A community-run library has become an unlikely temple of love after four couples found romance in the stacks.
Volunteers took over Anlaby Park Community Library when it was due to close in 2013 as part of budget cuts by Hull City Council.
One couple, Adrian and Mandy Strickland, even hosted a celebration there on their wedding day earlier this month.
Adrian said: “I would say get yourself involved, not necessarily in the local library, but in the community. You will meet people – and hopefully you’ll gain some happiness.”
Mandy and Adrian had been friends for 10 years before a romance started to blossom between them in 2025.
Mandy said: “Neither of us expected it. We just didn’t, so it’s lovely.
“I was just getting on with my life, minding my own business. Then this chap comes into it, and tells me he can make a cake. So I said, ‘go on then then, make us one for the library.’
“And he’s now been doing that for 10 years or so. It’s just amazing!”