June's choice is "The Island of Missing Trees" by Elif Shafak. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other.… Read more

This month's choice is "The Rest of our Lives" by Benjamin Markovitz. This is a critically acclaimed novel, shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. After dropping his youngest daughter at university, Tom, a disgruntled academic, continues driving west, abandoning his marriage and facing a midlife crisis, health issues, and career, while exploring themes of long-term… Read more

After much searching, the happily married young couple, Amber and Stevie think they have found the perfect spot in Grimaldi Square. Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, number 4 is the house of their dreams. Stevie, a woman who has never left anything to chance, has… Read more

Love isn't an exact science - but no one told Don Tillman, a thirty-nine-year-old geneticist who's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. Please note: there is… Read more

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her -- from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's… Read more

"No one has ever become poor by giving."- Anne Frank "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."- Mother Teresa "If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."- Bob Hope As this is being held in a member's home, space… Read more

Liverpool Museums Press release states "A number of important and influential artworks from major galleries across the UK will feature in the exhibition, ranging from work by Maggi Hambling and Jeff Koons through to paintings by Annie Swynnerton and George Frederick Watts. Prints by British artist Emma Stibbon, recently acquired by National Museums Liverpool, will… Read more

The venue is at the Atkinson, Meet in the coffee bar first. You can either book a computer or bring your own to use the Ancestry or Findmypast Library edition. You do not have to be a subscriber yourself. This is not a teaching course, following set lessons, so if you are brand new to… Read more

This weeks family history session will be back to the Atkinson Library. Meet in the coffee bar at 2pm for a discussion on working on a family group. The documentation will also be made available in Google Drive. Read more