South Staffs Library update
What’s happening at Your Library in South Staffordshire this February
Rediscover Your Library
As we recover from COVID-19 why not reconnect with Your Library and get access to all these resources and services?
Not already a member? Give us a try, it’s FREE and easy to join.
You can:
- Relax with a good book, borrowing as many as you would like
- Always on the go? Download to your tablet, e-reader, mobile phone from a range of eBooks, eAudio, the latest eMagazines, eComics and read online newspapers
- Don’t know what to read next and too little time to choose? Let us choose for you with our Order and Collect service based on favourite genres and authors
- Feel connected just by sitting and reading and having a chat
- Use the PCs and Wi-Fi and brush up on your digital skills – help is at hand if you need it
- Find a quiet spot and sit and study
- Print and photocopy those important documents
- Discover your story and use Ancestry and Find My Past
- Take part in activities and events and make new friends
- Find out about local groups, clubs, societies and volunteering opportunities
And much more…
Just pop in and see us, visit https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Libraries/libraries.aspx or find us on Facebook or Twitter and we’ll open your eyes to a world of possibilities.
Calling all Family History sleuths!
Perton Library will be offering 2 FREE 5 week Family History Course in association with Penny from Midland Ancestors, starting in February. Get help and advice to begin your journey into your family’s story.
Perton Library
5 week courses
Starting Tuesday 1st February to 1st March or Tuesday 8th March to 5th April
2:15pm – 4:15pm
The courses are absolutely FREE, but please book as places are limited.
Contact Perton Library on 01902 506050 to book.
Your Winter Reads
Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book in your favourite cosy chair. Now that the nights are longer and colder, and the garden has gone to sleep, why not discover some new authors or even try a different genre than you would normally choose. Be daring!
Your Winter Reads collection has a title to suit all tastes whether it be a spooky tale, a whodunnit, a bit of humour or imagining times gone by.
Winter Reads are available at selected Staffordshire libraries, but they can be reserved at any library.
Compassionate Communities – Bereavement Information Hubs
After what has been a challenging year for so many people, we are really pleased to say the Community Development Team at Compton Care have reopened the Bereavement Information Hubs in Perton Library and Wombourne Library.
Compton Care’s Bereavement Information Hubs run across Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire and offer peer support for those who have or are currently experiencing loss and grief. The hubs provide a safe space to meet people in situations similar to your own and a shoulder to cry on should you need it!
It is great to be back in the libraries offering this much needed support within the heart of local communities – Maz Kull, Community Engagement Coordinator
Perton Library 2:00pm – 4:00pm on the second Friday of the month.
Wombourne Library 1.30pm-3.30pm on the first Monday of the month.
Ask at the library for more information or contact: compassionatecommunities@comptoncare.org.uk or 01902 774570
Places of Welcome – Can you offer a couple of hours on a Monday to help?
The Friends of Perton Library are hoping to restart their weekly ‘Place of Welcome’ at Perton Library in the new year, but they need some more volunteers to help make drinks and talk to visitors.
A Place of Welcome offers your neighbourhood a place where everyone can go for a friendly face, a cup of tea and a conversation if and when they need it. Places of Welcome are a place where people can feel safe to connect, belong and contribute.
Find out more about Places of Welcome here: www.placesofwelcome.org.uk/ or pop into Perton Library. If you are interested in supporting our Place of Welcome please contact Keith Elder from the Friends of Perton Library at keith.elder@hotmail.co.uk or on 07477075899