Self-service kiosks at Hinckley Library

Self-service machines are being launched at Hinckley library on Monday 21^st December to allow people to borrow and return books, CDs and DVDs quickly and easily. To allow for the installation of these exciting new additions, the library will be closed from 14^th – 19^th December inclusive.

Features at Hinckley library include:

• Self-service machines, which allow people to borrow and return books, CDs and DVDs, quickly and easily
• An extensive range of books, DVDs, music CDs and newspapers
• Comfortable seating, with special areas for children and for teenagers
• Free use of computers and internet access

Regular activities include:

• Special events for families and children
• Weekly ‘Wriggly Reader’ story-time sessions for 0-4 year olds and their parent/carers

http://www.leics.gov.uk/hinckley_library

Self Service at Birstall Library

Self-service machines are being launched at Birstall library on Monday, 14th December, to allow people to borrow and return books, CDs and DVDs quickly and easily.

Therefore, Birstall will remain closed from week beginning 7th December to make the relevant changes.

Features at Birstall library include:

• Self-service machines, which allow people to borrow and return books, CDs and DVDs, quickly and easily
• An extensive range of books, DVDs and music CDs and newspapers and magazines
• Comfortable seating, with special areas for children and for teenagers
• Free use of computers and internet access

Regular activities will resume as normal on the 14th.

Loughborough Library to get a facelift

Work is to be carried out to revamp the front of Loughborough Library. The library, which is based in Granby Street, will close for approximately eight weeks from September 21 while new windows are installed and improvements are made to the front of the building.

Customers are reminded they can take out 24 books and other items for an extended loan period during the closure, and library cards can be used at all county libraries.   Other libraries in Charnwood providing a full range of services are: Birstall Library – 0116 3058756,  Shepshed Library – 0116 3053678,  Syston Library – 0116 3053500.

 There are also ICT and internet facilities at libraries in Mountsorrel, Sileby, Quorn and Rothley

For more information about opening hours and services available, including on-line services, please visit: www.leics.gov.uk/libraries, email libraries@leics.gov.uk or call 0116 305 6988.

A 24/7 renewal service is available on 0845 6022815.

Loughborough Library apologises for the disruption to service and inconvenience, and looks forward to its re-opening on 16th November.

New library for Lutterworth

Plans are being submitted for a new library in Lutterworth. Leicestershire County Council is proposing to replace the existing library in Coventry Road with a new one in George Street.

If planning permission is approved, the county council will lease George Street’s Wycliffe Peugeot showroom from its owners, the Richardson family, later this year. A sum of £90,000 has been earmarked to convert the building. During August, the business and all its employees would then relocate to the firm’s new 1.9 acre showroom site in Leicester Road, Rugby, which is just a 10 minute drive away. The library plans include:

• More books for borrowing
• More DVD’s for hire
• An increase in the number of computers available for public use
• More space for activities in the library
• Free parking when visiting the library

It will be the first library in the county to have a self service issue system

The county council wants to replace the current library because it does not meet the growing needs of Lutterworth and the surrounding villages.

Margaret Bellamy, Head of Library Services  said: “ We have been looking for more than 10 years to find a way of improving the library facilities in Lutterworth to be able to provide the range of services that are enjoyed by library users in other parts of the County, through our investment of more than £8 million since 2003.

“We are very  pleased that we’ve been offered this site and are looking forward to welcoming current and new users into the library later in the year.”

Malcolm Richardson, of the Richardson Brothers, said: “We are pleased to be able to help bring a new library to Lutterworth, while protecting jobs and looking after local customers from our new, much larger facilities in Rugby.”

The planning application will be considered  by the County Council over the next few weeks  and that process will include an opportunity for the public and other local authorities to comment on the proposed plans.

For more details visit www.leics.gov.uk/libraries