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In the heart of Retford, on Churchgate, facing the church of St.Swithun’s, Retford’s Denman Library is housed in a fascinating old building.
 Bassetlaw Inspire Libraries have a vast range of events and courses available through to December 2024.
◄ Find out much, much more.
For Retford Library contact details, see bottom of this page.
Retford Library already has it’s contribution to 2024 Heritage Open Day planned - click on their poster for a much bigger view...
Live Music Now’s Songs & Scones programme is coming to Inspire libraries! Enjoy uplifting live performances from professional musicians whilst making new friends over tea and scones.
The events are particularly suitable for older people - including those living with dementia and their carers - but all are welcome to attend...
Tickets are just £2
These Retford Library events on the first Friday of the month, starting 7th June and then 5th July, 2nd August and 6th September. Book tickets and find out more: https://bit.ly/3IMvTId
For more information and to book your place, see bottom of this page.
A magical musical journey for children aged 2-5 and their families.
These free sessions use rhythm, music, and movement to develop children's language skills, spark their imagination and build their confidence in exploring and making music.
Every week has a different enchanting theme - from pirates to fairies, a mermaid city to a monster mountain - allowing children to clap, stomp, shake, dance and sing.
Retford Library from Thursday 12th September, 10:15
FREE 10 weeks of sessions
Click here to book Magical Musical Journey
Latest Love Reading newsletter here...
The Silent Book Club
Monday 23rd September 18:30 to 20:00
Shhhhh! We’re reading in the library!
Join Retford Library staff for an evening of pure calm and relaxing reading. Bring along the book you are reading and enjoy a peaceful hour in our beautiful heritage room. There will be time to chat about what you are reading as well as to enjoy some refreshments.
Tickets £3 (to include refreshments) -booking is essential.
Book your place at Retford Library or via contacts below.
Want to go to university but don't have the qualifications you need? Inspire Learning can help here...
Great News for Family Historians! After almost 2 years of work, Nottingham city and Nottinghamshire's Anglican baptism, marriage, and burial Parish Registers can now be searched via free access to Ancestry.co.uk in library buildings and at Nottinghamshire Archives.
◄ Find out more here...
Retford library is now a wonderfully spacious and welcoming facility - for details, click here...
We also note here that Worksop Library is back after recent flooding repairs - take a peek here...
If you have any queries about the library service or your library account you can:
Contact Ask Inspire
Email: ask@inspireculture.org.uk
Phone: 01623 677 200
www.inspireculture.org.uk
On-line resources: Inspire subscribe to many fascinating and useful online resources, all accessible for free from Library PCs and some from home. These include Ancestry and the British Newspaper Archive.
Nottinghamshire library service became a Community Benefit Society with exempt charitable status in April 2016. This means they are a not-for-profit organisation so all funds must be spent on culture, learning and library activities for the communities we serve. Therefore, Nottinghamshire Libraries are now delivered by Inspire, a Community Benefit Society. For more about Inspire, click here...
For more details of the regular events listed here, or to book your place, see contact details at the bottom of the page.
Mobile Library services
Clarborough (and North/South Wheatley and Clayworth) residents may also be interested in Inspire’s mobile library service timetable - known officially as ‘North, Route 4’.
Click here for the current local timetable or go online for a wider selection of communities covered by mobile libraries, search Inspire’s dedicated website here...
As well as all of the facilities you would expect from one of Nottinghamshire’s Libraries, the ever-helpful staff have a wide range of activity sessions to tempt you. All are free unless otherwise stated.
Home Library Service
Retford Library has a team of RVS Volunteers who deliver a selection of Library books to those who are housebound and cannot access the Library. If you know someone who would benefit from this service, please let a member of the Library staff know. Also, if you would like to volunteer to be part of this scheme, we would be happy to hear from you.
Help with Homework at your library. Young people can use PCs and the Internet for free along with some free printing for homework purposes. There are many online resources available including free access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as helpful staff!
Many other services are available at the Library. Free access to Research, Ancestry, British Newspaper Archive and Which? - available on Library PCs. Free printing for homework. Please ask for details.
Retford Library contact details: Tel.: (01777) 708 724 E-mail: retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk Website: www.inspireculture.org.uk |
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