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Health Checks at Syston Library
Posted on 06/10/09
Community Services
Charnwood Borough Council and Leicestershire Libraries have teamed up to create a healthier and hopefully more active community.
A qualified fitness instructor from the Active Together Team will be conducting free health checks at Syston Library on Thursday 8th October, 19th November and 17th December between 1.30pm and 4pm. The health checks include measuring body fat percentage, weight, blood pressure, body composition, basal metabolic rate, muscle mass and total body water percentage.
To take advantage of this offer book a free health check by contacting Syston Library on 0116 305 3500 or for more information about Syston Library visit our website www.leics.gov.uk/systonlibrary
Background notes for editors
Libraries across Leicestershire are seeing an increase in visitors as the UK finds itself in a ‘credit crunch’ and possibly heads into recession. Traditionally, people turn to public libraries during hard economic times - for cheaper entertainment, to help with employment, for free access to computers and to help them save money and be ‘greener’ by borrowing free books rather than buying.
Leicestershire Libraries have seen vast improvements recently as part of the £8 million transformation programme and staff are inviting the public to step into their local library to discover all the up to date services and facilities available for no or little cost.
Visitors will be supported by libraries over the coming months in their health, wellbeing, career prospects, lifestyle and general enjoyment by:
- Stepping up to savings and improving finances – a free internet service where all the consumer price comparison and information websites are available, there are free books to borrow and you can have a cheap night in with a DVD that you can keep for a week
- Stepping Up to success and improving job prospects – with free newspapers, free internet facilities and a large choice of titles for all sorts of learning and development
- Stepping Up to success and improving job prospects – with free newspapers, free internet facilities and a large choice of titles for all sorts of learning and development
- Stepping Out - alone or with friends and family to free events
- Stepping Into the library’s welcoming surroundings where you can read all the latest best sellers for free and get up to date DVDs and audiobooks.
- Stepping Up to a challenge - train your brain with crosswords, Sudoku and general knowledge quizzes.
Details of library developments can be found on www.leics.gov.uk/libraries
Details of events can be found on www.leics.gov.uk/events
Facts and figures about Leicestershire Libraries for 2007 – 2008
- 55 libraries
- 91,858 hours open
- 3,410,133 visitors
- 6 Mobile libraries
- 412 PCs
- 22,753 DVDs to rent
- 712,026 books to borrow
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