Outdoor Fun at the Cutty Sark Centre is TOMORROW! Join @UnderSky for some awesome games + a silent disco with Silly Gilly 🎧. There will be Face painting too! 🤡🐯 📍 Cutty Sark Centre, Ayr 📅 Wed 23 July 🕛 12–4pm 🎟️ FREE drop-in | Ages 4–9

Step into a world of wild gardens & whispered secrets… Join herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston as she weaves folklore, history & magic.🌿✨ 📅Carnegie Library | Saturday 23 August | 2pm - 3pm | Free event – adults only 🎟️ Book online: …yrshirelibraries.eventcalendarapp.com/author-talk-an…

🌞Free family-friendly summer craft fun! 🖍️ 📍Prestwick Library – Beside the Seaside Crafts Thursday 24 July | 2–3pm | Book: 01292 476 769 📍Tarbolton Library – Summer Crafts Friday 25 July | 2.30–3.30pm | Free drop-in Just bring your imagination. 💡

Join the #BigLibraryRead until Thurs 31 July! No holds, no waits—just read or listen.📚 🎧 📖Title: 'The Storyteller’s Death' by Ann Dávila Cardinal. A haunting Puerto Rican family saga. 👉 eBook: south-ayrshire.overdrive.com/media/8282999 👉 Audiobook: south-ayrshire.overdrive.com/media/9067142

Join us for a talk with author Frances Wilkins as she launches 'Tam o’ Shanter The Smuggler', a true tale of smuggling & intrigue from historic letters. 📚✨ 📅 Saturday 9 August | 11AM–12PM 📍Girvan Library 📞 Free but booking required: 01465 712 813

🔔 One week left! Scottish Stampings: A BIG NOISE in Ayr’s Industrial History 🔧🏭 Explore stories, photos & memories from this iconic factory. 📅 Ends Saturday 2 August 📍Heritage Hub, Ayr 🕰️ Tue–Fri 12:30pm–4pm | Sat 10am–3pm 🔗 destinationsouthayrshire.co.uk/.../the-herita…

🍽️ Treat yourself to some 'Big Tasty Reads' at South Ayrshire Libraries! 📚 From 30 June – Dec 2025, join The Reading Agency’s 'Big Tasty Read', a feast of great books!😋 Explore tasty eBooks & audiobooks:👇 bit.ly/4f4XhAt Browse our catalogue:👇 bit.ly/45939nR

Journey into wild gardens & ancient remedies at Carnegie Library! Join herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston for tales of folklore, potions & plant magic. FREE adult event! 🌿✨ 📅 Saturday 23 Aug | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 🔗 Book online: bit.ly/45926nZ 📞 Or call 01292 286385

🚫 Important Notice – No Public PC or Wi-Fi Printing Access 🚫 Due to essential server maintenance, there will be no public PC access or Wi-Fi printing available in any of our libraries on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. 🖥️⛔️🖨️ Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 🙂

This Friday (1st August, at 3pm) – Local History Slideshow & a Blether at Girvan Library! 🎥🗣️ Enjoy historic photos, stories & a cuppa as we chat about The Turn of the Century & Beyond 2000. 🆓Free, booking required Tel: 01465 712813.

🐾 It’s play time at Cutty Sark Centre – TODAY! Join UnderSky for FREE Awesome Animal games – chasing, jumping, balancing & giggling fun! 🎨 Free face-painting & 🎧 Silent Disco with Silly Gilly! ⏰ 12–4pm | Ages 4–9 | Drop-in

Discover the fun at Girvan Library! 🎉💥 🧩 LEGO play 🎨 Crafts all day 📖 Explore our services 🆕 Sign up for a library card 📅 2 Aug | 9AM–5PM 📍 Girvan Library FREE drop-in event for all ages – whether you're a regular or a first-time visitor! ✨📚

🤖 Gizmos & Gadgets @ Forehill Library! 🚀 Curious minds & mini makers, this is for YOU! Explore, tinker & create with robots, OSMO's & more! 💡 📍 Forehill Library 📅 TODAY! Mon 4 Aug 2025 ⏰ 2pm–3:30pm 💷 FREE, family-friendly drop-in 👾

VJ Day 80 – Untold Stories 🕊️ Join us at Girvan Library on Friday 15 August for two powerful talks sharing the stories of four local men lost in the Far East. 🕘 10–11:30AM | 🕝 1:30–3PM 🎟️ Free, booking required: 01465 712813

🏴‍☠️ The Adventures of Arthur! 🎒 Arthur’s magic backpack takes him on a pirate adventure – with mermaids, sharks & clown fish! 🧜‍♀️🦈 📅 Thur 14 Aug 🎭 Shows @ Ayr Town Hall: 10am & 1pm 🎨 FREE Workshops @ Cutty Sark: 11–12pm & 2–3pm 👶 For under 8s 🎟️ Book: bit.ly/41pdURN

🦋 Today at 3pm! 🐛 Join us at John Rodie Library for our Bugs & Beastie Crafts session – get creative with paper as we make fun creepy-crawly creations! Free, drop-in event for families.🪲

🐝 Bookbug is popping up in Troon tomorrow! Join us at Troon Library for Pop-Up Summer Bookbug Sessions full of songs, rhymes & smiles! 🎶👶 📅 Wednesday 6 August – 9.30am & 2.15pm 📍 Troon Library, 8 South Beach, Troon KA10 6EF ☎️ To Book Tel: 01292 315 352

Troon Library has relocated to the Troon Municipal Buildings, and we're celebrating with a Fun Day! 🎈 📚 Crafts, LEGO, Story Corner & more! All drop-in & open to everyone! 📅 Saturday 16 August | 10am-4pm

🪴My Garden Summer Crafts is tomorrow at Troon Library! Join us for a fun family session making moving wings, honeybees, tissue flowers, grass head cups and garden-themed bookmarks. 🐝🌺 📅 Sat 9 Aug ⏰ 10am 📞 Free but booking required: 01292 315352