Events 2023

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Yorkshire & Humberside

Grimm & Co book giveaway

13 March, 10:00am Rotherham

We are delighted to welcome you to the Rotherham Indoor Markets on Thursday 13th April from 10-3p...

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South East

Food, Fiction and Fantasy

07 April, 6:00pm Bognor Regis

Our first ever book evening. With a selection of fiction from comics to novels to choose from and...

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North West

World Book Night book distribution point

17 April, 9:00am Wigan Town Hall

Wigan Council Town Hall reception will be a collection point for World Book Night books from Mond...

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North West

World Book Night distribution Point

17 April, 9:00am The One House Community Centre Aspull

Wigan Library will be distributing World Book Night books at The One House Community Centre in As...

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North West

This is a closed event and not open to the public.
World Book Night book distribution point

17 April, 9:00am Mercure Hotel Wigan

Wigan Library is working with the Homeless team and the Mercure Hotel in Wigan who provide tempor...

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North West

World Book Night book distribution point

17 April, 9:30am Wigan Library

Wigan Library will be a distribution point for World Book Night books from Monday 17th April to S...

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North West

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Read Easy

17 April, 10:00am Wigan Library

Wigan Library will be distributing the World Book Night book One False Move by Dreda Say Mitchell...

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North West

World Book Night book distribution point

17 April, 10:00am Wigan Life Centre

Wigan Life Centre will be a distribution point for World Book Night books from Monday 17th April ...

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North West

This is a closed event and not open to the public.
Wigan Adult Learning and Skills

17 April, 10:00am Wigan Library

Wigan Library will be distributing the World Book Night book One False Move by Dreda Say Mitchell...

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North West

World Book Night book distribution point

18 April, 10:00am Museum of Wigan Life

The Museum of Wigan Life will be a distribution point for World Book Night books from Tuesday 18t...

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South West

This is a closed event and not open to the public.
World Book Night 2023

19 April, 9:00pm Gloucester

Gloucester Book Group get together to chat about our favourite reads over the last 12 months!

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North West

World Book Night Coffee Morning

20 April, 10:30am Wigan Library

As part of the World Book Night celebrations Wigan Library will be hosting a special coffee morni...

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London

World Book Night Lunch Event: Families & Feasts

20 April, 12:30pm Morley College - Chelsea Centre

Join us for lunch and reading! We will be distributing free copies of Hello Mum by Booker-prize w...

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East Midlands

Meet the Author

21 April, 2:30pm Louth Library

Pick up your free copy of Roddy Doyle’s Dead Man Talking (Quick Read) at our meet the author fr...

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North West

A Shetland Murder Mystery Event: Bannocks and Blood

21 April, 7:00pm Hope Farm Library

Guess which of the four hapless suspects did the dastardly deed in this murder mystery based arou...

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North West

A Shetland Murder Mystery Event: Bannocks and Blood

21 April, 7:00pm Hope Farm Library

Guess which of the four hapless suspects did the dastardly deed in this murder mystery based arou...

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North West

Black Liver in ‘Support Your Local Library! A Gothic Pub Rock Opera’

21 April, 7:00pm Blackpool Central Library

Ruth is from Blackpool, Keith is from Liverpool, they is Black Liver… ‘Support Your Local Library...

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East Midlands

Village Giveaway

22 April, 10:00am Cherry Willingham

We shall be giving away 80 copies of the Quick Read book, “Wish You Were Dead” by best selling a...

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North West

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Books for Warm Places

23 April, 12:00am Cheshire West and Chester Warm Plance

500 copies of Paris for One by Jojo Moyes will be distributed to 20 “Warm Places” before World Bo...

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East Midlands

Shine Lincolnshire's Big Book Hunt!

23 April, 9:00am Lincolnshire

As part of World Book Night 2023, Shine Lincolnshire will be hiding 30 book packs (which include ...

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South East

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Stagecoach South East

23 April, 12:00pm Canterbury

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London

Books Books Books

23 April, 12:00pm Croydon

Join First Floor Space for an afternoon of books galore to celebrate World Book Night. All are we...

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North West

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Lunchtime Reading Hour

23 April, 1:00pm Liverpool

A lunchtime reading group for staff to provide more information about World Book Night, as well a...

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Wales

Quiz Night

23 April, 6:00pm Cardiff

Come and join us for an evening full of literary fun!! Quiz, Swap Library, Raffle and Prizes! Ple...

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Scotland

Book 'em, Danno!

23 April, 6:45pm Stirling

In celebration of World Book Night 2023 we present ‘Book ’em, Danno!’, an evening of spoken word ...

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Everywhere

World Book Night Virtual Book Quiz

23 April, 7:00pm Microsoft Teams

Gather together with your bookish friends in teams of 3-5 to test your book knowledge and be in w...

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North West

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World Book Night Day!

24 April, 10:00am University Campus Oldham

Staff and students at University Campus Oldham will be celebrating their World Book Night all day...

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South West

Harnham Spring Sharing Table

29 April, 10:00am The Parish Hall, Harnham, Salisbury

SPIRE u3a COFFEE COMPANIONS and OCCASIONAL BOOK CLUB will be joining this Harnham Community Netwo...

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South West

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Taunton Pride

22 July, 11:00am Taunton Pride

Somerset Libraries will be at Taunton Pride gifting copies of This Monk Wears Heels. There will a...

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