Author: ECL

Everyone one is welcome at the MUCH ADO ABOUT SPRING TEA PARTY!

The stage is being set for a bit of a blow-out to celebrate the season, mark a certain birthday and – hopefully – raise some funds for the community library.

As ever, our lovely volunteers need no excuse to get the kettle on. Join us in the library for tea, delicious homemade cakes, warm conversation and excellent company. And we guarantee absolutely nothing about playwrights beyond an amusing nod to Billy Spears!

So diaries out please and note down the date in your very best writing: Wednesday 22nd April from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Be there or be a foure syded thynge!

We will be closing for the Easter holiday at 3.30pm on Thursday 2^nd April. We will re-open at 2.00pm on Tuesday 7^th April.

While we’re closed you can access a range of library services, including loan renewals, here.

Remember Under Five’s Week at the library? This year we’re back with the spectacular and very slightly terrifying UNDER FIVES FORTNIGHT!

For 2026 we’re offering two weeks of fun FREE activities in the library specially for pre-schoolies accompanied by a parent or carer. The line-up is:

Come and Meet Stick Man! – Tuesday 14^th April. 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Join us in a fun, arty-crafty and ever so slightly twiggy adventure. Booking is needed.

Rhymetime Special – Friday 17^th April. 10.00am to 11.00am. Bags of energy, loudest voices and waviest hands and arms please for songs, rhymes and actions. Booking is needed.

Three Billy Goats Gruff – Monday 20^th April. 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Go trip-trapping over the bridge for stories, singing and crafts with a fun goaty vibe. And we’ve even given the troll the afternoon off! Booking is needed.

Storytime – Thursdays. 10.15am to 11.00am. Come and enjoy our regular story readings for tinies brought to you by our wonderful volunteer readers. No booking needed – just rock up!

Phonics with Robot Reg. Monday 13^th April and Friday 24^th April. Various sessions for Under 3s and Pre-school 3-4s.. See the poster or our website for details. High energy, fun and interactive sessions full of singing, dancing and role-play. Booking is needed.

How to Book

Please drop by the library or call us on 01609 534584. All bookable events will accept walk-ups on the day if there are still spaces, though we do recommend that you book to avoid disappointment.

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It’s true that these days public libraries are about much more than books. The library in a small and oddly familiar market town has unknowingly branched-out into offering its community much, much more than great reads…

Written by a library volunteer, The Library Loft is a lighthearted mystery story written in memory of the late Sue Morris. Sue was a dedicated library stalwart for many years and is very much missed.

“The chocolate muffin ALWAYS made me smile!”

Here’s your chance to get your hands on a copy of The Library Loft hot off the press for the very modest sum of £2. Truly a bargain because when it’s won the Booker Prize the price will surely skyrocket! All proceeds from sales of the book will go to library funds.

Just be sure not to look up!

The new year and mid-winter can feel hard. Our Wellbeing Bags may help. They’re portable collections of items, books and activities for individuals or groups to try out at home or out and about in the community.

We have two Wellbeing Bags at the library for you to borrow for up to three weeks. One bag is for anybody to use whilst the other is tailored specially for teens and young adults. Both bags provide a variety of self-help activities that you can use as an aid to your health and wellbeing.

You’ll find them near the Community Information board in the library, or simply ask for them at the desk. We’ll be pleased to help. If the bag you want isn’t available, we’ll reserve it for you free of charge.