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It has a great selection of books for all ages, free WiFi, a number of computers available for public use, a selection of newspapers and magazines, and a photocopier/printer/scanner that staff can help you to get the best use out of. We have a wide range of activities for adults and children, a list of which can be found below!

29/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? Whether it’s Carnegie, Pulitzer, Waterstone’s, Booker, or another award-worthy read, here’s ‘A PRIZE-WINNING BOOK’ or 21 to get you started.

1. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys
2. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
3. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
4. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
5. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
6. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
7. Beloved by Toni Morrison
8. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
9. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
10. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
11. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
12. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
13. La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
14. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
15. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
16. From Here to Eternity by James Jones
17. Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
18. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
19. Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
20. Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen
21. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

26/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? If you prefer the flexibility of ‘AN AUDIOBOOK OR AN E-BOOK’, to listen to at your leisure, or adjust the font size and layout to suit your preferences, then this is the list for you.

1. Leave the World Behind by Alam Rumaan
2. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
3. The Future by Naomi Alderman
4. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
5. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
6. She and Her Cat - Makota Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa
7. Joe Pickett - C J Box
8. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
9. Imperium - Robert Harris
10. The Hardest Test - Scott Quinnell
11. The Dalai Lama's Cat - David Michie
12. Beloved - Toni Morrison
13. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
14. Final Days - Gary Gibson
15. The Power of the Dog - Thomas Savage
16. Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart
17. Lust - Roald Dahl
18. The Skinner (Spatterjay 1) - Neal Asher
19. The Book of Echoes - Rosanna Amaka
20. Death of a Valentine - M C Beaton
21. No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy - Mark Hodkinson

25/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? Looking for ‘A BOOK WITH A WOMAN’S FACE ON THE COVER’? Well she’s also looking for you…

1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
2. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. You'll never see me again by Lesley pearse
5. The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
6. The Rose Queen by Katie Flynn
7. Demelza by Winston Graham
8. Joyland by Stephen King
9. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
10. Tess of d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
11. House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City) by Sarah J maas
12. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
13. Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
14. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
15. The Villa Rouge by Maggie Ross
16. Child of Fortune by Yoko Tsushima
17. Future Perfect by Felicia Yap
18. Cheated by Roberta Kray
19. Violeta by Isabel Allende
20. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
21. French Braid by Anne Tyler

24/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? If you’re an avid reader and struggle to put a book down, we have some fantastic ‘A BOOK YOU CAN READ IN A DAY’ options for you!

1. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2. In Her Place by Edel Coffey
3. The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
4. Girls in Love by Jacqueline Wilson
5. The Bluebell Bunting Society by Poppy Dolan
6. The Second Worst Restaurant in France by Alexander McCall Smith
7. Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
8. Murder in the Morning by Betty Rowlands
9. The Teatime Mystery by Faith Martin
10. The Four Ways to Wellbeing by Nicola Elliott
11. Small Things Like This by Claire Keegan
12. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
13. The History of Wales in Twelve Poems by M. Wynn Thomas
14. The Poetry Pharmacy Forever by William Sieghart
15. The Seasons: The Nations Most Treasured Poems by various, part of Radio 4s Poetry Please
16. The Book of Dog Poems by Sarah Maycock and Ana Sampson
17. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
18. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
19. Agatha Raisin Beating About The Bush by M C Beaton
20. House Arrest – Pandemic Diaries by Alan Bennett
21. Winnie the Pooh – Deep Thoughts and Ponderings for the Wise by A.A. Milne

23/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? If you prefer a lengthy tome to a quick read, why not borrow ‘A BOOK MORE THAN 400 PAGES LONG’?

1. The Future by Naomi Alderman
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
3. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
4. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
5. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
6. Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
7. Long Road to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
8. A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
9. Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
10. House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maaj
11. Dissolution by C J Sansom
12. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
13. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
14. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
15. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
16. The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
17. The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
18. To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
19. Ulysses by James Joyce
20. Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
21. Tom Jones – Over the Top and Back. The Autobiography by Tom Jones

22/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? ‘THE FIRST TITLE IN A TRILOGY’ – 3, 2, 1 go!

1. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
2. The Fellowship of the Ring by J R R Tolkien
3. Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
4. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
6. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
7. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
8. Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
9. Tide Between Us by Olive Collins
10. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
11. Mr Mercedes by Stephen King
12. The Great Fortune by Olivia Manning
13. Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
14. Wool by Hugh Howey
15. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
16. Godkiller by Hannah Kraner
17. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
18. Healing is the New High by Vex King
19. Regeneration by Pat Barker
20. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
21. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

19/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? Here’s a list for anyone who needs an easy-to-read format, ‘A LARGE-PRINT BOOK’.

1. Hidden Fires by Sairish Hussain
2. Double Trouble by Stephanie Harte
3. Bloodshed on the Boards by Judy Leigh
4. The New Girl by Alison Stockham
5. The Antique Hunters Guide to Murder by CL Miller
6. The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan
7. An Italian Island Summer by Sue Moorcroft
8. The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
9. Death by Irish Whiskey by CE Murphy
10. The Blind Detective by Christina Koning
11. Magnolia Gardens by Anna Jacobs
12. The New Wife by JP Delaney
13. A Death in Diamonds by Sophia Bennett
14. A Marriage of Scandal by Catherine Cookson
15. Murder at a Scottish Castle by Traci Hall
16. The Secret Sister by Jan Baynham
17. Kathy's Courage by Carol MacLean
18. Angels Wish by Sheila Newberry
19. Operation Fortitude by Hilary Green
20. The Storyteller of Auschwitz by Siobhan Curham
21. Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain

18/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? Our Heritage Manager has recommended ‘A HISTORY BOOK’ you may be interested in reading…

1. Medieval Lives by Terry Jones
2. 1917: War, Peace, Revolution by David Stevenson
3. Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones
4. Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
5. Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner
6. Ancestors: The Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials by Alice Roberts
7. The Making of Wales by John Davies
8. Towers of Defiance - Castles and Fortifications of the Welsh Princes by Paul R. Davis
9. Tiger Bay and the Docks: The Story of a Remarkable Corner of the World by Dan O’Neill
10. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard
11. Tombland by CJ Sansom
12. Coal and Community in Wales by Richard Williams
13. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
14. The Hillforts of Iron Age Wales by Toby Driver
15. A History of Britain. The Fate of the Empire, 1776-2000 by Simon Schama
16. 1945 - Victory in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams
17. Historic Pubs of Wales by Graham Loveluck-Edwards
18. The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415 by R R Davies
19. None So Blind by Alis Hawkins
20. Edward I and Wales, 1254-1307 by David Pilling
21. The World’s War by David Olusoga

17/07/2024

Looking for some inspiration? Here’s a list of recommended reads for ‘A BOOK THAT HAS BEEN BANNED’ to get you started!

1. The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
2. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
4. The Master and the Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
5. The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
6. Lo**ta by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)
7. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988)
8. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1857)
9. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970)
10. Carrie by Stephen King (1974)
11. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (1929)
12. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999).
13. Maus by Art Spiegelman (1991)
14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008)
15. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (2017)
16. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1982)
17. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Attwood (1985)
18. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (1970)
18. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
19. American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis (1991)
20. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)
21. Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally (1982)

03/07/2024

We're excited to be launching our first-ever reading challenge for adults.

Explore new titles, uncover new genres and expand your reading horizons...

Collect your free 'bingo sheet' and pen from one of our Awen Libraries next week!

Read more: https://www.awen-wales.com/2024/07/02/awen-launches-first-countywide-adult-reading-challenge/

01/07/2024

Who's excited for our upcoming Summer Reading Challenge launch? 🤩

We will have:

⭐ Binky Bounce
⭐ Treasure Hunt
⭐ Crafts

And so much more!

Join us Saturday 13th July 12 - 3pm at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend.

01/07/2024

☀️Pyle Library's Summer Fun is almost here! Just in time for the Summer Reading Challenge 📔📙📘
We have quite a few activities and events going on this summer, so if you fancy attending, please give us a call to book your space as we have limited numbers.

All events and activities at Pyle Library are FREE but do need to be booked in advance (other than Bounce and Rhyme and Crafty Saturday Mornings)

Book your spaces quickly! As they do tend to fill up fast 😵‍💫

22/06/2024

We are at Kenfig Hill Party on the Pitch this afternoon, pop on by to say hi!

22/06/2024

The countdown is on ⏰

There are 3️⃣to go until our Fun in the Park Summer Reading Challenge event 🎉

Who's excited? 🤩

🔗 https://www.awen-libraries.com/2024/06/20/launch-of-summer-reading-challenge-2024/

20/06/2024

The Summer Reading Challenge is back 🎉🎉

Awen Cultural Trust will launch the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge and their summer programme of library activities with a fun-filled, family event at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend on Saturday 13th July from 12 – 3pm. The event is supported by Bridgend County Borough Council.

🔗 https://www.awen-libraries.com/2024/06/20/launch-of-summer-reading-challenge-2024/

29/05/2024

Polari in Pyle Library 📖

Join us for an evening of LGBTQ+ story telling with Welsh writers Rachel Dawson, David Llewellyn, Emily Garside and Paul Burston across a wide range of genres.

🎟️ This is a free event, but spaces will need to be boked in advance.

Suitable for ages 16+.

29/05/2024

Come join us on Friday at 11am in Pyle Library for some paint filled fun (It's free!)

Booking is essential.
Please give us a call for more information or to book your space(s) - 01656 754850
(paint and rocks are provided)

28/05/2024

Come join us tomorrow for a fun filled (and FREE!) Story and Craft session at 11am in Pyle Library.
We will be reading 'The Eyebrows of Doom' by Steve Smallman with a craft afterwards.

Give us a call for more information or to book your space(s) - 01656 754850

See you tomorrow!

26/05/2024

Have your say in our Adult IT Survey 📢

🔗 English survey - https://awen.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey?tt=P8SWD3F9MRdjeJ5IycKVKd97S7Tss5tX

🔗 Welsh survey - https://awen.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey?tt=kTEWKRFh0ZTetBsNSkGJZgeBACxyri88

23/05/2024

Please note our libraries will be closed Monday, 27th May due to the Bank Holiday.

Our normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday, 28th May.

21/05/2024

Here today at Pyle Library until 12pm - Citizens Advice. Pop in for a chat if you need advice or help with Maths, Managing your money, debt.

17/05/2024

Looking for ways to help children better understand dementia this ?🧠

New for dementia booklist from The Reading Agency includes recommended books for children of different ages alongside info and personal stories for adults.

You can find the booklist at your local Awen Library 📚

14/05/2024

Looking for ways to support people living with dementia, their families and carers?

The new for dementia booklist from The Reading Agency features titles recommended by a panel of people affected by dementia, leading health professionals and library staff.

The collection has been built to help people understand more about dementia and includes books that provide information and advice; there are also personal stories and children’s fiction 📚

Find the books at your local library or browse the collection at: www.reading-well.org.uk/cymru/dementia

03/05/2024

Don't forget we will be closed This Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.
We'll be open again as normal on Tuesday 7th May at 9am 🙂

01/05/2024

Our May Newsletter is now live! 🥳

To keep up-to-date with what we have going on at our libraries, visit our website and sign up to our FREE mailing list 🖱️

🔗 https://www.awen-libraries.com/

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9:15am - 1pm

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With only 10 days left to complete the Summer Reading Challenge and collect your medals, we want to say a massive WELLDONE to all those children (and some Librarians) that have completed the challenge so far 😄🥳⭐️ There is still plenty of time to finish so never fear! Our Trophy is getting filled up with all our finishers - finish those last few books so we can add your name to the trophy!🏆📖🕵️‍♀️ #PyleLibrary #AwenLibraries #SummerReadingChallenge #Reading #SummerHolidays #YouCanDoIt

We want to thank everybody who came to our events and for helping us make this a wonderfully super busy, super full Summer! 🌞🤩We hope everybody enjoyed and we'll see you soon to finish your Summer Challenge! (Don't forget it finishes on the 16th September! - Plenty of time to get those medals!) 🥇📔📚📖 #PyleLibrary #AwenLibraries #Community #SummerHolidays #SummerReadingChallenge #Pyle #Kenfig #MoreThanJustALibrary

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Come along today from 10:30am and meet the artists in our 'Inspired Art Group', see the wonderful local talent and their latest works in this one day only exhibition! #WarmWelcome #LoveLibraries #Community

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We are really sorry ! We thought that our Mad science workshop on the 3rd of August was at 1pm . But it is 2pm-4pm .Sorry for any inconvenience.

Tuesday 26th July at 12:30pm, come along and enjoy a fun filled creative workshop with Pip Jones! The author of 'Izzy Gizmo'. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. Please give us a call on 01656 754850 to book your space(s). See you soon! #SummerOfFun #MeetTheAuthor #ChildrensActivities #LoveLibraries #PyleLibrary

May the 4th be with you!

Throw back to when R2D2 visited Pyle Library last year on May 4th - hehe #Maythe4th #starwars #R2D2 #Libraries

Code Club is BACK ! Starts Monday 10th Jan 4pm-5pm. Please pop in , message or call 01656 754850 to book your child or teens space

Tea and ICT

Our Tea and ICT sessions will be back up and running from this Monday 1st November 2021 at 2:30pm-4pm. So if you have an issue or know anybody with an issue with any kind of tech then come on down and our friendly Librarians will help solve your problems! :) #community #LoveLibraries #pyle #kenfig

Did you know you can lend a BBC MicroBit from the Library for free? They are a fun and practical way to get you and your child learning to code. You can find many Fun coding project guides for free on microbit.org/code and your local library can support you in using this website . Challenge yourself to make a scrolling name badge , trick your friends with a magic 8 ball fortune teller or make yourself a fun Crashy bird game! Whatever you decide to have a go at, we would love to see them. Just take a short clip and share with us on our page or use #nationalcodingweek #awenlibraries #pylelibrary #freechildrensactivities #lovelibraries

Don't forget that there is still time to finish the Summer Reading Challenge! You have until the 13th September to complete the challenge and collect your medals! See you all soon! #SummerReadingChallenge #LoveLibraries #WildWorldHeroes #Reading

Happy 1st of September! We are celebrating one of our local authors, Hannah Howe! If you like a bit of crime with your cup of tea and biscuit, pick up one of Hannah's novellas from Pyle! You won't be sorry! 😁 #lovereading #localauthor #libraries #awen #september