Thornbury Library

Home Library Service If you enjoy reading but are housebound and unable to get to the library then our friendly home library service volunteers can bring books to you in your own home. Just give the library a ring (01454 86 8006) or ask a relative or friend to contact us on your behalf. Did you know you can also ask ‘Four Towns & Vale Link Community Transport’ to bring you to the Library? Phone or ask for details at the Library.

1. Pre-school story-time and musical rhyme time
         We hold a weekly story time on Monday afternoons from 2.15pm-2.45pm and a monthly rhyme time for younger children on the last Monday of each month also from 2.15pm-2.45pm. Pre-school children and their parents and carers are most welcome to attend these free activities. We also hold regular holiday activities. Contact the library or see the events calendar for details.
        Dads’ Story time! In addition to our Monday afternoon pre-school story-times we have started a fortnightly Saturday afternoon pre-school story-time starting at 2.15pm that will give Dads a chance to bring their pre-school children to the library for a story.
        Don’t forget your Bookstart + pack!
          If you’re two year old has not received one of these colourful canvas bags containing picture books, colouring books, crayons etc then please ask for one at the library.

2.    Home Library Service
        If you enjoy reading but are housebound and unable to get to the library then our friendly home library service volunteers can bring books to you in your own home. Just give the library a ring or ask a relative or friend to contact us on your behalf. Did you know you can also ask ‘Four Towns & Vale Link Community Transport’ to bring you to the Library? Ask for details at the Library

3.    Pensions surgeries
        Pensions surgeries are held every Friday morning from 10am-12noon.

4.    Oral history tapes
     We have a collection of over 40 tapes which were kindly donated by the Thornbury and District Oral History Society. These tapes contain personal memories of life in and around Thornbury in days gone by and are available for hire free of charge.
5. Funder Finder
    Are you looking for the best source of funding for your club/organisation? If so, then this is the computer resource for you. Just fill in a few simple details and it will provide you with a list of the charities best able to help. This software package is only available on computers 6 and 13 in the library. Please ask for further details. Please note this package only applies to groups NOT individuals.

6.    I-POINT
     This careers advice service has just been set up on our library computers. It gives you quick, easy and free access to the best resources to help you:

• Write a CV
• Find a course
• Look at career profiles
• Get help with job-hunting
• Match your skills and interests to jobs
• Get careers and training advice by email

Digital camera talk

Wednesday 18 March. 7.30pm-9.00pm Were you given a digital camera for Christmas?
            This talk will show you how to manipulate the photos you have taken and is a follow up to a talk given last April. Tickets available in advance from the library price £5 to include light refreshments - all proceeds to charity

2.  ‘Fun with Flowers’ demonstration 
           Teaching demonstration of flower arranging in simple, traditional and contemporary styles with Kathleen Taylor.
Free drop-in session on Saturday 14 March. 10.30am - 11.30am

3. Dads' Story-time!
            In addition to our Monday afternoon pre-school story-times we also hold a fortnightly Saturday afternoon pre-school story-time starting at 2.15pm that gives Dads a chance to bring their pre-school children to the library for a story.

4. Active card

             We have started to roll out a joint Library/Leisure Centre membership card called an Active Card. Libraries will only be issuing the basic version  but members who sign up for the Plus or Total  version at a Leisure Centre will get special concessions at both libraries and leisure centres. Holders of the card will be sent a regular newsletter telling them about events/promotions in their area and targeted at their particular age group.

            We have also just introduced pre-overdues for members who opt to receive information from us via email. Please let us know if you would like to receive this service.

For more information on any of the above items please give the library a ring on our new number 01454 868 006 (24 hour renewal line 08450 020 777) or visit our web-site on www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries.