Bilsthorpe Library is located on the Crescent, NG22 8QX, right behind the Miner’s Welfare. It is open on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 1.00pm, Fridays from 1.30pm to 5.00pm and Saturdays from 9.30am to 1.00pm.
Once you have become a member you can borrow books, use computers, print and photocopy, access ancestry and join in with community groups.
Keep up with the latest news and events at Bilsthorpe Library via their Facebook page.
Regular events at the Library
- Rattle, Rhyme and Roll (followed by Stay and Play): every Wednesday at 11.00am. Go along to our friendly, relaxed song sessions for babies and toddlers. Have fun, share rhymes and meet other local parents.
- Friendship and Knitting Group: every Wednesday at 10.30am. Join this friendly group for a cuppa and a chat. Take along your knitting projects, craft projects or have a go at putting in some pieces of the communal jigsaw.
- Open Reading Group: first Friday of every month at 2.00pm. Pop in and pick up this month’s book at the library, give it read and then go along to the discussion meeting to share your views.
- Adult Art Club: first Wednesday of every month at 10.30am. Take along your ongoing art projects or even just ideas, to take part in this friendly art club. All methods and techniques welcome from watercolour, crayons to sewing. See what’s being created in the village!
- Citizens Advice: every Wednesday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Worried about; Debuts? Benefits? Budgets? Housing and Energy? Work? Relationships and family? Citizens Advice run this drop in session offering free, confidential, impartial and non-judgemental advice. Bookable appointments are also available at The Flying High Academy in the afternoon. Call 01623 861769 for more information.
- Job Club: meets alternate Wednesdays at 9.30am to 12.00pm. Provides support with job hunting, including CV writing and navigating job search websites. The next meetings will be 9th and 23rd April and 7th May.
Ongoing activities
The adult jigsaw is always out and awaiting some clever visitors to have a go placing in some pieces to try and complete it.
Children’s crafts and colouring in sheets are available on the kid’s craft table.
Lego is ready to be put out for kids to create their own creations.
If the weather is warm, have a look around their little community fruit and vegetable garden to see what they are growing and maybe lend a hand. If you have any plants looking for a new home, they can provide one!