Coalville Library

High Street, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3EA
Map with location of Coalville Library
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

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.

"This Year We Will" poster (PDF)

Find out about the Community Health and Wellbeing Service available through Coalville, Melton and Oadby Libraries

If you have used the service please tell us what you think about it

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	OS Mapping Service - New Service	Yes
Multi-Access Centres	Yes
Room Hire / Meeting Room	Yes	Opening Times

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Coalville Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications. View more information about Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

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.

Events/What's On

Return to Learn - Monday 23rd August - Saturday 4th September. Come and find out about the courses on offer to get you back into learning - Free.

The Geology of Charnwood Forest - 4th - 24th January 2011
Charnwood Forest is special, really special. The Precambrian geology here is internationally unique. Find out more in this exhibition celebrating the geology of Charnwood Forest.

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

Chatterbooks reading group for 7-12 year olds. First Wednesday of the month 3.45pm - 4.45pm. We chat about books we are reading, play games, have quizzes, and find out about new books.

Graphic Novels Reading Group

Group leader needed for the Graphic Novels Group, please contact the library for information.

Age Concern office coffee morning, every Tuesday 10.00am - 12.00pm.

MP's surgeries by appointment.

Basic internet taster sessions.

Active Together - walks and physical activities in the North West Leicestershire District (2Mb PDF)

Events Guide | What's On

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