Northamptonshire Central Library

Food Rationing The mechanism of how it worked and the role of the Ministry of Food. Find out about wartime recipes and new foods introduced as part of the rations. The ways the government increased food production and what it was like to eat outside the home. Please contact Northamptonshire Central Library with any queries. email: northampton.libraryplus@westnorthants.gov.uk

Bring your under 5's to clap, sing and wave our way through our favourite nursery rhymes and songs. Singing nursery rhymes and doing the actions are great for interaction, communication skills and motor skills - and most of all, it's fun! Please note that the Rhymetime sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am.

Go back in time over 100 years as we look at World War 1 through the eyes of the people from Northampton. Leave the 21st Century behind as you are taken back to our County town between 1914-1918 and meet some of the people who played a role in winning the war. We discuss the famous and the not so famous characters.  

Mr. Perkins is an author, who has spent the last thirty years recording & researching for his 'Ghost Detective' book series. Author of the Ghost Detective series of book’s, Adrian Perkins has spent the last thirty years recording eyewitness stories, and investigating new previously unpublished reports of ghost sightings and spirit activity. He is now writing number nine in the Ghost Detective series of books. During investigations he works with parapsychologists, historians, and archaeologists, to write stories that contain as much detail as possible. Ghost Detective | The Ghost Detective Adrian will have his Ghost Detective series of books available for purchase on the day. northampton.libraryplus@westnorthants.gov.uk

Start-up Day is back on the Monday 17 November 2025 at Northampton Central Library 09.30 -14.30. Visit for all or part of the day. Start-up Day is back on the 17 November 2025 at Northampton Central Library 09.30 -14.30. Visit for all or part of the day! Many of us have brilliant ideas for businesses that we haven’t acted on and the Business & IP Centre National Network have a wealth of resources to support and inspire budding entrepreneurs to take the first step to turning their brilliant idea into a business. Activities on the day include talks and networking to help you on the way with your business journey. Talks: ??From start-up to success - Stuart Thomas of Medi8 Therapy Start-up stars: How I turned my business idea into reality - panel session of BIPC Northamptonshire grant winners being interviewed by Ruth Roan of the South Midlands Growth Hub. Grant winners include: Julia Williams - Antler and Rose, Jo Whight - Red Lotus Consultancy and Clare Wood - Little Bear Introduction to GrantFinder - Matt Godfrey of Idox Brand evolution for start-ups - Marie-Louise O’Neill of Lovely Evolution? Susan Liverman of The Kindful will be delivering a mini workshop called ‘From stressed to steady’.