Knit and Stitch at Market Bosworth Library

Market Bosworth Library has a knit and stitch group that meets every Wednesday 10am – 12noon.

The members of the group have been very busy – hope you’re all impressed!

Blanket knitted by the group

Crafternoon at Loughborough Library

Fancy some ‘me time’ and enjoy crafting?

Loughborough Library’s Crafternoon group meets monthly on a Wednesday 1.30-3.30pm.

They’re a friendly group of crafters who enjoy sharing their skills and knowledge. Some of the crafts that are happening in the group are knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery, beading and card making.

Meeting dates over the next few months are: 9th November, 14th December and 10th January.

Macmillan Coffee morning at Newbold Library

Newbold Verdon Library had a fantastic day on Friday raising just over £213 for Macmillan Cancer.

The library staff would like to thank the library customers, the local community and local businesses’ for the raffle prize donations. Well done everyone!

Raffle prizes donated by the local community and businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Enjoying the goodies!

Macmillan Coffee morning at Earl Shilton

Well done to Earl Shilton Library for raising £120 at their Macmillan Coffee morning. (And well done to the staff for providing the scrummy cakes!)

Cakes and more cakes!

 

Ready for the fray

Leicestershire pilots new integrated day care service in libraries

Work is well underway on a major new project that will integrate day care provision for adults with services in Loughborough Library.   The project is believed to be one of the first in the country and will make council services much more accessible to members of the public and enable them to enjoy a wider variety of services under one roof.

The library will be extended and refurbished to include modern fully equipped accommodation to provide day care services including activity areas, office space, a kitchenette, an area for therapeutic activities and it will also have an open air courtyard.

 

The work will also allow for a major local studies collection about the history of Loughborough and the County to be relocated from the first floor of the library to the ground floor making it more easily accessible to library users.

 

The new integrated service will offer a full range of day care services for people with physical or learning disabilities and will provide the opportunity for them to use the library and its resources whilst in the vicinity. Loughborough Library is located centrally and offers easy access to other services and facilities in the town.

Subject to planning permission, it is anticipated that the project at the library will be completed by summer next year.  The project may be extended to include other libraries within the county in the future.

Novelists and history experts visit Oadby and Wigston Libraries

There’s lots to see and learn about at events in  libraries in Oadby & Wigston this month.

 

War veterans can bring their photos, films, badges and Royal British Legion memorabilia to Oadby Library and Wigston Magna Library to discuss the fascinating stories behind these objects with a historian.

 

These free workshops, which take place between 10am and 1pm on Wednesday 9th March (Oadby) and between 3pm and 6pm on Tuesday 22nd March (Wigston), are part of a landmark project, led by Leicestershire County Council, designed to mark the 90th anniversary of the Legion.

More details are available at www.leics.gov.uk/britishlegion

 

Community Archaeologist Peter Liddle will give a discussion on the Hallaton Treasure at 1pm at Wigston Magna Library on Thursday 10th March tickets £2 each including light refreshments.

 

Also in March, Leicestershire Libraries will be hosting a series of talks by published authors called Words On The Street.

 

Glyn Iliffe, Leicestershire author of the Adventures of Odysseus books set in the quasi-historical world of Greek mythology, will be appearing at Wigston Library on Thursday 17 March at 7pm. Tickets cost £2.

 

Sophie Hannah, author of six unsettling psychological dramas (one of which, The Point Of Rescue, will be televised on ITV1 later in the year), will be giving her talk at Oadby Library on Friday 25th March at 7pm, followed by a book signing. Tickets cost £3.

 

And as part of Oadby Neighbourhood Action Week there will be a free health & wellbeing morning on Tuesday 8th March between 10am and 1pm – health checks, gentle exercise, walking, advice, massage and fairtrade refreshments.

Broughton Astley Community Event

Broughton Astley Library is having an open morning for young families and OAPs to find out more about learning and community opportunities in Broughton Astley.

It takes place on Wednesday 26th January 10am – 12.30pm. It’s free and refreshments will be provided.

Activities include:

• Have a go on a computer – ICT taster sessions for adults (supported by Thomas Estley C C pupils)
• Games and stories for under 5’s
• Meet your local police officers
• Meet the Children’s Outreach Worker from the Children’s Centre
• Meet a representative from the Parish Council
• Broughton Astley Improvement Team – find out what we’ve been doing
• See the fantastic 3D model of Broughton Astley
• And lots more!!!

 

Coffees and chats at Hinckley library

For the chance to meet new people, have a chat and some refreshments, and even play board games why not come along to Hinckley Library for a coffee morning?

 

Hinckley Library will be holding the first of its new monthly coffee mornings on Monday 10th of January, between 10.00am and 11.00am. Everyone is welcome to come and have a drink and a biscuit.

 

All future coffee mornings at the library will fall on the second Monday of each month.

 

The library is located on Lancaster Road next to the bus station. To find out more please call 01455 635106 or mailto:hinckleylibrary@leics.gov.uk

 

New Children’s Centre to open at Anstey Library

A new children’s centre will be coming to Anstey Library next year as part of the library’s refurbishment.

The library will be closed for refurbishment from Friday 31st December and re-open two months later on Monday 28th February 2011.

The newly improved library will be fully redecorated and will have a new layout, including a separate family room for activities, a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities.

The Children’s Centre in Anstey is part of the third phase of the Surestart Children’s Centre development, and will provide a range of services for families with young children.

Locally, children’s centres are a partnership between Leicestershire County Council, district and borough councils and other organisations.

During the closure, customers will be able to borrow additional books for an extended loan period. In addition, items can be borrowed or returned at any  Leicestershire Library, renewed online at www.leics.gov.uk/libraries, or by phone on 0845 6022815. The nearest libraries offering a full range of service can be found at Birstall and Glenfield.

Health and wellbeing DVDs are now free at Melton Library

As from May 1, all health, fitness and wellbeing DVDs will be free to borrow from Melton Library.  There is a fantastic selection of DVDs to choose from, including; yoga, dance, aerobics, fitness and many other subjects.  They can all be borrowed for a week at a time.

This initiative is part of the successful Community Health and Wellbeing service at the library which aims to help people get better access to books and information about health and wellbeing. 

A spokesperson for the library said: “We are delighted with the enthusiasm of our customers for the health and wellbeing resources we are promoting and we hope that even more people will come in to borrow the free health DVDs and see what else is on offer”.

The library is free to join and use.  For more information about the Community Health and Wellbeing service, call in at the library in Wilton Road or phone 0116 3053646.  Information is also available at www.leics.gov.uk/healthandwellbeing