It was great to welcome Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho to Bridgend Library last week. The award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author is on an epic cross-country journey to join a library in every local authority in the UK – more than 200 libraries in total. Pob lwc Joseph!
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Awen Launches First Countywide Adult Reading Challenge
Awen Cultural Trust, the charity which manages libraries in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council, is encouraging local residents to join their first-ever reading challenge for adults when it launches