the bakers and the makers, including St Leonards Tesco, we raised over approximately £450!🍰

All the attendees of the Macmillan Coffee Morning sat enjoying their tea and bakes at St Leonards Library.

The tea, coffee and bakes laid out on a table in the library.

Front view of the Macmillan Coffee Morning offerings at St Leonards Library.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 PM

**Customer Notice**

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 PM

Do you need help creating or updating a CV? Completing online job applications? Help using a computer, tablet or mobile phone? Digital job searching? Support with Universal Credits? Help is available every second Tuesday at Carluke Library from 1:30-3pm. No appointment necessary, just drop in.

Poster with text saying, Digital Inclusion Hub for Rural Clydesdale. Work Club. Create or improve your CV. Make online job applications. Help using a computer, tablet or phone. Learn effective digital job searching. Support with UC commitments. Find the right opportunities for you. Explore self-employment. We can also provide free sim cards with internet, calls and texts to people over 18 and from a low income household. Ask for more information. Carluke Library. Tuesday (every 2 weeks) 1:30pm – 3pm. 29th September, 13th & 27th October, 10th & 24th November. DROP IN. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. Forth Community Resource Centre SG.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM

Join us at East Kilbride Central Library next Wednesday 7th October between 11am-12pm for a special #WeeRead Gruffalo Granny Story Session! There will also be Gruffalo mask making. Book your space by calling 01355 220046! 😄

The book cover of Julia Donaldson's new book Gruffalo Granny. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM

Tomorrow (Saturday 3rd October) at Rutherglen Library we're crafting our own rollercoasters! Ages 4-11, £2.25 per child or ACE inclusive! Call 0141 643 1296 to book or book online at www.sllclibrary.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

Get on board, make a little Rollercoaster at Rutherglen Library! Build your own rollercoaster out of junk! Saturday the third of October. Three to four PM. Ages four to eleven. Two pound twenty five per child or ACE inclusive. call 0141 643 1296 to book.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:26 AM

We are hosting a Coffee Morning/Afternoon at Carluke Library on Wednesday 21st October, all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Home baking, Tombola, Crafts Sale Table and a Lucky Dip for children. Lots of fun and chat. We hope to see you there. ☕️ 🙂

Poster featuring illustrations of two coffee mugs with text on them saying, WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING and LET’S MAKE IT THE BIGGEST EVER. The poster text says, MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING. CARLUKE LIBRARY. Wednesday October 21st 2026. £3.00 Tea Coffee and Home Baking. Tombola. Lucky Dip for Kids. Sales Table. Morning Session 10am – 12pm. Afternoon Session 2pm – 4pm. All Proceeds Go To MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT.

@librariessl.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:26 AM

Thanks to the customer who donated these newspapers dating from 1936 to 1974. Read them at Hamilton Town House Library. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT
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Photos of five old national newspapers. Three Daily Mirrors, an Evening Citizen, and a Sunday Pictorial.

@librariessl.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 PM

Scotland is coming together on Wed 7 October for a 'Wee Read' - and everyone's invited! Here at Larkhall we're celebrating with a display of wee books: short reads for anyone who wants a quick story they can devour in just a few days. There's something for everyone! #weeread26

@librariessl.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 AM

Carluke Library had lots of fun at the Paint and Play last Saturday. Check out all these masterpieces made with paint and leaves 🍂 🎨
Book in for the next session this coming Saturday at www.sllclibrary.co.uk by clicking the events tabs and selecting Carluke Library as the location.