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What's On
Your August – November 2025 What’s On Guide has arrived! Pick up a copy from your local library or Nottinghamshire Archives from 21 July, or view and download online.
Published on 10th July 2025
Reading & Libraries
The UK’s biggest annual reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4 to 11 returns to Inspire libraries this summer.
Published on 23rd June 2025
Reading & Libraries
Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries is proud to announce the availability of Reading Well for families, a new collection supporting the mental health and wellbeing of families during pregnancy and the early years (from conception to age two).
Published on 20th June 2025
Inspire
We have a place for THREE Community Members to join the Inspire Board.
Published on 9th June 2025
Reading & Libraries
Libraries Change Lives Week an awareness campaign run by CILIP, the Library and Information Association runs from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 June. This year’s focus is celebrating how libraries help build a better, fairer economy.
Published on 2nd June 2025
Inspire
Inspire Awards - celebrating the best of learning, creativity, innovation, service and excellence from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023.
Published on 29th May 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire, who run libraries of behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, invite local residents to enjoy an uplifting afternoon of music, conversation and a scone at Hucknall Library, as part of their new Songs and Scones events series... and the first session is completely free!
Published on 12th May 2025
What's On
Inspire, who run libraries and archives on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, is proud to present a series of special events and activities to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day this May.
Published on 9th May 2025
Inspire
Inspire is proud to pass their annual quality mark touchpoint into customer services, processes and standards.
Published on 14th April 2025
Inspire
Inspire Community Board Elections 2025 - Call for Nominations
Published on 14th April 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries will begin a new programme to support the health and wellbeing of older people and people experiencing memory loss in two areas of the county, through a two-year programme of monthly music, visual arts, and ageing well interventions.
Published on 9th April 2025
Adult Learning
Our summer term courses are ready to book now!
Published on 1st April 2025
Services for Schools
The BBC Concert Orchestra will be performing in Nottingham on 10th November 2025, broadcast on national radio. They would like young people from the Nottingham region to help shape a unique concert for Nottingham. Send us your ideas!
Published on 7th March 2025
What's On
Your new What's On brochure covering April - July 2025 has arrived!
Published on 3rd March 2025
Inspire
Nominations for 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2025 now open!
Published on 12th February 2025
Reading & Libraries
Summer Reading Challenge 2025: Story Garden at Inspire Libraries. For children aged 4 - 11. Starti…
Reading & Libraries
Join our free, guided, life writing sessions. We’ll help you explore your memories one at a time. W…
Reading & Libraries
Join Allen Fatimaharan, award winning illustrator of Llama Out Loud, Blanksy the Street Cat, A Dino…
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