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#DigitalSpaces VR tour

Look out for our exciting VR tour where you can experience the world of Monoliths, Wallace & Gromit, Phase Space, The Lark Ascending, Berlin Blitz 1943, David Attenborough's Hold The World and Laika.

The project is supported by Arts Council England, The British Film Institute and The Space. Ask at the library or email them to book a VR session.

Cambridge Central Library - Wednesday 5th November 4.30-6.30pm, Thursday 6th 3-5pm, Saturday 8th 3-5pm and Sunday 9th 12.30-2.30pm 

Book your free place: Digital Spaces Virtual Reality at Cambridge Central Library Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Cherry Hinton Library - Saturday 8th November 11.30am-1.30pm

Book your free place: Digital Spaces Virtual Reality at Cherry Hinton Library Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

St. Ives Library - Thursday 13th November 2-4pm, Saturday 15th 1.30-3.30pm, StIves.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

St. Neots Library - Friday 21st November 2-4pm, Saturday 22nd 10am-12pm and 2-3pm, StNeots.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Virtual Reality Experience at St Neots Library — Library.Live

EverySpace Open Day at Central

You are invited to join us as we showcase our new EverySpace offer at Cambridge Central Library.

Our new innovative community space will support the local community to connect, share, create, and discover.

Throughout the day there will be opportunities to explore and enjoy a range of interactive activities:

- Test the recording studio

- Film against different backdrops

- Try out our new iPads

- View the new adaptable layout which enables varied group activities

- Experiment with the lightbox for product photography

- Try out our Virtual Reality headsets (age 12+)

This is a free public event and there’s no need to book - just come along between 11am and 3.30pm. Register your interest on Eventbrite: EverySpace Open Day at Cambridge Central Library Tickets, Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite

Buckden Library Temporary Closure

Buckden Library will be closed from Tuesday 28th October for a period of 3 weeks to allow for internal redecoration works to be carried out. The Library will reopen during the week commencing 17th November.

All items due for return will be renewed to cover the closure period.

The nearest libraries are St Neots and Huntingdon, check out their opening hours here: Your library | Cambridgeshire County Council

The Library Presents

Wonderful shows and workshops are coming to East Cambridgeshire in November. Music and theatre, ghost stories and crochet - there are exciting choices for a variety of ages and tastes. For full event details, including age suitability, running times, venue information, ticket prices and booking links, please visit www.library.live/the-library-presents or pick up a brochure at your local library.

I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik - Cambridgeshire Archives Ely, Thursday 6th November, 7.30pm

A hilarious and heart-felt story of one man’s journey to Iran to discover his cultural heritage. Featuring live music, spoken word, break-dancing and comedy. 

Crochet Flowers for Beginners - Littleport Library, Monday 17th November, 6pm

A fun, relaxing workshop. Claire Montgomerie will share her designs for crocheted floral motifs and guide you through them. Suitable for confident beginners.

Charlie Hooper-Williams - Ely Library, Saturday 22nd November, 7.30pm

A pianist and composer redefining classical music with modern technology. Charlie transforms his music into stunning real-time visuals.

Handmade Concertina Books - Burwell Library, Saturday 22nd November, 2pm

Create your own pocket-sized concertina book in a slipcase. Then develop your skills to make another book with pop-ups or interactive and tactile elements.

Victor & Albert - Ely Library, Friday 28^th November, 7pm

Spend an unforgettable evening in the company of Identical Twins Professor Victor and Dr Albert who guarantee a night of hilarity, music, magic and interactive comic mayhem.

Author Events

Enjoy author events in the library this month! Please click on the links for full details, including how to book tickets.

Beaty Rubens: Listen in, How Radio Changed the Home

Milton Road Library, Saturday 8th November, 2-3:30pm

BBC radio producer Beaty with an entertaining look at the golden age of radio.

Free event, supported by Friends of Milton Road Library

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listen-in-how-radio-changed-the-home-tickets-1602072595259

Meet Your Local Authors

Cambridge Central Library, Saturday 15th November, 11am-1pm 

Free event, no need to book.

Meet local authors of books for adults. Chat, ask questions about writing and self-publishing and buy their books.

Meet Your Local Authors — Library.Live

Christina Koning: The Blind Detective series

Histon Library, Wednesday 19th November, 2-3:30pm

Free event

Christina Koning is an award-winning author of detective novels set in the 1930s and 1940s.

Engage: Christina Koning The Blind Detective series — Library.Live

Alison Stockham: Let Her Go

St Neots Library, Wednesday 26th November, 7pm, £3

Alison introduces her latest intriguing psychological thriller.

Meet local author Alison Stockham — Library.Live

Clueless at Christmas Tour

Nicola Upson & Mandy Morton are two popular Cambridgeshire crime writers on tour with their latest titles for Christmas. 

Linton Library, Wednesday 5th November, 2-3:30pm, £5 

Clueless at Christmas - with crime authors Nicola Upson & Mandy Morton — Library.Live

Yaxley Library, Wednesday 12th November, 10:30am-12 noon, £5

Clueless at Christmas - with crime authors Nicola Upson & Mandy Morton — Library.Live

Huntingdon Library, Wednesday 12th November, 5:30-7pm, £5 

Clueless at Christmas - with crime authors Nicola Upson & Many Morton — Library.Live

Histon Library, Tuesday 18th November, 10:30am-12 noon, £5 

Clueless at Christmas - with crime authors Nicola Upson & Mandy Morton — Library.Live

Great Shelford Library, Wednesday 19^th November, 2-3:30pm, £5

Clueless at Christmas - with crime authors Nicola Upson & Mandy Morton — Library.Live

What's On?

When you want to show your friends just how much goes on in Cambridgeshire Libraries, don’t forget to point them to Library Live | Home. Our events website showcases the huge variety of activities we host – fascinating talks, music and theatre, local history events, crafts, children’s activities and more. 

Take a look - what’s happening in your local library?

New books

Click on the button below for our full selection of new books for November

Cambridgeshire Listens 

Our Cambridgeshire Listens collection brings you a wide range of books to borrow in eAudiobook format. Available for multiple use, they're great for reading groups and workplace reads. 

Each month the selection of adult, young adult and children's titles are refreshed - they're available to borrow over a 60-day period. Try the link to look at this month's offerings. 

We have eight titles available as Listens:
A Talent For Murder by Peter Swanson, By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult, A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Never Go Back by Lee Child, Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory, The Winds from Further East by Alexander McCall Smith, The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

We have two Junior/Teen titles available as Listens:

Five Go To Mystery Moor by Enid Blyton and Hide and Seek by Rhian Tracey

Film Screenings at Central Library

Join us at Cambridge Central Library on Wednesday 12th November for a screening of the film Black Town & Gown, about the historical legacy of Black presence in the city of Cambridge.

The film was created by Dr Kenny Monrose and Seetha Tan, and this event is delivered in partnership with University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)

And on Saturday 29th November, you can also join us for 'Thank you for the Rain', a documentary about the impacts of climate change and part of Our Shared Futures: Climate & Migration Community Film Festival.

Free and all welcome but booking recommended: Black Town and Gown Film Screening Tickets, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

Film Screening: Thank You For The Rain (2017) dir. Julia Dahr Tickets, Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite

National Baby Week

Baby Week 2025 will bring together local services, and communities across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to highlight the importance of a child’s very earliest years when their brain grows faster than at any other point.

Cambridge Central Library will be hosting one of the launch events on Friday 14th in our new EverySpace on the 3rd floor, 10am-2.30pm. This is an opportunity to join in with baby-friendly activities, find out about local support and ask for advice.

To find out what is happening near you visit: Events from November 20, 2014 – November 12, 2024 › Parents & Carers › – Baby Week

Babies need books!

For babies, books are just another toy made exciting and interactive by the adult they share them with. Your library has a wide range of board books designed to take your baby from learning to focus to discovering the world around them and beyond.

World Nursery Rhyme Week

Babies love being sung to, but many parents don’t think they have a good enough voice. Whether or not that’s true, your child wants to hear your voice more than any other. And singing nursery/action rhymes plays an important role in early childhood development and education.

So, join in at your local library Rhymetime and we’ll all sing together!

Self Care week

Self Care Week takes place during 17th-23rd November this year, with the theme “Mind and Body”, encouraging people to better look after their physical and mental wellbeing.

For practical advice on enhancing your physical health, visit NHS Better HealthFor mental health support and resources, visit Every Mind Matters.

Every Mind Matters offers an online tool to help you create a personalised action plan for mental wellbeing. The website also provides tips for managing common mental health challenges, navigating life’s ups and downs, and supporting others.

Incorporating a visit to your local library into the weekly routine is a great way to boost your sense of wellbeing.  

To learn more about how library resources and activities can support your wellbeing, visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/LibraryAndWellbeing.

The Simple Things

The Simple Things is a beautiful, useful, quirky and fun magazine about taking time to live well covering mindfulness and microadventures, eating and growing, forgotten wisdom, home life and slow moments. It's for people who love their lives but want to take the pressure off and remember what’s really important. If you like tea & cake, learning stuff, being outside and the satisfaction of a job well done this may be for you.

Movember 2025

Movember is an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness of men’s mental health, suicide prevention and early detection of male cancers with the goal of reducing premature death among men. 

You can find reliable information on the NHS website about Prostate cancer and Testicular cancer. For information on staying well, looking after your mental wellbeing, suicide prevention and further support, visit Helpful resources | CPSL Mind.

Cambridgeshire Libraries offer the Reading Well for Mental Health collection, which provides helpful information and suggestions for managing common mental health conditions or dealing with difficult emotions. You can browse the collection and reserve titles through Health and Well-being | Cambridgeshire Libraries.

Talk Money Week

Talk Money Week (3rd-7th November) encourages conversations about money between friends, families, colleagues, and communities.

This year’s theme is “Start the Conversation”: talk to a friend about budgeting, to a child about pocket money, or explore the Council’s support with the cost-of-living webpage to help shape money conversations.

You can also join us at Cherry Hinton and Milton Road libraries for a series of information drop-ins:

Talk Money Week at Milton Road Library Tickets, Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite

Talk Money Week at Cherry Hinton Library Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Talk Money Week at Milton Road Library Tickets, Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite

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