Hay Public Library CIC

04/05/2026

Join the nationwide community film screening campaign of the People's Emergency Briefing!

Wednesday 13th May. Doors open 7 PM. Film starts at 8 PM, followed by a community discussion. All welcome.

Get your free tickets via the link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haypubliclibrary/2186408

📢Join us at the Globe at Hay on Wednesday 13 May for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing (12A) - an eye-opening film based on the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster, with appearances from Chris Packham, Jennifer Saunders, and a range of voices from across the UK. Over 2,200 community screenings of the film are being organised across the UK, and people are taking action.

🎥Doors open at 7 PM, with the film beginning at 8 PM. Afterwards there will be a short and hopeful open discussion about what it means for our community and what we can do locally.

🌱Get your free tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haypubliclibrary/2186408

08/03/2026

CLOSING SOON - Please pass along!

Applications for the Hay Resilience Co-ordinator role close this Sunday (15 March) at midnight.

If you’ve been considering applying — or know someone locally who would be a good fit — now is the time.

�This is a 3-day-per-week consultancy role focused on strengthening local resilience through structured, community-led work. (£126 per day)
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�Full details, contact us for full job description: [email protected]

01/03/2026

We’re recruiting.

HayResilience.org is looking for a Co-ordinator to help guide the next phase of our work on Food, Energy and Mental Wellbeing — including partnership work with Hay Public Library.

This is a 3-day-per-week consultancy role, initially for six months.

Locally based applicants are strongly encouraged.

The role focuses on coordination, governance and helping strengthen long-term local resilience in practical, structured ways.

Email us and we can send you the job description Send your email to: [email protected]. Applications close Sunday, 15 March at midnight.

15/10/2025

What an exciting development!

Do you know the ideal candidate? If so, please share!

Cultivate are hiring someone to help us develop a Food Hub in Hay as well as the wider Powys Food Loops from the early business planning stages right through to implementation. This is a critical step for the Food Pillar of our Community Resilience Initiative!

Cultivate is looking for an appropriate candidate to join the team and assist in developing new local and resilient food systems across Powys. This key role could be of particular interest to those seeking to enhance their business skills, gain an understanding of sustainable food systems, or obtain real-life experience in implementing solutions to climate change.

This an exciting position for the right candidate who will work towards food systems change right here in Powys! If you, or someone you know is a highly motivated, organised person interested in developing a career in the sustainability sector then this could be the ideal opportunity.

Here's the link to apply: https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/17264917

Please share!

16/09/2025

Have you heard of Community Energy? It's a fast-growing sector and has a lot to offer rural communities like ours

17/07/2025

BENEFIT GIG FOR HAY LIBRARY - THIS COMING SATURDAY!
In 2021, with massive support from our community, HayPublicLibrary.org, our Community Interest Company, secured a five-year renewable commercial contract with Powys County Council to keep our Hay Library open. Next year, our contract will end, and we are negotiating and working hard to have it extended for an additional 5 years.

Each year, we have raised £5,000 from our community towards the £30,000 cost of running Hay Library. And, this year, we need to raise more funds - SO PLEASE COME TO OUR RAGGAE PARTY SPECTACULAR AT HAY DISTILLERY on Saturday. Join us - Eat, Drink, Dance the Night Away, and help us keep our Library Open.

LIBRARIES GIVE US POWER!

10/07/2025

Come and join the Reggae Spectacular Party and dance the night away, all in aid of Hay Public Library CIC. We need you, we need some fun, and we need our library! Can't wait to see you there 🎶

Pay on the door or get your ticket in advance to guarantee your spot on the dancefloor: tiny.cc/Reggae-Party-Tickets