Leicestershire Libraries

Syston Library and St Peter & St Paul’s School are getting together to provide seasonal cheer and raise money for charity with carols, coffee, tea and mince pies. ...

More libraries across Leicestershire are offering people the chance to pop in and pick up a short term waste permit. The collection service, already available at Loughborough and Ashby libraries, has been extended to include Hinckley, Market Harborough and Wigston...

Self-service machines are being launched at Blaby library on Monday 7th December, to allow people to borrow and return books, CDs and DVDs quickly and easily. In order for the machines to be installed, Blaby library will be closed the week beginning Monday 30th November...

Self-service machines are among the features at Lutterworth’s new library, which opens at 10am on Monday (November 16th 2009), after a £90,000 investment. ...

Christmas is coming and to help to celebrate the festive season your local library is running a festive children’s competition. Christmas Capers runs throughout December for children aged 0 – 12 and consists of two competitions. C...

13,641 children took part in Quest Seekers in Leicestershire and 10,055 completed the challenge! Thank you for all your comments. Here are just a few...

As part of our Crime Scene: East Midlands promotion crime writer Kate Ellis visits Leicestershire County Council’s Wigston Magna library on Wednesday 18th November (7.30pm – admission £2), to talk about her books, her career as a crime writer and the world of crime fiction. K...

Libraries across Leicestershire are supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week which takes place from November 1st – 7th. Libraries in Ashby, Birstall, Blaby, Broughton Astley, Fleckney, Hinckley and Wigston will have displays to raise awareness of dyslexia, which affects one in ten people. ...

People needing to lower their blood pressure or wanting to know the difference between good and bad carbohydrates can now seek help at their local library...

Melton Library is launching its new Community Health and Wellbeing Services on Monday, 9th November and is inviting people to drop in between 10am and 2pm to see what is on offer...

A talk about crime fiction set in the Midlands at Melton Library on 18th November, 2.30 – 3.30pm. Discover new authors and books… Book your free place by calling 0116 305 3646. ht

Leicestershire Library Service is holding a book sale of ex library stock on Saturday, 21st and Sunday, 22nd November. The event will be held from 9.30am until 3.30pm on the Saturday and from 11am until 3pm on the Sunday at the Library Service’s HQ in Loughborough Road, Rothley. ...

Shepshed Library is encouraging staff and customers to ‘Wear it Pink’ for the Breast Cancer Campaign. The staff are hosting a ‘pink’ coffee morning on Friday, October 30 from 9.30am until 12.30pm at the library in the Hall Croft. Coffee...

Kegworth library is to be refurbished and given a brand new look. New furniture and carpets, improved lighting and an exciting new children’s area will be some of the new features of the service. ...