South Gloucestershire Council’s library service is inviting all primary school aged children to visit their local library this summer and take part in the ‘Gadgeteers’ Summer Reading Challenge 2022. The free Challenge launched on Saturday 9th July and supports children to become more independent readers, improving confidence in reading over the summer break.
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Libraries across South Gloucestershire are gearing up for this year’s circus-themed summer holiday reading challenge. Children are being encouraged to read at least six books of their own choice over the school holidays and a website www.circus-stars.org.uk featuring a number of circus-themed adventures will help keep young people inspired during the challenge. Everyone who completes the challenge will receive a
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Anyone with an MP3 player can now download hundreds of audiobooks for free from a new service available through public libraries in South Gloucestershire and across the region by visiting the Libraries West website. Choose from over 600 titles, which can be downloaded for three weeks to a PC, mobile phone or MP3 player. All titles are unabridged and available
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Staff at Kingswood Library are holding a celebration to mark the library’s 50th birthday and they hope that some of the first people through the door when it first opened in the 1960s will be able to join them. The High Street library opened to the public in February 1961 and has provided an excellent facility for the community to
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Young people across South Gloucestershire are to be asked for their views on the library service. During the week of 22nd-28th November, all children and young people using libraries will be asked to complete a questionnaire on what they think of the services and how they think the service could be improved. Supporting the consultation Councillor Heather Goddard, Executive Member
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The ‘new-look’ Thornbury library opens its doors again today (Monday 18th October) following a £10,000 face-lift. Continuing its programme of building improvements, South Gloucestershire Council committed funds to the project which includes internal decoration, new shelving and seating, improved layout of the library including the provision of an IT learning suite and improved signage for the library. Cllr Heather Goddard,
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Residents in Thornbury are set to benefit from a revamped library thanks to investment by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Continuing its programme of building improvements, the council is committing an initial £10,000 to the project which will include internal decoration, new shelving and seating, improved layout of the library including the provision of an IT Learning suite and improved signage
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Local history enthusiasts are invited to find out about some major Bristol landmarks with local researcher and film maker, Gordon Young. He will present three of his films at Staple Hill library on Wednesday 10 March. “Through Ticket to New York”is the story of Bristol’s funding of the Great Western Railway and the part it played in creating the first
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South Gloucestershire Council’s library service launched a recruitment campaign on 1 February to encourage residents to sign up as library members. The campaign encourages existing library users across South Gloucestershire to sign up a friend or family member to join their local library and they will be entered into a free prize draw. Prizes include a flat screen digital TV,
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From today, library staff across South Gloucestershire will be on hand to help patients use the electronic system that enables them to book hospital outpatient appointments at a time and place that suits them and or choose where they would like to be treated. All patients in England who are referred for elective hospital treatment can choose to be treated
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