Fire Brigade Display

Last chance to see artefacts and photographs telling the story of Loughborough’s Fire Brigade from 1592 to 1974 now on display  at Loughborough Library.

Available for viewing until 9th March.

Life in the Woods

As part of Loughborough University’s contemporary arts programme, Radar, are screening a film put together by students and funded by the Arts Council at Loughborough Library on Monday 20th February 6.30pm.

The film titled ‘Life in the Woods’ was produced for a project called Folk Variations and was made during the Spring of last year on location in a Leicestershire wood.

This was a collective exercise in communal living, an experiment which was documented by the people taking part. Local poet Mark Goodwin has also been involved in the project.It’s a free event so please let friends and family know.

Loughborough Library

Crime Fiction Award – The Dagger in the Library 2012

Do you love crime fiction? Do you feel that your favourite writer is one who doesn’t get the rewards they should?

Well if they are British, and they are still alive and kicking, you could change all that. The Dagger in the Library is not an award for best-sellers – it is an award for up and coming authors or library favourites who YOU think are not as well known as they should be.
So get involved today and vote for your unheralded favourite. Nominations are now open, but they must be sent in by library staff, so contact your local library and ask them to nominate your favourite. Find out more, and get a copy of the nomination form.
Last year’s winner was the wonderful Mo Hayder.

It would be a crime not to get involved!!

Where were you in ’62?

Syston Library will be celebrating its 50^th anniversary in March 2012 and is asking for your help to create a 1960s reminiscence display.

If you have any memories, pictures or newspaper clippings from Syston in the 1960s or if you would like to share a picture of yourself or a memory from wherever you were in 1962, Syston Library would love to hear from you.

Syston Library moved from Chapel Hall in Chapel Street to its current building in Upper Church Street in 1962. The library has changed a great deal in the last 50 years and in addition to the children’s and adult’s book collections it provides a DVD hire service and offers free internet and Wi-Fi access.

If you can help with the display or if you would like more information about the library please phone 0116 3053500, email systonlibrary@leics.gov.uk or drop in and speak to the library staff.