Information on Loughborough

Grand second hand book sale

Posted on 11/06/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Community Services

10 June 2009

Grand second hand book sale

Leicestershire Library Service is holding a book sale on Saturday, 27th June.

The event will be held from 9.30am until 3.30pm at Library Services HQ in Loughborough Road, Rothley.

Most of the ex-library books will be available at special bargain prices.

There will be a wide choice of titles for people of all ages, including fiction, non-fiction and some local studies books, as well as many CDs, DVDs and videos.

The sale will be accessed through the Cossington Lane entrance of the building.

  • Library Services HQ is based at the Rothley Cross Road, Loughborough Road, Rothley (opposite the Red Lion)
  • There is a car park at the back of the building, disabled parking only at the front.

Background notes

Libraries across Leicestershire have started to see the benefits of the £5 million transformation programme and other initiatives recently introduced as they buck the national trend and see book issues increasing. Latest improvements include:

  • Fifty libraries across Leicestershire open all day Saturday, with Loughborough piloting Sunday opening
  • A big increase in new stock with a huge boost in best seller titles shedding the myth that the books libraries have are dusty and out of date
  • Popular events and activities including wriggly readers (rhyme and story time for 0-4 year olds), internet taster sessions and family learning activities
  • Online developments including improved renewal services, catalogue search facilities and 24-7 access to a librarian. Look out for ongoing developments at www.leics.gov.uk/libraries

The improvements are part of the County Council’s priorities for the next four years.

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Public Relations Unit, Chief Executive’s Department

Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8RA

Telephone:  0116 305 6274      Fax: 0116 305 6266

www.leics.gov.uk