Coalville Library

High Street, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3EA
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Tel: 0116 305 3565
Fax: 01530 832019
E-mail: coalvillelibrary@leics.gov.uk

About the Library | OS Mapping Service...| Local Studies | Events | Opening Times

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About the Library

Join the New Library Reward Scheme at this Library

The Library is on the High Street near the crossroads and limited short stay parking is available behind the library. Ramp to entrance and the library is all on one level with wide aisles. Disabled parking and Disabled toilets.

This is the main library in the Coalville area and Tracey Beighton, the library manager, is based here. A larger collection can be found at Loughborough Library.

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

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Coalville 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, district and county information

Collection of books about Coalville and North West Leicestershire

Maps old and new, and Village files for Coalville and surrounding district

Parish registers and census records

Census returns and parish registers

Early town and trade directories - listed by date or listed by directory

Microfiche and microfilm reader and printer

Beginner's session on family history on the internet

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

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time, 0-4 years with parents or carers. Every Thursday 10.30 - 11.00am

Chatter Books reading group for 8-12 year olds. Second Tuesday of the month 3.30pm - 4.45pm. We chat about books we are reading, play games and have quizzes, and find out about new books.

Age Concern office coffee morning, every Tuesday 10am-12pm.

MP's surgeries by appointment.

Basic internet taster sessions.

Active Together - walks and physical activities in the North West Leicestershire District

Library Opening Times

Monday	9.30am - 8.00pm
Tuesday	9.30am - 8.00pm
Wednesday	9.30am - 8.00pm
Thursday	9.30am - 8.00pm
Friday	9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday	9.30am - 5.00pm