Dittons Library

Official account for Dittons Library service. There's more to your library than books! Follow for the latest information, events & releases from your library.

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

Super Access from Surrey Libraries has expanded! Now libraries members can enjoy Super Access at Dittons Library! Super Access has something special for everyone. Book your introduction session today to get started https://t.co/bMWYQQPUkF
@SurreyLibraries

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

“I can't play bridge. I don't play tennis. All those things that people learn, and I admire, there hasn't seemed time for. But what there is time for is looking out the window.
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― Alice Munro

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

Alice Munro, Canadian author (Dance of the Happy Shades; Runaway) and 2013 Nobel laureate, born in Wingham, Ontario #OTD 1931 (d. 2024)

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

John Wyndham, American sci-fi author (Day of the Triffids), born in Dorridge, Warwickshire, England (d. 1969) #OTD 1903. Find his books on the shelves @SurreyLibraries @DittonsLibrary

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

Join us for Storytime for Adults this afternoon at 2pm. It's free, no booking required & refreshments are available. You may even discover a new author from our eclectic readings!

[Surrey History Centre @SurreyHeritage]

Visit our new foyer display celebrating #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, on show from 15 July! #RootsToRoutes

[Surrey Libraries UK @SurreyLibraries]

Discover the best of political writing with the winners of the 2025 Orwell Prizes.

Not only urgent and insightful but artfully done, Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina and Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan are sure to be some of your best reads of the year!

[Heather Clark @Plathbiography]

I’m in England for less than 48 hours but I had to come up to Yorkshire to pay my respects. ❤️

[Award-winning author - engaging workshop creator♻️ @SerenaHassan4]

🌟 Super excited to announce that Dittons Library has accepted our collaboration for the Nature and Climate Festival on October 11, 2025!

🎉 Join us for a litter picking adventure, culminating in an interactive storytelling session of "A Fearsome Flutter" from the award-winning Pigeon and Poppy Adventure series at Dittons Library! More details to follow closer to the date. Let’s make a difference together! 🐦💚

#PigeonAndPoppy #NatureAndClimateFestival #Storytime #DittonsLibrary #LitterPicking #InteractiveStorytelling #EnvironmentalAwareness #ChildrenBooks

@DittonsLibrary @NatureClimateFest
@EmiraPress

[Dittons Library @DittonsLibrary]

Happy Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney British rock singer-songwriter, bassist, piano player (The Beatles - "Yesterday"; "I Will"; Wings -"Silly Love Songs"), born in Liverpool, England #OTD 1942

[Merstham Library @MersthamLibrary]

This week we are ordering a selection of titles for our New Book Group starting Wednesday 30th July at 11am It will run on the last Wednesday of the month
We look forward to welcoming you #loveyourlibrary #lovetoread

[Surrey Libraries UK @SurreyLibraries]

In May:

📕Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus knocked Richard Osman off the top spot!
📗Landlines by Raynor Winn made it's Most Borrowed debut!
📘Jamie Smart's Bunny Bonanza continued to reign supreme!
📙Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins entered it's second month!

[Surrey Libraries UK @SurreyLibraries]

We're supporting #LearningDisabilityWeek to ensure people with a learning disability are seen, heard and valued.
Our Independent Skills courses empower individuals to live independently & feel more connected to their community 👉https://t.co/4Z9K29ctBJ
#DoYouSeeMe @mencap_charity

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'London Buses Towards Houses of Parliament' (2022) by Daisy Sims Hilditch
https://t.co/9VJwcTEBC1

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Lewis Carroll’s 'Alice in Wonderland' illustration by Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson #womensart

[Surrey Libraries UK @SurreyLibraries]

Congratulations to Rachel Clarke and Yael van der Wouden for winning the Women's Prize for nonfiction and fiction respectively!🎉

Check out both The Story of a Heart and The Safekeep for books at their most human and most enthralling.

@doctor_oxford @womensprize

[Camberley Library @CamberleyLib]

Join author @AliceFwrites as she delves into a world of change and reinvention in her latest book, The Truth Has Arms and Legs.

⭐️ Wednesday 2nd July at 6pm

⭐️ Tickets cost £3 per person

To book: https://t.co/KzxOYoFzE2

@SurreyLibraries

[James Joyce Tower @JoyceTower]

Thank you Mr. James Joyce for your novel, Ulysses, and 71 years of celebrating it on Bloomsday!

#jamesjoyce
#Bloomsday
#Ulysses

[Surrey Libraries UK @SurreyLibraries]

Our libraries are #WhereItHappens, and this summer we're taking part in a study focusing on the social benefits, impact, and value of library services.

You might be asked by our library staff if you'd like to share your thoughts when you attend one of our events.

@LibsConnected

[Bertie Lakeland @bertie_lakeland]

Isn’t the world just full of horribleness at the moment why can’t everyone just get on like me and my pal Bobster? Why not have an extra special being nice day today ❤️❤️

[Sylvia Plath Society @Plath_Society]

69 years ago today - on 16 June 1956, Bloomsday - #SylviaPlath married #TedHughes at St George the Martyr, Holborn in London.

"And here I am: Mrs. Hughes. And wife of a published poet. I knew it would happen - - - but never thought so miraculously soon."