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Reasons to visit Coldean Library  

This February sees the return of W.I.T.S, our female friendly IT skills course run by volunteer Peter Whitworth. Each session is £2 payable a week in advance To book your place please ring or pop into the library. 

Regular activities
  • Council Connect Every Monday 10am-1pm - Council Connect Service is designed to help anyone who does not have a computer at home or is not used to using the internet. A volunteer will be available to help people to get online and direct them to sources of information and advice
For children
  • Special children’s area with board books, picture books, fiction, DVDs and audiobooks
  • Baby Boogie, First Monday of the month 9.15-9.45am (term-time only)
  • Booth Museum will be hosting 'Story Telling' for children in the New Year:

    Monday 9 Jan, 13 Feb, 12 March, 16 April, 14 May, 11 June,  9 July, 3.30-4pm

    A fabulous opportunity to handle some of the amazing artefacts from the world-famous Booth Museum. With professional storytellers to entertain and enlighten, plus colouring and art activities- and maybe a few biccys to munch! Too good to miss!! 

  • Stories, craft and singing with Laura (from the Early Childhood Project) for pre-school children. Thursdays 9.30-11am (term-time only). Welcoming and inclusive group. 
  • Micro museum -  Artefact's, pictures and paintings of the local area in cases to view. There is also an interactive source of information for everyone to use.

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For young people
  • Brand new young people’s area with: novels, non-fiction, reference books, DVDs and audiobooks
  • Homework Club, held on Thursday 3.30-5pm
Available at Coldean Library
  • Books for loan, including fiction, non-fiction, a large print section, and a separate reference collection
  • DVDs, CDs, and audio books
  • Essential skills collections
  • Newspapers and periodicals
  • Separate IT suite / small meeting room with kitchen for hire
  • Tea and coffee 50p a cup
Internet and Computer access free
  • Visit the IT suite computers for word processing, access to the internet and all online services available in our Virtual Reference Library.  These include:  
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Who’s Who
  • Times Digital Archive
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Ancestry for family history research
  • Range of assistive technology and furniture for disabled customers
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