Whitchurch Library

Opening hours

Monday 1.30 to 5
Tuesday 9.30 to 7.30
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 9.30 to 6
Friday 9.30 to 5
Saturday 9 to 5

Facilities

• books for babies, children, young people and adults, in hardback, paperback and large print
• talking books on CD and tape for children and adults
• DVDs, including feature films, European and world cinema, films for families and instructional films
• music CDs including a selection of works by local composer Edward German
• language courses with books, CDs, DVDs and tapes
• local and national newspapers
• local history resources
• maps
• photocopier (black and white)
• fax service
• six Peoples Network computers linked to the Internet, with free broadband access
• study spaces
• exhibition space

Whitchurch Library serves residents of north east Shropshire and the bordering areas of Cheshire and Wales. For a location map, please follow the link to ShropMap.

The library is home to the Victorian clock that was originally in the Whitchurch and Ellesmere Bank, the workplace of the illustrator Randolph Caldecott who worked there as a young man before he changed careers and found fame in London and the USA.

A leaflet outlining services at Whitchurch Library can be read online or downloaded from the link on this page. You can also find a copy of the community profile for this library, which includes an indication of how well this library is performing.

Whitchurch Library improvements

Shropshire Council has announced that it intends to fund a refurbishment of Whitchurch Library. In addition to improving access by moving the entrance onto the High Street there will be scope for further improvements and better facilities. Ideas and suggestions are welcome and to find out more please follow the link on this page to "Whitchurch Library improvements".

Events

Bookstart Rhyme time

Rhymes and songs for babies and pre-school children, every Thursday from 10am to 10.30am. Just come along, no need to book. Information on these and other Bookstart Rhyme times in the area can been found in the attachment on this page.

Events in September 2010 at Whitchurch Library

1 September 2010 to 14 September 2010 LGBT exhibition Exhibition to promote LGBT in Shropshire.
2 September 2010 Bookstart Rhyme time Rhymes and songs for preschool children. From 10am to 10.45am.
2 September 2010 Home Library Service coffee morning Volunteers needed, coffee morning to launch the Home Library Service. From 10am to 12noon.
9 September 2010 Bookstart Rhyme time Rhymes and songs for preschool children. From 10am to 10.45am.
15 September 2010 Reading group Monthly meeting. Book to be discussed is Angel by Elizabeth Taylor. From 7.15pm to 8.15pm.
16 September 2010 Bookstart Rhyme time Rhymes and songs for preschool children. From 10am to 10.45am.
17 September 2010 to 9 October 2010 Enchanted woodland Display of photographs and crafts with a tree theme.
23 September 2010 Bookstart Rhyme time Rhymes and songs for preschool children. From 10am to 10.45am.
28 September 2010 Knit and natter Come along and learn to knit, free demonstration by Christina Morley. From 10am to 11.30am.
30 September 2010 Bookstart Rhyme time Rhymes and songs for preschool children. From 10am to 10.45am.

Reading Group

A friendly informal reading group is held in the library on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.15pm. If you are interested in joining the group please ask the staff for a copy of this month's book choice. New members are always welcome.

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