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Contact: Wigston Library
Telephone: 0116 305 3689
E-mail: wigstonlibrary@leics.gov.uk
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Wigston Library

Bull Head Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester, LE18 1PA
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Tel: 0116 305 3689
Fax: 0116 281 2985
E-mail: wigstonlibrary@leics.gov.uk
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Library Opening Times

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Day Up to 1 April 202 From 2 April 2012
Monday 9.30am - 8pm 9.30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 8pm 9.30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 5.30pm 9.30am - 5pm
Thursday 9.30am - 8pm 9.30am - 7pm
Friday 9.30am - 8pm 9.30am - 7pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5pm 10am - 4pm

About the library

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Large, modern centrally located library. This is the main library in the Wigston District.  Entrance on Bull Head Street, parking at the rear of the building. Ramp at front of building and library is all on one level with wide aisles, but other facilities including toilets on lower floor. Lift and stairs to lower floor or alternative entrance on same level.
Marilyn Pemberton, the library manager is based here. A larger collection can be found in Leicester Central Lending and Reference Library.
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Health and wellbeing
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 No   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
Housebound reader service Yes   OS Mapping Service Yes
Room Hire / Meeting Room Yes   Tipping Service Yes
Multi-Access Centres Yes   Multi-Access Centre Banner  
Opening Times        Wi-fi Yes

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Wigston Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications.More about 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 Wigston Library.

Local Studies

Books about the district | Maps old and new  | Some old cuttings files on surrounding villages
Census returns, | Parish registers | Local newspapers | Microfiche reader
Leicestershire Record Office with a fully comprehensive collection on the county is nearby
Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research.

Page Last Updated: 5 January 2012