It's our 10th Anniversary this year as a community library! A series of celebratory events have been hosted by the library throughout the year incl. our annual scarecrow trail, a special 10th birthday raffle which has raised £1,200 ( a list of prizes and raffle winners is available to view at the library) and a fabulous tea party for volunteers, past and present. Please see our gallery for pictures of these events.
**Great News** We are thrilled to annouce that the 2025 Rothley village scarecrow trail raised £2,000! Leicester Round Table has also very generously donated a further £500 from proceeds raised from a bbq they ran during the weekend! Many thanks to all of our volunteers and to those villagers that made scarecrows, without you we wouldn't have had an event! The winner was the flamboyant display of 'Mr Men' on Hallfields Lane, and the close runner up was the 'Three Pigs and the Wolf' on Badgers Bank which was executed in beautiful detail. Photos of all scarecrows will be uploaded to our photo gallery shortly.
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Mon 14:30 -16:30 | Tue 14:30-16:30 | Wed 14:30- 16:30 | Thur 10am-12pm and 14:30-16:30| Fri Closed | Sat 10:00 - 14:00 | Sun Closed
If you would like to make a Scarecrow to feature in the Scarecrow Trail (Prizes to be won!), the theme is favourite books/book characters. Paper copy application forms are available from the Library, or you can complete the following online form https://forms.office.com/r/D1atWf2eH7 All scarecrow entries to be submitted by 6pm on Weds 21st September. Your approximate location will be pinned onto a digital map along with the locations of other scarecrows across the village - the map will then be available for a small donation from the Library, it will also be able to be viewed on our website and facebook page.
If you would like more information on how to make a scarecrow please see the below link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-DZ-YhG27k
All offers of help in the lead up to the event and during the actual weekend will be gratefully received, particularly in terms of publicity, organisation in the run up and on the day, with plans for table top sales, refreshments and a clothing jumble sale at the Rothley Centre all underway.
| Event Date | 24/09/2022 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 25/09/2022 4:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |
Bring your knitting, crochet or anything else yarny! have a cuppa and a chat, help each other with tricky bits and exchange ideas and knowledge. First and Third Tuesday of the month. All welcome.
| Event Date | 04/10/2022 2:30 pm |
| Event End Date | 04/10/2022 4:30 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |
Bring your knitting, crochet or anything else yarny! have a cuppa and a chat, help each other with tricky bits and exchange ideas and knowledge. First and Third Tuesday of the month. All welcome.
| Event Date | 18/10/2022 2:30 pm |
| Event End Date | 18/10/2022 4:30 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |
Yarn Crafts - Bring your own knitting, crochet or anything else yarny. Help each other with those tricky bits. Exchange ideas and knowledge. Have a cuppa and chat. First and third Tuesday of the month.
| Event Date | 15/11/2022 2:30 pm |
| Event End Date | 15/11/2022 4:30 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |
The Library will be hosting a second-hand book stall and a Bottle raffle at Rothley Village Christmas Light Switch on! Please come along and support the library and all of the other community groups that will be involved on the night.
| Event Date | 01/12/2022 5:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 01/12/2022 7:00 pm |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | Free |