Diary of Events

LIBRARY	DAY
ASHTON	Monday: Pension surgery 10-12 alternate Mondays in month –please ring to confirm; Wednesday: Bookchat - adult reading group last Wednesday in month 11-12am Under 5s session - 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2.00 - 3.00pm
ASPULL	Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 10-11am Thursday: Bookchat – adult reading group 11-12am 1st Thursday in the month
ATHERTON	Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group 1st Tues in month 2-3pm Wednesday: Under 5’s storytime 10-11am; Homework Club 3.30-6.00pm
BEECH HILL	Wednesday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm Saturday: Various Councillors & MP surgeries. Ring the library for details.
GOLBORNE	Monday Rhyme Time for Babies 0-3 years - Mondays 10 - 10.30am Tuesday: Councillors surgery 6-6.45pm; Thursday: Bookchat adult reading group last Thurs in month 11-12am; Cross Stitch Club 10 - 11.30am Friday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm; Basic Computer Course 1.30 - 3.00pm ( Booking essential) Saturday: 'Trace your Ancestors' - Last Saturday of the month 10.30am - 12.00
HINDLEY	Monday: Computer Taster sessions 10am-11am. Booking req'd. Reading Group on the last Monday of the month from 2pm until 3pm Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 10.30-11.30am; Baby Rhymetime 2.15 - 2.45pm term time only Online Resources Family History Taster third Friday of the month from 2pm - 3pm. Booking required Wednesday: Computer Taster sessions 10am-11am. Booking req'd Saturday: children's Craft Club - One Saturday every month. 50p 'help yourself' craft pack available every Saturday morning Ring libraries for details. Book Group, last Monday in the month 2pm - 3pm
INCE	Saturday: Councillor surgery 2nd Saturday in month Tuesday: Under 5s storytime, 2.00 - 2.45pm Saturday morning 'help yourself' craft pack for children- cost 50p
LEIGH	MONDAY: 11am- 12 noon Toddler Aerobics (Derby Room) 10am - 12noon Job Seeking Skills Learn how to search for jobs online and get help with updating your CV. Course requires a basic understanding of computers. Books at Bedtime. At Leigh Library. Every Monday (from the 8th March 2010). 6.00pm to 6.45pm, Age 7 years and under. Free. Drop in session. Come along in your pyjamas (optional) and bring your teddy for a bedtime story and song, with a glass of milk and a biscuit. For more information please ring 01942 404404. Bedtime story event TUESDAY: 1pm-2pm, 'Stretch and Grow' (Children's Library age 0-12 months) Bookchat adult reading group 1st Tuesday in month 7.15- 8.30pm MY GUIDE (Internet course for beginners) 2pm - 4pm WEDNESDAY: Under 5’s storytime 11-12am & 1.30-2.30pm THURSDAY: Poetry Reading Group 2nd Thursday in month 7.15 – 8.30pm; Computer Taster Sessions (covering Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Booking essential) - Thursdays 10.00am - 12.00noon Breastfeeding Support Group (in the Children's Library) 11am- 12noon 'Chatterbooks' - First Thursday of the month FRIDAY: Jolly Babies 10am - 11am (In the Children's Library)
MARSH GREEN	Tuesday: Under 5s session 2-3pm; Wigan Independent Advice Centre - Welfare Rights Surgery. Every Tuesday 2pm-4pm. Held on a first come, first served basis. Tuesday: Every second Tuesday, 1pm-2pm. Reading group. Refreshments provided. First meeting February 9th. Thursday: Credit union 2-3pm Learn English as a 2nd language Every Friday 11am -12pm and 1pm - 2pm Knitting and Crochet Circle Last Friday in the month 2pm - 3pm
ORRELL	Saturday: MP surgery every 3rd Saturday in the month 12.30pm Thursday: Under 5s session 1.45pm-2.45pm; adult Reading Group 2nd Thursday of each month 10.00am. Refreshments provided Book at Bedtime Every Monday 5.30pm - 6.15pm Creative Writing Group Every Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Please contact the Library for details. Basic Computer Course Every Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Every Wednesday 2pm - 4pm Booking essential. Baby Rhymetime Every Wednesday 9.45am - 10.30pm This activity is extremely popular and numbers are limited to 20. Booking is not required. Refreshments provided Family History Every Wednesday 11am - 12.30pm Refreshments provided. Please contact the Library for details. Children's Reading Group 1st Thursday in the month 4pm - 5pm
PLATT BRIDGE	Wednesday - 1st in the month - Bookchat Group; Adult Reading Group - 1st Wednesday every month 10.30 - 11.30am Thursday - Under 5s Storytime 11am - 12pm
SHEVINGTON	Alternate Mondays: Baby Rhyme Time 10.30-11.00am Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group (last Tuesday in month 2-3pm); 2nd & 4th Tuesday - Councillor 5.45-6.45pm Wednesday: Under 5s story time - 10.30-11.30am and 2.00-3.00pm; One Stop Shop - Police, councillor, Resident and Tenants Association 1.30-3.30pm
STANDISH	Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm; Book chat adult reading group 1st & 3rd Tuesday in the month 10.30 –11.30am Thursday: Pension surgery 1st Thursday in the month 10-12am
TYLDESLEY	Monday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group every 6 weeks 2-3pm (ring library for dates ) Thursday: Homework Club. 3.00pm-6.00pm for ages 10 and over (term-time only).
WIGAN	Tuesdays IT Drop-in 10.00 - 11.30am. Wednesdays English Conversation: 4.00 - 6.00pm. Fridays IT Drop-in 10.00 - 11.30am. First Wednesday every month 10.30am-11.30am. Bookchat for adults. My Guide sessions running throughout the year. Please enquire in the library.
WIGAN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY	1st Tuesday of every month: Under 5's Special Story time 10am - 11am Free, no booking required. 4th Tuesday of every month: Physibodies Time - 10am -11am. Free, no booking required."A forty five minute session followed by information sharing about sessions run by the Active Living team" Wednesday Under 2 baby club 10.00am-11.30am Wednesday Under 5 story time 2.00pm- 2.45pm Thursday Under 5 Rhyme Time 10.00am-10.30am Saturday Under 5 story time 10.30am-11.30am Saturday Over 5 craft session 2.00pm- 3.00pm -all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. 50p per child Extra Activities Every half term and all through the school holidays Tuesday and Friday over 5 craft session 2.00pm-3.00pm 50p per child - all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult.