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Celebrate International Women’s Day at Medway’s libraries

Published: Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Libraries across Medway are holding family-friendly arts activities, and a special guest talk, to celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday, 8 March.

  • A bookshelf filled with CBeebies books

    New CBeebies story corner in Gillingham Library

    Published: Monday, 27th February 2023

    Medway’s youngest residents can enjoy reading about their favourite television characters at the new CBeebies story corner in Gillingham Library.

  • Creating a new community hub in Lordswood

    Published: Monday, 6th February 2023

    Lordswood Library is being transformed into a brilliant new community hub to provide residents with access to more services.

  • Residents’ poems knitted together in patchwork poem

    Published: Wednesday, 30th November 2022

    Residents’ favourite memories and stories of Medway’s city centre have been weaved into a patchwork poem.

  • Medway’s exciting summer library activities

    Published: Tuesday, 2nd August 2022

    Libraries and community hubs are putting on a series of free, fun events for children of all ages this summer.

  • Poet Laureate inspires residents on visit to Medway

    Published: Monday, 4th April 2022

    The Poet Laureate delighted residents when he visited Medway last month and launched an exciting poetry project.

  • Medway is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day virtually

    Published: Thursday, 27th January 2022

    Medway’s communities will come together virtually this year to commemorate the millions of people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. 

  • Celebrating Black History Month at Medway’s Libraries

    Published: Wednesday, 20th October 2021

    Medway Libraries is celebrating Sarah Forbes Bonetta this Black History Month. 

  • Reading Well

    Published: Tuesday, 12th October 2021

    To mark World Mental Health Day (10 October) Medway Libraries has invested in extra copies of the Reading Well collections.

  • New community hub opens in Wigmore

    Published: Friday, 31st July 2020

    Medway Council has invested £250,000 to transform a library in Wigmore into a community hub.

  • Residents invited to join virtual book club to mark 150th anniversary of Dickens’ last novel

    Published: Friday, 1st May 2020

    Medway Council is inviting residents to take part in an online book club to discuss Charles Dickens’ final unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

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