Springbourne Library

Beyond the pages of our books, creativity is thriving across our local community!

We wanted to shine a spotlight on a brilliant upcoming event that's perfect for anyone interested in art, design, media, and performance.

On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2026, Arts University Bournemouth will host its flagship AUB Festival of Creativity.

If you have young creatives in the family, are looking for weekend inspiration, or want to view the incredible work of this year's graduating students, this campus-wide festival is a must-visit.

Entry is free, and no booking is required to explore.
Head over to the AUB website to see what's on: https://aub.ac.uk/latest/aub-festival-of-creativity-2026 🎨✨

AUB Festival of Creativity 2026 This summer, we’re launching the Festival of Creativity 2026, an exciting new event set against the backdrop of our vibrant Undergraduate...

This months book club book at Springbourne Library is Nina Stibbe's Went To London, Took The Dog. The book club meets on the first Thursday of the month (the 4th of June, 2nd July) and would love for you to join them for a friendly chit chat and discussion of the books.

"From the beloved writer Nina Stibbe, a warm and funny story of a woman changing her life at 60. Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for ‘a year-long sabbatical’. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether."

'A unique comic voice, endlessly funny' – David Nicholls, author of One Day

'Painfully funny, but also deeply moving' – Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss

What does it mean to start again at sixty?

Nina Stibbe is surprised to find herself asking this question as she leaves married life behind in Cornwall and heads back to London after twenty years away for what she calls ‘a year-long sabbatical’.

She takes up lodgings at the house of writer Deborah Moggach, unprepared for how she, and the city, has changed and now wondering whether freedom is all it’s cracked up to be . . .

As heard on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

'The true heir to Sue Townsend' – Caitlin Moran

'An utter, UTTER treat! It was like spending time with my most clever, insightful, funny, FUNNY friend' – Marian Keyes

'Vulnerable, sharp, funny, wise' – Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry

'No one writes heartbreak more hilariously, or hilarity more heartbreakingly' – Katherine Heiny

'So sharp and funny, blissfully gossipy, enviably well-observed . . . I loved it' – India Knight