HUNDREDS of overdue books have been returned to East Sussex libraries following a successful seven-week book amnesty earlier this year.
During the amnesty, which ran from Monday, February 13 to Friday, March 31, over 750 lost books were returned and 240 of those previously lost books were re-loaned out to new customers.
Residents were asked to scour their homes to see if they had any overdue titles, with fines waived by the library service for any books returned during the amnesty period.
ONE OF BRITAIN’S bestselling children’s authors will be visiting Seaford library next month.
Jacqueline Wilson, who is best known for creating the cherished characters of Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather, will be talking about her books, how she writes and how to become a writer at the event on Wednesday, April 5.
THE POET Laureate, Simon Armitage, will be visiting Eastbourne library later this month as part of his decade long tour of UK libraries.
The E to G Libraries Tour, which runs from March 17 to March 23, is the latest leg of Simon’s ten-year adventure celebrating UK libraries.
A BOOK amnesty is being held in libraries across the county to recover missing library books.
Almost 5,000 books a year are not returned to East Sussex libraries, and residents are being asked to check their bookshelves, behind the sofa and under the bed to see if they have any overdue titles.
