Hinckley Library

Lancaster Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0AT
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Tel: 01455 635106
Fax: 01455 251385
E-mail: hinckleylibrary@leics.gov.uk

About the library | OS Mapping Service I Local Studies | Events | Opening Times

Contact Form | Catalogue / Book Search | Internet & Computing | Join the Library | Renewals

About the Library

Hinckley Library is the main library in the Hinckley and Bosworth area and Carol Cowley, the library manager, is based here

It is a busy library on Lancaster Road next to the bus station. Lift to mezzanine floor and Art Gallery and the library has wide aisles.

Library Action Plan (Word doc)

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 / Tourist 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	Opening Times
Housebound reader service	Yes	OS Mapping Service -New service	Yes

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service - New Service

Hinckley Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications. There is a charge for this service. Ask library staff for more details about this new service. You can use Siteplans for:

Planning applications
Insurance claims
Conveyancing
Home referencing
Presentations and reports
Property location plans

For more information about this service visit our Ordnance Survey Mapping Service webpage

Local Studies

Information on the local community including town, borough and county information

Large collection of books about Hinckley and Bosworth district

Family History

Maps and Village files for most local villages

Hinckley Area Library Time Line

Local census information 1841 - 1891

Census returns and parish registers

Early town and trade directories

Microfiche and Microfilm reader and printer

Some information covering Warwickshire (IGI)

Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research. For more informarion about this service visit our News & Events webpage.

To use this service:

You need to be a member of Leicestershire Library Services
You need a library card and a PIN to book the computer. You can book a computer either by visiting your local library or online.
Logon to: www.leics.gov.uk/reference to access Ancestry Library Edition

If you are not a library member then visit your local library and ask a member of the library staff about joining the library.

Events

Big Book Bash Free Family drop in event - part of the county's Family Learning Festival- on Saturday October 19th from 10am until 1pm Lots to make eg masks and modelling ideas based on traditional stories, Wizard Eater to show healthy eating ideas and Twisted Tales at the end of the event for over 7 year olds.

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time. 0-4 years with parents or carers.
Every Tuesday. Two identical sessions 9.45 - 10.15 and 10.45 - 11.15 am during term time. Please choose one.

Chatterbooks. A reading group for any 9 -12 year olds. who like to chat about books. Meets most months after school

Introduction to Internet and Email. Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.00pm. One-to-one sessions by arrangement.

Readers Groups

Bookends

Art Gallery

Library Opening Times