Published: Tuesday, 2nd September 2025

Medway’s libraries will be holding events to celebrate International Literacy Day, which takes place on Monday, 8 September.

To mark the day, events for all ages will be taking place at Gillingham Community Hub, Hempstead Library, Lordswood Library, Rochester Community Hub and Twydall Community Hub from today until Saturday, 13 September.

Events include ‘Blind date with a book’ where adults can choose from a selection of books which have been wrapped up with only a short description, a battle of the book genres where residents can vote for their favourite genre with the winning one getting a special display, as well as storytime, craft and activity sessions.

You can find the full list of events, including dates at times, on our website.

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