Leicestershire Libraries

Wigston Library in association with the Alzheimer's Society are holding a FREE dementia friendly event on Thursday 23rd May, 11am - 2pm. Come and enjoy a trip down memory lane as we chat over old times with the help of our reminiscence box and a cuppa! Pre-booking is essential, please call 0116 3053689.

Come along and enjoy crafts and goodies to take home with you themed around Alice in Wonderland!
We’ll also have a treasure hunt with prizes up for grabs and refreshments available.
Drop in event, everyone welcome. £1 per child.

Meet and handle some real life animals this half term! This event is for children aged 4-11 years old and costs £3 per child. Pre-booking is essential as spaces are limited. Contact the library on: 0116 305 3565 or coalvillelibrary@leics.gov.uk

Come and join in the Pyjamarama Fun at our Special Wriggly Reader sessions. Listen to stories and rhymes for under fives, and pick up your free copy of Car, Car, Truck, Jeep.
Monday 3 June Loughborough Library 10.30am ... Glenfield Library 2.15pm
Tuesday 4 June Hinckley Library 10.30am Wigston Library 10.30am
Wednesday 5 June Melton Library 2:00pm
Thursday 6 June Loughborough Library 10.30am Market Harborough Library 10.30am Blaby Library 10.30am
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Carnival Capers at Loughborough on Tuesday 28th May. For more information and booking call 0116 305 2420

Mindful Mummy is an interactive storytelling workshop teaching mindfulness to 3-11 year olds, coming to Oadby library on Saturday 18 May. Hear more about the event in an interview with @BuddhiByM on BBC Radio Leicester://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p077 n37f

Written in exquisite prose, The Running Hare tells the story of the wild animals and plants that live in and under our ploughland, from the labouring microbes to the patrolling kestrel above the corn, from the linnet pecking at seeds to the seven-spot ladybird that eats the aphids that eat the crop. The Running Hare is on the Jimmy’s Book Club shortlist this month - check if it’s on the shelves in your library library and read along http://ow.ly/L3wx30mTaFV

Roll up, roll up for Carnival Capers!🎪 Have fun this Half term at #Oadby #MarketHarborough #Melton #Loughborough #Wigston #Blaby #Glenfield & #Lutterworth Libraries. 28th - 31st May, contact your local Library for details. Booking essential!🎟 #lovelibraries

There are still spaces left to book onto a special toddler and baby bollywood style dancing session at Hinckley Library tomorrow! Book onto either a 10.30am or 11.30am session for FREE on 15th May. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council WOW Hinckley Wonderful Hinckley Hinckley BID Mumsnet Leicestershire & Rutland

Do you enjoy reading for pleasure? Would you be confident reading out loud to a group? Leicestershire Shared Reading and Leicestershire Libraries are looking for a volunteer to help run our successful ‘Make Friends, with a Book’ shared reading group in Hinckley library. The group meets every Tuesday morning from 10.30am to midday, and is open to all – why not visit a session to find out more? Volunteers benefit from specialised training and lots of support. Once trained, you... would work in partnership with existing volunteers. You can ask at the library desk for an information leaflet, or get in touch with Nicky or Ruth to find out more: • Ruth Pointer tel. 07940 817214 • Nicky Bennison tel. 07415 125409 An e-mail to leicssharedreading@gmail.com will reach both of us. Leicestershire Shared Reading
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Come on down to the Melton Library Gallery to view and purchase the wonderful arework created by the Long Clawson Art Group! 15% of sales go to a Cancer charity.

13-19 May is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Reading Well books for mental health are available in Leicestershire libraries.
See what's on our shelves and find information and support for managing common mental health conditions and difficult feelings. http://ow.ly/ykWp50u6n6x

Book onto our historical talk at Hinckley Library on Friday 17th May, 12-1pm.
Tickets cost £3 for library members and must be pre-booked: 0116 305 2500.
WOW Hinckley Wonderful Hinckley Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

Yoga for children at #OadbyLibrary on Saturday 18th May! Mindful Mummy will teach them mindfulness techniques and how to manage their emotions. Tickets are £5 per child from Oadby Library. #mindfulness #yoga #children #lovelibraries #mindfulmummy

Parents! Does your child age 13 – 16 want to #work over the #spring or #summer holidays? Find out when #children of school age can legally work and the type of work they can do http://ow.ly/dj1y30l4mk3

13th - 16th May is Mental Health Awareness Week, and at #WigstonLibrary we are having drop-in sessions every day from 10am until 12pm where you will find information stands on how to support your mental health & wellbeing, mindfulness colouring for adults and free refreshments.

Hidden Nature by Alys Fowler tells how she left her garden to the mercy of slugs and set out in an inflatable kayak to discover Birmingham’s canal network. Why not see if it’s in stock at your local library or download it on BorrowBox? http://ow.ly/L3wx30mTaFV

Dungeons and Dragons at Blaby Library. Alternate Saturdays from May 18th. 11am-1pm A seat at the table is FREE but space is limited, so call Blaby Library to book. Anyone under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.... #dungeonsanddragons #library
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