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New look for Kegworth Library
Posted on 21/10/09
Community Services
Kegworth library is to be refurbished and given a brand new look.
New furniture and carpets, improved lighting and an exciting new children’s area will be some of the new features of the service.
The library will be closed from Tuesday, 16th November and will reopen on Tuesday, 15th December in time for Christmas.
Users are welcome to join staff between 2pm and 5pm on December 15th for coffee and a mince pie.
In advance of the closure, library users will be able to borrow items for an extended loan period.
Books can also be renewed online using the Library Service’s 24 hour renewal line on 0845 6022815. Please ask staff if you require a PIN to use with this facility.
Library cards can be used in all county libraries. Please visit: www.leics.gov.uk/libraries for details of nearby libraries and their opening hours, or call Shepshed Library on 0116 3053678 for more details.
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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
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