The library is now open three afternoons a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2.30-4.30pm. Two public computers are also available for use during sessions on a first come, first served basis. A Call and Collect service is also still available, you can either phone the library on 0116 237 6162 or pop a note into the book return box, and just leave your name, contact number and details of the book(s) you'd like to reserve.
When visiting the library, please remember to wear a face mask and use hand sanitiser (this will be available on entry to the library) before and after your visit. Please also be assured that we continue to liaise closely with Leicestershire County Council to ensure that we are adhering to government guidance, and have in place all requisite COVID19 precautionary measures, including social distancing, quarantining of books prior to re-shelving, adherence to track and trace requirements, an enhanced cleaning regime and a large perspex screen at the issuing desk for the benefit of visitors and volunteers.
The Garden of Evening Mists is the second English-language novel by Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng, first published in January 2012. The book follows protagonist Teoh Yun Ling, who was a prisoner of the Japanese during the World War II, and later became a judge overseeing war crimes cases.
All welcome - whether you have read the book or not. Meetings are currently held on Zoom - if you are interested in joining us, please email or message us via facebook and we will send you the link.
| Event Date | 09/06/2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 09/06/2021 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |
Hamnet is a 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. It is a fictional account of Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596. It won the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction and the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards. The novel was included on 15 lists of the best books of 2020.
All welcome - whether you have read the book or not. We are currently meeting on Zoom, if you would like to join us please email the library or message us via facebook and we will send you the link.
| Event Date | 14/07/2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 14/07/2021 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Registered | 0 |
| Individual Price | Free |
Under the Skin is a 2000 science fiction novel by Michel Faber. Set in northern Scotland, it traces an extraterrestrial who, manifesting in human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.
All welcome - whether you have read the book or not. We are currently meeting on Zoom, if you would like to join us please email the library or message us via facebook and we will send you the link.
| Event Date | 11/08/2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 11/08/2021 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Registered | 0 |
| Individual Price | Free |
Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world–until the unthinkable happens. In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery.
All welcome. Meetings are currently held on Zoom - if you are interested in joining us, please email or message us via facebook and we will send you the link.
| Event Date | 08/09/2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 08/09/2021 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Registered | 0 |
| Individual Price | Free |
Shuggie Bain is the debut novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart, published in 2020. It tells the story of the youngest of the three children, Shuggie, growing up with his alcoholic mother, Agnes, in the 1980s, in a post-industrial working-class Glasgow, Scotland.
All welcome. Meetings are currently held on Zoom - if you are interested in joining us, please email or message us via facebook and we will send you the link.
| Event Date | 13/10/2021 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 13/10/2021 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |