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South Wigston Library

Bassett Street, South Wigston, Leicester, LE18 4PE
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Tel: 0116 305 3533
Fax: 0116 278 7108
E-mail: southwigstonlibrary@leics.gov.uk
About the Library   |   Local Studies   |   Events   |   Opening Times

About the Library

A small library inside Bassett Street Community Centre.  Pleasant childrens area with large mural painted by local children and a toy train that holds picture books.  Ramp to entrance and the library is all on one level with wide aisles.  Parking available and toilets (including disabled toilet) are in the Centre.
Marilyn Pemberton, the library manager responsible for South Wigston, is based at Wigston Magna Library.  Larger collections can be found at Wigston and Oadby Libraries.
This library offers the following facilties:
Service Yes/No          Service Yes/No
Automatic doors Yes   Local Studies and Family History Yes
Baby Changing Facilities No   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 No   Scanner Yes
Local / Tourism information No   Printer Yes
Study space / Homework help Yes   Fax machine Yes
Exhibition/Display space No   BBC Webwise, IT for All, MS Office training Yes
Housebound reader service Yes      Opening Times  

Local Studies

Books on South Wigston | 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 Tuesday of the month 10.30 - 11.00am.
Toy Library Tuesdays 10am to 12 noon (during term time).
IT courses in the library run by other agencies

Library Opening Times

Monday Closed am 2.00pm - 7.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 12.00noon 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday Closed all day .
Thursday 9.30am - 12.00noon 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Friday 9.30am - 12.00noon Closed pm
Saturday 9.30am - 1.00pm 2.00pm - 5.00pm

further information

Contact: Wigston Library
Telephone: 0116 305 3689
E-mail: wigstonlibrary@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
26 June 2009
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