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Hinckley Library

Lancaster Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0AT
Map with location of Hinckley Library
Tel: 01455 635106
Fax: 01455 251385
E-mail: hinckleylibrary@leics.gov.uk

About the Library

Hinckley Library is the main library in the Hinckley and Bosworth area and Carol Cowley, the library manager, is based here.  It is a busy library on Lancaster Road next to the bus station.  Lift to mezzanine floor and Art Gallery and the library has wide aisles.
This library offers the following facilties:
Service Yes/No          Service Yes/No
Automatic doors Yes   Local Studies and Family History Yes
Baby Changing Facilities Yes   Children's Area Yes
Audio/Talking Books Yes   Children's story tapes/CDs Yes
CDs | DVDs Yes   Bookstart Yes
Reference Books | Information Services Yes   Wriggly Readers/ Storytime Yes
Access to courses/classes Yes   Photocopier Yes
Newspapers/magazines Yes   Scanner Yes
Local / Tourist Information Yes   Printer Yes
Study space / Homework help Yes   Fax machine Yes
Exhibition/Display space Yes   BBC Webwise, IT for All, MS Office training Yes
Room Hire / Meeting Room Yes      Tipping Permits Yes
Housebound reader service Yes   OS Mapping Service   Yes

Local Studies

Information on the local community including town, borough and county information
Large collection of books about Hinckley and Bosworth district
Early town and trade directories
Microfiche and Microfilm reader and printer
Some information covering Warwickshire (IGI)
Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research.

Tipping Permits

Do you want to tip waste using a van or trailer? Did you know that you need a short term tipping permit to do this?  Call the Customer Service Centre on 0116 305 0001 to apply and then collect your permit from Hinckley Library.

Events/What's On

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time.  0-4 years with parents or carers.  Every Tuesday.  9.45 - 10.15am and 10.45 - 11.15am  Two identical sessions - please choose one.
Chatterbooks.  A reading group for any 9 -12 year olds. who like to chat about books.  Meets most months after school
Introduction to Internet and Email.  Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.00pm.  One-to-one sessions by arrangement.

Library Opening Times

Monday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Thursday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm

further information

Contact: Hinckley Library
Telephone: 01455 635106
Email: hinckleylibrary@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
24 February 2009
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