Glenfield Library

Sandown Court, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8BT
Map with location of Glenfield Library
Tel: 0116 305 3591
Fax: 0116 232 1917
E-mail: glenfieldlibrary@leics.gov.uk

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About the Library

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Community Library located opposite Co-Op superstore on Station Road. The library has a ramp to entrance, is all on one level with wide aisles, has magnifiers available, parking available and a disabled toilet.

This is the main library in the Glenfield area and Sue Johnson, the library manager, is based here. Larger collections can be found at Beaumont Leys and Central Lending in Leicester.

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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 / 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	Opening Times
OS Mapping Service - New Service	Yes

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Glenfield 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

Local Studies

Town, district and county information

Books about Glenfield area | Local maps and Village file covering Glenfield | Transcripts of Glenfield and Kirby Muxloe Parish Registers

Census returns and parish registers

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

Events & What's On

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time. 0-4 years with parents or carers. Second Thursday of the month 2.15pm and last Saturday a month at 10.00am

Browsers Corner. Drop in for tea/chat. Wednesdays 10.00 - 11.30am.

Internet Taster sessions - Many times available, book in now for your free introduction to the internet or email.

Glenfield Omni Project - Service for those with limited mobility. For Glenfield residents with limited mobility there is a three-weekly transport service. This provides volunteer car drivers/escorts to collect people from their homes and take them to the library in order to choose books for loan. Ample time is given for people to make their selection. They are then returned to their home by car. This is on Friday morning every three weeks. The project is run jointly by Blaby District North Volunteer Bureau and Glenfield Library. If you are interested in this service, please contact the library.

For details of upcoming talks and children's events check Events in Blaby District Libraries

Events Guide | What's On

Opening Times