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The Dog Ate My Library Book Mystery

Find the clues and discover who dunnit! 

Location:
Nottingham Central Library, St Ann’s Valley Library, Hyson Green Library – Mary Potter Centre, Strelley Road Library

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Children’s Mystery Activities

As part of the Agatha Christie exhibition, free themed activities for children will be available in each library while the exhibition is on display. Find the witnesses hidden around the library. Write down the clues and discover which suspect committed the crime!

Free and suitable for ages 4-10. Come along and take part whenever the exhibition is in your local library! 

  • Nottingham Central Library: 31 October to 31 December 2026
  • St Ann’s Valley Library: 7 January to 21 February 2027
  • Hyson Green Library: 8 March to 22 April 2027
  • Strelley Road Library: 5 May to 29 June 2027

Acknowledgements

  • Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery is part of the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network programme. Nottingham City Libraries is proud to deliver this project in partnership with Inspire Libraries.
  • The Living Knowledge Network programme is kindly supported with grant funding from Arts Council England, secured in partnership with Inspire, Nottinghamshire’s library service. 
  • The British Library will host the complete exhibition into the remarkable life and legacy of the bestselling novelist of all time, opening at the British Library in London on 30 October 2026.

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