Not just books at Leicester Libraries!

28/11/2006

There's education, entertainment, history, computer training, children's sessions going on at Leicestershire Libraries over the coming weeks and months - not forgetting plenty surrounding the Christmas festivities.

Christmas is coming*    
Festive stories and Christmas cards and decorations to make.  For children 5 to 11.
Saturday 2nd December
2pm - 3.30 pm
FREE to attend
Fosse Library
Mantle Road
LE3 5HG
(0116) 225 4995


Mehfil-E-Shayeri - Multi-lingual poetry event
Guest speakers, audience participation welcome:
Saturday 2nd December
4pm - 6pm
St Barnabas Library
French Road
Leicester
LE5 4AH
FREE entry,
refreshments provided.
(0116) 299 5450
www.mehfil-e-shayeri.org


Community History Network
Victorian Christmases in Leicester - a talk by Cynthia Brown  
4 December 2006
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Committee Room 1, New Walk Centre
King Street, Leicester
LE1 6ZG
Contact: Angela Cutting or Joyce Mills (0116) 299 5401




Leicestershire in the 1940s
Sue Porter of the Moving Image Archive for the Midlands shows film clips of Leicestershire in the 1940s
5th December
2 - 4pm
Free to attend
Age Concern Library Club
Age Concern
Clarence House
Humberstone Gate
LE1 3PJ
0116 253 1995


Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service talk
Talk by repesentative
16th January
2 - 4pm
Free to attend
Age Concern Library Club
Age Concern
Clarence House
Humberstone Gate
LE1 3PJ
0116 253 1995



Christmas craft workshop at Belgrave Library: 'Christmas Tree Decorations'
Create your own Christmas tree decorations from Salt Dough, card and fabrics.
Saturday 16th December
Drop in work shop
10.30 - 2.30pm
FREE to attend. Everybody welcome. Any age
Belgrave Library
Cossington Street,
Belgrave
LE4 6JD
(0116) 299 5500


'Victorian Christmases in Leicester'
 with guest speaker Cynthia Brown of Leicester's Community History Network
Age Concern Library Club (55s+)
Tuesday 19th December
2-4 pm
Clarence House
46 Humberstone Gate
Leicester
Admission Free
(0116) 222 0580



The Victorian Housewife
Jeannie Bilton talks about the life of a Victorian Housewife
30th January
2 - 4pm
Free to attend
Age Concern Library Club
Age Concern
Clarence House
Humberstone Gate
LE1 3PJ
0116 253 1995


OTHER ONGOING SESSIONS

IT taster sessions
Run by Babington College
For users with little or no computer experience
Wednesday mornings
09.30 - 11.30
Beaumont Leys Library
LE4 1DS
(just over the bridge from Tesco)
Booking recommended
(0116) 299 5460


'Move On'
'Improve your reading, writing and maths' to improve job prospects,
prepare for GCSEs or to help your children with their home work
Fridays
1 - 3PM
Westcotes Library
Narborough Road
LE3 0BQ
FREE
Book a place: (0116) 299 5510


After School Storytime Fun!
For 5+ years (and their parents/carers)
Tuesdays
4pm onwards
Westcotes Library
Narborough Road
LE3 0BQ
FREE, just drop in
(0116) 299 5510



After school fun, craft and stories
Drop in sessions for 5 - 11 year olds, parents and carers.
Monday, Tuesday & Friday
3.30pm - 5.00pm
Braunstone Library
The BRITE Centre
Braunstone Avenue
Leicester
LE3 1LE
FREE
Tel: 0116 299 5476


Computers for Beginners (Adults 18+)
Learn how to search the Internet for information or fun.
Create an e-mail address & send mail.
Word processing and more.
Requires NO previous computer experience
Thursday, starting 5th October 2006
1 hour
9:30 - 12:30
FREE to attend
Evington Library
200 Evington Lane
LE5 6DH
(0116) 221 1286


Introduction to computers, word processing and the Internet.
Tuesdays
10.00-11.30
Knighton Library
Clarendon Park Road
Leicester
LE2 3AJ
FREE to attend
Booking recommended
(0116) 299 5477