Last month, Dorking Library has played host to ‘Breaking The News’ - an exhibition created by The British Library, in conjunction with the Living Knowledge Network. As well as being the host site for the launch event, we really wanted to highlight this celebration and exploration of the news by hosting an event of our … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS – Robin Elias at Dorking Library

Hello dear readers!It has been a while but we are back - and what better way to return than with an exciting collaboration with the British Library!Dorking Library are hosting Breaking the News, a new, free exhibition created by the British Library, from now until 23rd March. The exhibition explores the importance of news and … Continue reading Breaking the News

Hello friends, This December we have fun things planned so why not join us for these events? All events need booking in advance. You can book at the desk or send us DM on our social media. Christmas Rhymetime on Friday 17th is filling up quickly so don't miss your chance to sing the most … Continue reading Winter at Dorking library

Hello dear readers! We would like you to meet a talented young author Rosie Lily Sanders. Rosie is a customer at Dorking library and has written an award winning story which we are sharing with you on this blog post. If you would like to be a part of our blog send us a message … Continue reading Chats with our talented customers

Hello readers! Dorking and District u3a members on Norfolk Residential trip (winter 2019) I’m Beryl Sinclair – I’ve just recently retired from Surrey County Council having worked for over 30 years as a foreign language teacher. Before that I worked for a private company as a project manager and editor of educational materials. Coming to … Continue reading A chat with Beryl from Dorking and District U3A

Hello dear readers! The Summer Reading Challenge is almost over but there is still time to complete it before the Saturday 18th September. The Nature Explorer challenge will run until the start of October. You can pick up your passport from any Surrey Library and finish at least 6 challenges to enter a prize draw … Continue reading Heartfelt thank you to our volunteers

Hello friends! July has been quite busy at Dorking library and we are really happy about it. It means that we can have more people in, more activities and more fun! From July 19th we started to offer more of our services that were previously restricted. We opened up the blocked areas, some of the … Continue reading July at Dorking Libraryland

Hello readers! Increased number of smiles is a sign that it's here. The summer finally came, and we hope you're enjoying it to the fullest.   We have so many exciting things to share with you in this blog! We are pleased to announce that this year the Summer Reading Challenge will start on 10 July.   The Challenge motivates … Continue reading Summer is here!

Hello from Library LandWe have had a brilliant few weeks here at Dorking Library. From 12th April we have been open for browsing and it has been a joy welcoming people back into the library. It is lovely to catch up with our customers and one thing has been abundantly clear - the library may … Continue reading Mini Book Reviews

Friday 23rd April marks the 10th anniversary of World Book Night and we are so excited! We are sharing a list of books that will make us smile. Yes, the theme this year is just that: “Books to Make You Smile” It goes without saying (but I will!) that this year has been a toughie, … Continue reading World Book Night