Loughborough Library

Granby Street, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3DZ
Map with location of Loughborough Library
Tel: 0116 305 2420
Fax: 01509 610594
E-mail: loughboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk

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About the Library

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It is a large, busy library in the centre of the town on Granby Street, opposite Queen's Park. Ramp at front of building and the main part of the library is on one level, with a ramp or steps up to the children's area. The local studies library is on another floor and is only accessible by stairs. The library has wide aisles and disabled parking space is available in the nearby town car park.

Loughborough is the main library in Charnwood and Karen Williamson, the Library Manager, is based here. Larger Collections can be found in Leicester and Nottingham.

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This library offers the following facilities:

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 / Tourism 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	Yes	Meeting Room	Yes
Housebound reader service	Yes	OS Mapping Service - New service	Yes
Tipping Permits	Yes	Opening Times

Ordnance Survey Maps

Loughborough Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications. There is a charge for this service. More about the Ordnance Survey Mapping Service.

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 Loughborough Library.

Local Studies & Family History

Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research.

Large collection of books about Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire and surrounding areas	Maps old and new, and village files for most Leicestershire towns and villages
Local census information including 1841 - 1901 census records plus 1881 census on CD-ROM with national coverage	Parish registers for Loughborough and surrounding villages
More census returns and parish registers	International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Early town and trade directories	More information about Loughborough Local Studies Resources

Events & What's On

Books from around the world display at Loughborough Library

Family History for Beginners. At these free sessions you will learn the basics of doing family history, find out about resources available in libraries and be guided through some family history websites. Places are limited; contact library to book. Thursday 25th March 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Local Studies Open Day 24 April 10.00am - 4.00pm - Discover a whole range of interesting things about your local area – books, maps, photographs and much more…

The Local Studies Display for March and April is on Grocery Retailing in Loughborough. It covers the period from 1870 to 2010

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time. 0-4 years with parents or carers. Every Tuesday. 10.00am - 10.30am. Every Thursday 2.00pm - 2.30pm. First Sunday of the month 11.15 - 11.45. Drag your dad along too!

Chatterbooks Reading Group for 8 - 12 year olds. Meets first Tuesday of the month, 3.45 - 5.00pm. Please contact the library for details.

Events for children throughout the year. Please contact the library for details.

Writers Group

ICT taster sessions, Skills for Life classes, WEA classes

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