My books at Ormeau Road Library in Belfast

Why not borrow my books, if you want to read them, but money is tight? When you borrow books from a library, it also means the author still gets paid a small amount for each borrow – and you support libraries in the process. Pictured above are two of my books available on the shelves at Ormeau Road Library in Belfast – I’m glad to see that the others are out on loan! I always enjoy stopping by to check up on my books while I borrow others. They’re also on the ground floor of Belfast Central Library in the ‘Irish Writers’ section and on the second floor in ‘Heritage’.

Ground floor of Belfast Central Library in ‘Irish Writers’

They’re available from all of the following libraries, either to borrow or in the Reading Rooms as reference:

Northern Ireland =
Libraries NI

Ireland =
The Library of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

England =
The British Library
Cambridge University Library
Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford

Scotland =
The National Library of Scotland

Wales =
The National Library of Wales

And in ‘heritage’ on the second floor of Belfast Central Library

Libraries are a great support resource for the whole community, so it’s important to keep using them, so they keep getting funding. Many vulnerable members of the community use public libraries, like Libraries NI, as a place to find information, make friends and stay connected. As an author, I am proud to be able to provide paperback copies of my books for readers who may not be able to buy them and support libraries at the same time – win-win!

Posted by on January 8, 2024 in Resources and tagged , , , , , .

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About Leilanie Stewart

Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry. In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.

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