2pm: "Have You Read…?" A Book Group for Everyone
Thornbury Library
2-3pm on the first Friday of every month
Come and enjoy an open book group with a difference. No set novel to read. Just drop in for an hour for refreshments and a chat.
Address: St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AA
Phone: 01454 868006
Fax: 01454 865657
Email:
Website: www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries or www.librarieswest.org.uk
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Photos of Thornbury Library are kindly supplied by RichMcD Photography.
Keeping warm and well:
Come and relax with a free warm drink in the library, available Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-4pm.
Use the computers or use your own iPad, phone etc. (wifi available), read a book, a newspaper, browse the shelves, enjoy a communal puzzle or just relax.
Ukrainian Storytime:
Please tell your Ukrainian family, friends, and colleagues, about Zoya, a Ukrainian teacher, who will be in the library every Monday at 4pm to share stories, reading, etc, from the Ukraine
“Have You Read…?”
Come and enjoy an open book group with a difference. No set novel to read. Just drop in for an hour on the first Friday of every month 2pm-3pm.
Rhymetime:
Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/toddlers to enjoy together, every Monday and Friday 9.30am-10am.
Pop in or email to book a family space.
Lego Club:
Listen to a story or some poems, then create your own LEGO masterpieces and display them in the library for your family and friends to see.
Every Saturday 9.30am, no booking required.
Free Computer Support 1-1:
Book a session with our computer volunteer for IT and digital support every Thursday 9.30am, 10.30am or 11.30am.
Pop in or email to book a space.
Click here to see more events.
Make a difference this summer! South Gloucestershire Libraries are looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers to join the team running the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge, Marvellous Makers.
Volunteers will spend their time supporting children to do the Summer Reading Challenge, talking with them about the books they’re reading and helping at a range of fun activities in the library.
This is a great opportunity to develop skills in communication, team working and creative projects, whilst having fun and making new friends.
Summer Reading Challenge volunteers say:
“I had a lot of fun doing the Summer Reading Challenge. The staff were friendly and supportive, and I enjoyed helping kids get into reading. If there is another one, I would very much like to volunteer again.”
“I am not that confident in speaking to new people, whilst I was volunteering it really has helped me in confidence. It has for sure helped me gain some new skills. I would definitely volunteer again in the future.”
The theme for this year’s Challenge is Marvellous Makers – celebrating reading and creativity. Children aged 4 – 11 read any books they enjoy over the summer holiday to collect stickers and rewards.
The closing date for applications is 23 June. Volunteers must be aged 14 or over. For more information ask a member of staff at any South Gloucestershire library, email or visit
www.southglos.gov.uk/library-volunteers.
If you register your card for our new Open Access System, and attend an induction, you’ll be able to access library facilities any day throughout the week.
You can borrow and return books and use the computers.
Please speak to a member of staff for more details.
Do you, or anyone you know, find it difficult to get to the library for books? If the answer is yes, please contact us to ask about our Home Library Service
as we have volunteers happy to help.
Our free online library is always open 24/7: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, digital magazines and newspapers continue to be available for library members to download anytime - www.southglos.gov.uk/eresources has all the details.
It now also includes Who Else Writes Like?, and for children, Who Next? where you can find authors who write in a similar way to those you have already enjoyed reading. Simply log in with your library card number and select South Gloucestershire.
If you are not already a library member you can join online at bit.ly/joinLW - membership is free. You will receive an Online Membership number which will work for our digital services right away. Please enter an email address when you register for greater control of your account.
A pop-up library open two days a week; use your Active Library card to borrow from a changing collection of books, audio books and DVDs. Click here to find details, including days/times.
