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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.
Exciting changes are happening in our libraries
At the beginning of November, we will be changing to a new system for managing library stock and customer data. The new system will look a little different, but it will make it easier for you to search, reserve, renew and be inspired by books. Whilst we transition from our old system to the new one, we’re sorry that some services will be limited. Read more here...
Winter Words
Local literary enthusiast, Rob White, returns to Retford Library to deliver Winter Words, a talk on Thomas Hardy's poetry referencing the same poems set to music by Benjamin Britten in a song cycle of the same title.
Stand by for some fascinating insights into Hardy's life and work. And there will be a little music!
Date: Thursday 21st November at 18:00
Price: £3 to include a glass of wine and nibbles
Book your place at Retford Library: 01777 708 724
or retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk or drop in to our library.
If you enjoy Retford Library’s Poetry, Crime, Craft and Heritage Cafés, and Library events, you might like to join us for a Christmas get-together on Monday 2nd December at 13:30.
We will have some short readings, a fun quiz and seasonal refreshments to brighten up a winter’s afternoon and hopefully get us in the mood for the festive period.
Bring along a festive or seasonal poem or a short reading to share, or simply come along to listen to others and enjoy a lovely afternoon.
Please keep the readings under 2 minutes long, as numbers for this event are usually large and we will struggle for time.
Please do book your place as soon as you can to avoid disappointment. Tickets are £1 to include refreshments.
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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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