Category: Information
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For too many people, January is the coldest, loneliest and most challenging time of the year. As well as taking its toll on mental health this long, dark month can be financially difficult and many households face the stark choice between heating and eating. Warm Welcome Week will shine a colourful light on the joy,…
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Lechlade Library
Pop in to the library to have a go at this festive quiz! It’s FREE for all children.
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Friends of Lechlade Community Library
The Friends of Lechlade Community Library are key to our survival. Our grant from Gloucestershire County Council is £12,000 per annum, just £1,000 per month. But our running costs are around £15,000 – £16,000 annually, and these will probably increase over the coming years due to inflation. We have to cover the shortfall on running…
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Learn to play MahJong
at Lechlade Library! The MahJong Club meets 4pm to 6pm every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. New players very welcome. Book your place by emailing info@lechladelibrary.co.uk or popping into the library.
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It’s time to bin your bra!
In collaboration with Lechlade WI, Lechlade Community Library will have a big red Bra Box for the month of October. This is in aid of https://www.againstbreastcancer.org.uk/ Their web site says ‘Our bra recycling scheme takes your unwanted or unloved bras and through our network of bra banks raises vital funds for pioneering breast cancer research. Together…
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New Library App
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Library Book Club
We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 5.30pm to discuss the story and meet up with other readers. If you would like more information, please pop into the Library or email Clare at info@lechladelibrary.co.uk Please do like and follow us on Facebook at Lechlade Community Library and Tourist Information Centre.
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Library of Things!
Did you know that there is a Library of Things! Gloucestershire libraries will loan you things like a dehumidifier or a food dehydrator in the same way that you can borrow a book! You have to go and collect from Charlton Kings but what a wonderful thing to have access to with your Library card!
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Maps and Guides for sale
There are a variety of Maps and Booklets for sale in the library, which will inspire you to explore the beautiful Cotswolds. These leaflets are wonderful little maps, each of them showing a circular walk from Lechlade Market Square. They vary from the interesting Heritage Walk of just over 1 mile around Lechlade, or the…
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Library home delivery?
Unable to get to your local library? Let us bring the library to you! We are considering a new initiative for volunteers to deliver books direct to the home for those unable to visit the library themselves. Is this of interest to you or someone you know in our community? This service will have to…