Melton Mowbray Library

Wilton Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0UJ
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Tel: 0116 305 3646
Fax: 01664 410199
E-mail: meltonmowbraylibrary@leics.gov.uk

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

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About the Library

Melton Library is a large, busy library close to the town centre and adjoins Brooksby Melton College. Ramp at front of building. Disabled parking space is available in the nearby town car park. Library is all on one level with wide aisles. Local bus timetables

The main library in the Melton area, providing a full range of services. Brenda Clare, the library manager, is based here.

Library Service Plan (Word doc)

This library offers the following facilities:

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 - New Service

Melton 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

Hunting Collection

Books about Melton District

Maps old and new, photographic collection, and Village files for Asfordby, Bottesford and Waltham-on-the-wolds plus cuttings files for all local villages

Local census information 1841 - 1891 plus 1881 census on CD-ROM with national coverage

1901 census on Microfiche - Leicestershire and parts of Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Parish registers

More about census returns and parish registers

International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Local newspapers

Early town and trade directories

Microfiche and Microfilm readers and printer

Information covering Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland

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

Melton Reading Group

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time. 0-4 years with parents or carers. Every Tuesday and Thursday 10.00 - 10.30am.

Internet Taster sessions and e-mail, Family History and Scanner sessions. The sessions are free, friendly and informal and will give you the confidence to make a start on your own.Contact the library to book your place

Family History surgeries: 1st Friday of the month 10.00-12.00 Friendly and informal sessions open to all. Library staff will be on hand to show you how to use the library's resources and access some of the best websites. Tea and coffee also available

Art Gallery

Library Opening Times