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Happy New Year to all our Wrigglers!

Posted on 17/12/2009

Leicestershire Councty Council Community Services

16 December 2009

Happy New Year to all our Wrigglers!

Wriggly Readers - at your library

Now that the fun and festivities are over why not come along to your local library for a bit of shared book time with your child!

Wriggly readers gives you the chance to share books, stories and rhymes with your child, to meet other parents and carers, to make new friends together whilst having fun.

Local Wriggly Readers sessions are at:

  • Newbold Verdon Library – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 11- 11.30am
  • Desford Library – 2nd Thursday of each month; 2.00- 2.30am
  • Market Bosworth Library - 1st Friday of each month; 10.30 – 11.00am

Come along and join in

For more details please contact your local library:

  • Newbold Verdon Library - 0116 305 3661
  • Market Bosworth Library - 0116 305 3624
  • Desford Library - 0116 305 3581

Background notes

Libraries across Leicestershire are continuing to see an increase in visitors as the UK finds itself recovering from a recession. Traditionally, people turn to public libraries for cheaper entertainment, information about finding employment, free access to computers and the internet, help with saving money and being ‘greener’ by borrowing free books rather than buying.

Leicestershire libraries have seen vast improvements recently, as part of an £8 million refurbishment programme.

Self service machines are now being introduced at major libraries across the county and will allow people to borrow and return books, CDs, DVDs quickly and easily, contributing to a much more effective and improved customer service.

A new mobile library has also been introduced. The mobile service enables residents in rural areas with no static library to access the service from their community.

It’s free to join libraries around Leicestershire. The service:

  • offers free book loans
  • enables you to research free information
  • offers free use of computers
  • offers free use of the Internet via Broadband
  • offers music and films available for hire from as little as £1 per week

Details of library developments can be found on www.leics.co.uk/libraries

Details of events can be found at www.leics.co.uk/events

Facts & figures about Leicestershire libraries in 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

Keep up to date with what’s happening in your library:

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