Sighthill Library

Have you made your Wee Read pledge yet? 👀 📖

On Wednesday 7 October, join people across Scotland in making time for the simple joy of reading.

Just 6 minutes of reading has been shown to reduce stress. Imagine the difference when thousands of people across Scotland read together.

There are no rules. No reading lists. No pressure. Just read what you love.

Pledge to take part: www.WeeRead.scot

Are you ready to celebrate the joy of reading?! 📚

On Wednesday 7 October, we're inviting everyone to make time for a Wee Read – whatever, wherever and however you enjoy it.

Lose yourself in a story. Learn something new. Have a laugh. Escape for a while. Read what brings you joy.

A few pages or a whole chapter. A comic, cookbook or crime novel. Every read counts.

📣 Make your Wee Read pledge today at www.WeeRead.scot
🎉Find something you'll love at Sighthill Library and share your recommendations using

Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet known for her evocative storytelling centered on social justice, community, and the natural world.
Have you tried this author, if not why not pop along and pick up or reserve a title now.
The Reading Agency Faber Books

Finns epic fail 2 by Phil Earle
Finn’s Gran is treating the family to a summer vacation in Tenerife – what could possibly go wrong? lost luggage, a rat-infested hotel, an army of dads in tiny mankinis (shudder) … Suddenly it’s feeling less like paradise and more like the HOLIDAY FROM HELL. Finn’s going to need some serious good luck to turn this festival of fails into a week of wins! .Pop along for some fantastic activity booklets and brilliant bookmarks, and of course the book.
The Reading Agency

The Teacup by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros ages 2-5
Pick up and decorate a lovely Teacup picture for a friend
Long ago, the animals befriended a strange-looking creature who arrived from nowhere with a suitcase containing a teacup and a photograph of home. The stranger soon found sanctuary and calm. Now, there is a new mysterious stranger who they are sure is nothing but a . . . thief! It's only when everything goes wrong that they realise that things may not be as simple as they think . . .
The Reading Agency Nosy Crow

Liane Moriarty .. Big little lies
Perfect families, perfect houses, perfect lives.
Three mothers, Jane, Madeline and Celeste appear to have it all, until they find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control . . .
Pop along and reserve your book, also look out for Big little truths
The Reading Agency

School of gods
Such a fun title, Pop along and pick up some activity sheets and stickers
The Reading Agency of gods

We have received our delivery of Adult Education brochures for the new term starting after the summer. Feel free to come and collect one from the library.
You can book from Monday 10th August online at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/adult-learning/adult-education (where you can search for classes or download this brochure as a PDF), phone 01315567978, or from 10th August to Friday 14th August, book in person at Tollcross Community Centre.

The Mole and the mound ... ages 3-5
Mole’s muddy mound doesn’t impress Bird, Beaver or Bee. But when a storm rolls in and destroys their own homes, his underground home keeps them all safe and reveals there’s more going on beneath the surface!
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