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Syston Library book sale

Posted on 06/10/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Community Services

6 October 2009

Syston Library book sale

Syston Library is having a book sale. Old library books and DVDs will be sold to make way for the new stock. Anyone wishing to extend their own library and help make room for the new stock should go along to Syston Library on Upper Church Street between Monday 9th and Saturday 21st November 2009.

For further details please contact Syston Library on 0116 3053500 or visit www.leics.gov.uk/systonlibrary

Syston Library is open

  • Monday 10am – 7pm
  • Tuesday 10am – 7pm
  • Wednesday 10am – 1pm
  • Thursday 10am – 7pm
  • Friday 10am – 5pm
  • Saturday 9.30am – 5pm

Background notes for editors

Libraries across Leicestershire are seeing an increase in visitors as the UK finds itself in a 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 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 2008 – 2009

  • 55 libraries
  • 92,378 hours open
  • 3,853,867 visitors
  • 6 Mobile libraries
  • 412 PCs
  • 22,205 DVDs to rent
  • 728,628 books to borrow