We’ve invited a variety of people in the community to write guest articles, from authors to young people, on subjects as diverse as love stories to working in tech.
Scroll down to browse the selection. If you have an idea about a person or group who might like to contribute, please email Library_Events@bathnes.gov.uk
Celina Grace writes psychological thrillers, mysteries, police procedurals and historical cosy mysteries. Here, she shares her writing process. (Warning – spoilers included) Until I became a writer, I had no […]
Lizzie Lane, author of over 70 books including the Honey Driver series set in Bath, shares her writing journey with us. My word, that sounds so pretentious don’t you think? […]
As cancer survivor Maria Honeker publishes her first cookbook, she talks whole foods, growing her own veggies and how the serene Somerset countryside helped her heal. Back in August 2017 […]
Sian-Louise Tarn, author of ‘Darling you’re a Daisy’, a book that counteracts negativity around neurodiversity, talks to us about her biggest fear. What is your biggest fear? Spiders? The dark? […]
Finbar is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in writing for young people. His debut book Witch is based in 1646 Somerset. ‘Walking is writing…’ So said the wonderful […]
Liz is the bestselling author of the psychological thriller Don’t Wake Up. Her most recent title is My Husband’s Lies. What will the world be without books? Can you imagine […]
Behind the scenes of judging a national book award – what really happens! Earlier this year, I applied and was successful in obtaining a place on the librarian reviewing panel […]
This staff spotlight article was written by Sam Meunier, Development and Outreach Officer to talk about new guides to our locations.
Victoria Art Gallery at the Library: Connecting with Families Through Story Time
July is Disability Pride Month. We talk to Owen Pass, CS Library & Information Advisor at Midsomer Norton Library, Information and Advice Services about what it means to him.
We collected together community and family memories of World War 2 for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Below are some of our favourites.
Christy Kirkpatrick talks to leading sleep expert Professor Alice Gregory about how we can help our children drift into the land of nod. Both joined forces to write The Sleepy Pebble and Other Stories: Calming Tales to Read at Bedtime.
This guest article is from Sarah Keelty, Teacher: Specialist Autism Support Service (SASS) at Fosseway School, as part of our Autism Awareness Week celebrations. Over 1 in 100 people in […]
Local Talking Therapy service visited Bath Central Library during Mental Health Awareness Week in May. The service encourages visitors to open up about mental health and access support and resources […]
If you’re reading this then I already know that you love a library, but do you love a library simply because you love books or is there more to it […]
That meeting took place in Oldfield Park! To be more precise it was at Cedar Park residential home where library volunteer David Cohen and Cedar Park volunteer Heather Voutt provided […]
We spoke to Alice, one of our library colleagues, about her experience with Autism. “It’s 08:59am and my heartbeat has increased. The doors welcoming the customers into the library are […]
BAC is a community interest company, so after we have paid our costs the money is reinvested into the organisation to go towards our outreach and community work. Between the […]
Talking to visitors about an exhibition of Ladybird books may sound like a lesson in nostalgia. Many adults remember Ladybird books fondly, whether the Peter and Jane learning to read […]
In October 2023 during Black History Month, Bath Preservation Trust curated an exhibition hosted at Bath Central Library, all about taking Cane Warriors from page to performance. Bath Preservation Trust […]
Deborah Baddoo MBE is Artistic Director of State of Trust, a charity set up in 2014 to address social need, provide education and support community cohesion through arts activity and […]
In October 2023, we welcomed Alex Wheatle to speak at Bath Central Library about his novel Cane Warriors. Alex sadly passed away in 2025. Cane Warriors is based on the […]
From the corner of my eye, a hand shot up and a tiny voice after much thought said, ‘My night-light.’ The boy, no more than three years of age, was […]
Libraries, Then Now and, Hopefully, Always. Yes, it’s true, libraries don’t earn money. They don’t make anything. They have nothing to sell. They are a loss leader. Libraries cost money. […]
This guest article is from the B&NES Parent Carer Forum, written for World Autism Acceptance Week. We are very excited to welcome the Forum as a new gifting partner of […]
The Jack Shepherd private eye stories are set in Bristol. They are contemporary, tough, and issue driven. Jack takes on clients in distress, in danger, sad, angry, hurt… They come […]
Dr James Randall – who has worked on Bath’s annual Forest of Imagination creative education event and lives in the city – writes about creativity and imagination in the library. […]
My name is Lucia Vinyard and I am writing this article on behalf of Boys in Mind/Girls Mind Too, a youth led organisation based in B&NES. I am 19 years […]
Bath Inter Faith Group partnered with B&NES Council in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day with an event in the Guildhall on Thursday 26 January. The day marks the anniversary of the […]
River Rats, the second book in my crime mystery series, is unashamedly set in Bath and begins with the coshing of a local magistrate and the disposal of his body […]
To mark the beginning of World Autism Acceptance Week, we hear from Jo Curd, author and co-founder of Autistic Eye, a Community Interest Company, not-for-profit initiative based in Bath. Autistic […]
Personal storytelling in a city jam-packed with history! One of the most important aspects of presenting historical timelines, subjects, buildings, events and people’s lives to the public is about making […]
Wendy, a member the Home Library Service, has shared with us the brilliant story of how she and her husband Ron first met. We hope you enjoy it as much […]
Is it… an innovative ever changing industry? Money? Fast-paced career development? An infectious passion to want to know more? Have you considered a career in technology? The technology industry will […]