Category: News
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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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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…
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Ancestry
Did you know that you can use Ancestry (Library Edition) web site for free as part of your library membership. Not a member? Join the library for free! You need to come in to the library as you can’t remotely access this e-resource, you can only use it on a public network computer in the…
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Lechlade Library – Regular Events
Lechlade Library Book Club – 4th Wednesday of the month Mah Jong – first and third Wednesdays of every month Free Computer Help – Every Thursday See below for more details . Lechlade Library Book Club We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 5.30pm to discuss the book chosen for that month, and…
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Pam Ayres Visits Library
Pam Ayres MBE visited Lechlade Community Library and Tourist Information Centre on 25th June 2025. Thank you Pam for visiting us, and for donating and signing your books. We really appreciate you supporting us. Pam Ayres chatted to some of the library users. Pam Ayres also signed some books for the library, and library users.