Category: What’s On

  • Fight back against scams

    Fight back against scams

    Drop in on Wed 15th April, 11–3 at Lechlade Community Library for expert advice from Friends Against Scams. Free, friendly, and packed with practical tips to keep you and our community safe.

  • Spring Clean for a Cause!

    Spring Clean for a Cause!

    Lechlade Community Library is teaming up with Lechlade WI this April — and we need your help. For the month of April, we’ll have a BIG RED BRA BOX in the library, collecting unwanted or unloved bras in support of Against Breast Cancer. Their bra recycling scheme keeps textiles out of landfill and raises vital…

  • Easter Update

    Easter Update

    We’re excited to share that for the first time, the Library and Tourist Information Centre will be open on Easter Saturday, 4th April, from 10am to 1pm. If you’re out and about enjoying the Easter festivities, don’t forget to pop in and say hello. Whether you need books, local info, or just a friendly chat,…

  • Welcome to Our Easter Celebration!

    Welcome to Our Easter Celebration!

    We’re delighted to invite children and families to join us for a joyful collection of Easter-themed activities designed to spark creativity, curiosity, and plenty of smiles. From science experiments to a poetry competition, each activity is crafted to help young readers explore, imagine, and celebrate the season together. We can’t wait to share the fun…

  • Let’s Bring Reading Back to Life

    Let’s Bring Reading Back to Life

    Across the UK, fewer people are picking up books — but together, we can turn the page. Passion is the spark that reignites a love of reading. When stories connect with the things we care about — our hobbies, our fandoms, our local pride — reading becomes exciting again. That’s the spirit behind the National…

  • Jigsaws at the Library

    Jigsaws at the Library

  • Learn to play MahJong

    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.

  • It’s time to bin your bra!

    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…

  • Lechlade Library – Regular Events

    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…

  • LECHLADE COMMUNITY LIBRARY

    Thank you to the many people who joined us for the official re-opening of the library on December 5th 2024 by Pam Ayres MBE. This was the lovely conclusion to our refurbishment project. With perfect empathy, personal stories, and some trademark poetry, Pam declared the library open again. She went on to read all of…