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A playdate that doesn’t quite go to plan.
A moment where someone feels left out.

These are the situations children navigate all the time, and where understanding someone else’s feelings really matters. 😊

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@timothyferres Thanks Timothy - We're so glad you got sorted and Pete was so helpful! 😃

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If you are planning your visit to #BelfastBookFestival, make sure you listen to our latest episode of Bookcited! 🎧

Sophie, from Crescent Arts Centre, tells us all the craic before this year's programme kicks off! 😁

Listen now 👉 https://t.co/51tQN5suTy

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This week's Bookcited! Podcast features Sophie Hayles as she chats to Jillian and Sian about all things Belfast Book Festival! 😄

Listen now 👉 https://t.co/pkBDYOGqig
Or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

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Do you need more books? No. ☹️
Will that stop you coming to the Libraries NI Book Sale?
Also no. 😅

💰 Buy a tote bag (£8 members £10 non members)
📚 Fill it with books
🤭 Figure out where to put them later!

📍 The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
📅 Fri 29 May
⏰ 2:00pm – 7:00pm

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Revisiting a book years later can feel surprisingly different.

You notice new details or recognise parts you’d forgotten.
Find an old favourite on your next visit to the library 👉 https://t.co/kWciYX2Ngo

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📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Bank Holiday Closure 📢
All public libraries in Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 25 May and Mobile Libraries will not be on the road. The Out of Hours Service will be available in applicable libraries.

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Every stage has its own small victories.

Moving from pictures to paragraphs is one of them.

Drop into your library and find the next step in their reading journey.

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📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Bank Holiday Closure 📢
All public libraries in Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 25 May and Mobile Libraries will not be on the road. The Out of Hours Service will be available in applicable libraries.

[Libraries NI @LibrariesNI]

Some homes change over time.
Rooms can feel quieter than they once did, still familiar, still full of memories, just different.
For many people, reading becomes part of how they settle into that change.
Call into your local library this week and choose a book to bring home.

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If you or someone you know needs period products, you can get them for free in libraries across Northern Ireland.
Further information is available at: https://t.co/YotFR4jpOa
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🚍 Safer Journeys to School – Consultation now open

Minister Liz Kimmins recently launched a consultation seeking views on a proposed approach to improving safety when passengers—particularly children—are boarding or getting off buses.

📅 Consultation closes: 21 May 2026 (5.00pm)
📝 Find out more and get involved: https://t.co/1OHMM5cm2m

Please share and encourage parents, schools, drivers and local communities to take part.

@NIRoadPolicing @LizKimminsSF @roadsafeni @roadtozero @Ed_Authority @Education_NI @NIFRSOFFICIAL @Hsenigov @Translink_NI

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Not every reset needs to be dramatic.

Sometimes it’s just a quiet chapter and a change of pace.

Visit your library this week and take home something that gives you a pause.

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📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Bank Holiday Closure 📢
All public libraries in Northern Ireland will be closed on Monday 25 May and Mobile Libraries will not be on the road. The Out of Hours Service will be available in applicable libraries.

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This week's Bookcited! Podcast features Jillian and Pete in conversation with Elizabeth Macneal 🎧

From Managing Consultancy to becoming a potter, she can do it all! Listen now 👉 https://t.co/MYqZf9qZkB

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If you can’t make it to your local library, you can join online!

Anyone who lives, works or studies in Northern Ireland can become a member of Libraries NI in minutes

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As part of Belfast Book Festival, we’re holding a Book Sale! 😄

Give well-loved library books a new home by visiting us 🙌

The books have been withdrawn as part of our normal stock process, but they still have plenty of reading left in them!

📅 Friday 29 May
⏰ 2:00pm – 7:00pm

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@rmcc182 Hi Rose - Please make sure your Libby app is up to date and if the problem persists, our Enquiries team are available to help as we cannot receive personal information like membership numbers via social media -
✉️ [email protected]
☎️ 0345 450 4580
Thanks!

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Just in case you haven’t seen what the date is today we’re here to remind you – May the fourth be with you!

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Life moves quickly. Stories don’t have to.

Reading can offer a different pace — even if it’s only for ten minutes.

Visit your library this week or browse online to pick up something that moves more gently.