Main Road
Middleton Cheney
Banbury
Ox17 2PD
Tel. 01295 710796
Opening Hours:
- Monday 1pm – 6pm
- Tuesday 1pm – 6pm
- Wednesday 1pm – 6pm
- Thursday 1pm – 6pm
- Friday 1pm – 6pm
- Saturday 10am – 2pm
Renewals and reservations can be made online at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/catalogue
Did You Know:
- The library offers free internet access every Friday
- Stocks latest release DVDs currently on offer at half price for one week’s rental @ £1.50
- Stocks a range of greeting cards, many local and village views
- Offers a free volunteer led ‘Housebound’ service, where we bring the books to you if you can’t get to a library
The library is currently looking for volunteers to lead our Rhymetime sessions and to help out with the Homework club planned for next year.
If you are interested please contact staff at the library on 01295 710796.
Illustrated Talk, Friday March 5th 10.30 - 12.00
"Desert Trek: Sinai to the Red Sea"
Jane Bullock will be talking about her experiences trekking across the Sinai Desert in aid of the Alzheimer's Society.
£1 per person, refreshments available. All profits will be donated to the Alzheimer's society Places are limited so please book at the library or tel. 710796 Health Walks Middleton Library will be hosting the first of a series of monthly "Rehab" walks on Wednesday, 12th May. Designed for the elderly and those recovering from a hospital stay who want to begin to get out and about, they are short, accompanied village walks that will begin and end at the library, where refreshments will be served at a small charge of £1. For further information, please contact the library or Janet Davies on 07946448622 Is your voluntary group in shape for 2010?
Running a community group or club can be rewarding and great fun but also time-consuming and demanding...!
For free advice and guidance on:
* Funding sources and fund-raising * Strategy; Policies; Governance
* Volunteer recruitment
* Networking and Training…
…why not drop in to see snvb at Middleton Cheney library on Saturday, April 24th from 11.00 – 1.00
Chatterbooks
Monthly meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month, from 3.30 – 4.30
If you enjoy books, are in Year 4,5 or 6 and want to join in the fun please contact the library.
Different tasks and themes each month including: Making a magazine, Reviewing books, Poetry, Writing to authors and more….
Homework Club
The library will soon be starting an after school homework club for 8 – 12 yr olds. Library staff will be on hand to help students access and research information for their homework using a variety of media. All print outs will be free. Please contact the library to sign up and find out more.
Play Reading Group.
The library is planning to start a play reading group for the over 50s.
Meetings will be held monthly in the mornings and the group will read from a variety of plays from crime to classics. It will be fun and informal and will be led by our own professionally trained actor/librarian Gilly Tomkins.
With this, and for information on all our activities and events please ring the library on: 01295 710796 or e:mail atmidlib@northamptonshire.gov.uk
REGULAR EVENTS
RHYMETIME
First Wednesday every month from 10.00 – 10.30 am
Songs and Rhymes for the under 5s.
Free to join in and no need to book.
Next session: Wednesday, 4th November
CHATTERBOOKS
We will soon be starting a reading group for 8 – 10 yr olds.
There will be different themes and activities ranging from writing to authors, reviewing books and creating magazines.
‘Chatterbooks’ will meet monthly at the library on the first Wednesday of each month from 3.30 – 4.30pm.
Places will be limited to ten, to find out more or sign up please contact the library on 01295 710796
First meeting 4th November.
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Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with Chinese New Year Crafts at Middleton Cheney Library. For children aged 4 and upwards. £1.00 per child
Saturday, 13th. February, 10:30 - 11:30.
To book please call 01295 710796