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REGULAR 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

Hindley library will be running craft events for children every Monday afternoon from the last week of July and throughout August (school holidays) The sessions will cost 50p and will run from 4pm - 5pm.

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 Adobe PDF

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).
Other Activities
Coffee Morning
Come along and meet new friends at our weekly coffee morning!
Basic Computer Course Want to use a computer but don’t have the confidence? Come along to this free course for the basics!
Evening Reading Group Can’t make the day time? How about the evening? Come along and enjoy debating and discussing interesting titles?
Creative Writers Discuss, share, get help and support with anything you are writing.
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.

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