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A photograph of poet Paul Farley - a man with light coloured hair and a goatee beard, wearing a grey suit.

Reading & Libraries

Inspire Poetry Festival 2026 - Desert Island Poems: Paul Farley in Conversation with Clare Brown

An evening of poetry, as acclaimed poet Paul Farley shares his desert island poems in conversation …

Upcoming events

2026 Summer Reading Challenge: Read to the Beat

4 July - 6 September 2026

All Libraries

Children's Author Event: Cartooning with Laura Howell at Mansfield Library

12 August 2026

Mansfield Central Library

Children's Author Event: Cartooning with Laura Howell at Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library

12 August 2026

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre

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Latest news

New £1.1m Library approved for Sutton-in-Ashfield

13th July 2026

Nottinghamshire Goes ‘All In’ for Reading This Spring

31st March 2026

World Book Day® 2026 - Inspire Libraries hosting two community book token exchange hubs

4th March 2026

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