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The six wives of Henry VIII

Posted on 07/10/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Community Services

7 October 2009

The six wives of Henry VIII

Find out the real story behind Henry VIII at Braunstone Town Library.

History expert Sally Henshaw will be giving a talk on the infamous monarch and his six wives at 7pm on Monday, October 12.

This is a great event for anyone with an interest in history, or just an interest in stories. Tickets cost £2 and include refreshments.

Book your ticket by dropping in to the library or by calling 0116 305 5900.

Libraries in Blaby District are organising a variety of talks on various subjects. For other talks that might interest you visit: www.leics.gov.uk/blabyevents

Background notes

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