Loughborough Library

Granby Street, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3DZ
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Tel: 01509 212985 and 01509 266436
Fax: 01509 610594
E-mail: loughboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk

Please Note: Loughborough library will close at 4.00pm on Sunday 23 November for minor refurbishment work and will reopen on Saturday 20 December at 9.30am.

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

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About the Library

It is a large, busy library in the centre of the town on Granby Street, opposite Queen's Park. Ramp at front of building and the main part of the library is on one level, with a ramp or steps up to the children's area. The local studies library is on another floor and is only accessible by stairs. The library has wide aisles and disabled parking space is available in the nearby town car park.

Loughborough is the main library in Charnwood and Karen Williamson, the Acting Library Manager, is based here. Larger Collections can be found in Leicester and Nottingham.

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

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service - New Service

Loughborough 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 & Family History

Resources at Loughborough Library	.
Large collection of books about Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire and surrounding areas	Maps old and new, and village files for most Leicestershire towns and villages
Local census information Including 1841 - 1901 census records plus 1881 census on CD-ROM with national coverage	Parish registers for Loughborough and surrounding villages
More census returns and parish registers	International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Early town and trade directories	More information about Loughborough Local Studies Resources

Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research. 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.
Visit the Reference Library 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 Tuesday. 10.00am - 10.30am
Every Thursday 2.00pm - 2.30pm
First Sunday of the month 11.15 - 11.45. Drag your dad along too!

Chatterbooks Reading Group for 8 - 12 year olds. Meets first Tuesday of the month, 3.45 - 5.00pm. Please contact the library for details.

Events for children throughout the year. Please contact the library for details.

Writers Group

ICT taster sessions, Skills for Life classes, WEA classes

Library Opening Times