Books of condolence
There will be books of condolence for members of the public available at County Hall and the LCC managed public libraries. There is also an online book of condolence here Leicestershire online book of condolence
A reminder that the Library will be closed Monday 19 September.
The funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19 September.
The library will be closed that day.
What would your three wishes for the village be? Whilst we can’t wave a magic wand, The Friends of Kirby Hub are hosting a series of events to gather your ideas with the aim of making some of them a reality.
The first of our open meetings saw ideas such as a community allotment, history interpretation panels, Kirby’s Got Talent, a duck race, open gardens and cleaning of the brook flying thick and fast around the room.
But we want more.
We want your ideas!
If you think you could spare some time to be involved in organising events to bring our village closer together, come and talk to us at the Scarecrow Festival this Saturday from 12.30 in the library, or come along to the second of our public meetings next Wednesday 14th September at 7.30pm also in the library.
Together we can make things happen!
Kirby Muxloe Library and Community Hub (KML&CH) is launching a Community Action Group and you are invited to join!
The aim is to bring our village closer together by linking people to stimulate volunteer involvement in all sorts of ways.
If you would like to see more community social events in the village, want positive changes made to our village environment, or have ideas about how we could work together on community projects, then we would like to hear from you!
We are hosting two open meetings to gather ideas for projects that could benefit Kirby Muxloe. If you have any time to help with the organisation of such events, or just some ideas to share, then please come along. We are sure that together. we can make some of your ideas, big or small, become a reality.
The meetings will be held at the library on
Wednesday7th September at 7.30pm
and
Wednesday 14th September at 7.30 pm
Everyone is welcome! Why not bring a friend?
Please indicate if you will be attending by emailing the library at contact@kirbymuxloelibrary.org or leaving an answerphone message at the library on 0116 238 7343.
If you have an idea or project in mind, but cannot attend a meeting please come and have a chat with us in The Royal Oak at the Village Show on August 28th or in the library at The Scarecrow Festival on September 10th.
As from 3rd October, and to coincide with our Warm Haven initiative, we will be adding hot toast with jam/marmalade and butter, and toasted teacakes to our café menu. All part of our mission to keep us warm and cosy over the winter months!
Kirby Muxloe Library is much more than just a place for borrowing books. We are a Community Hub, with so much more to offer than a traditional Library.
As we move towards the colder weather of autumn and winter, we are all likely to be only too well aware of the increasing difficulties posed by rises in the cost of living, in particular the rise in energy prices. As a public service, we want to contribute towards helping members of our community to cope with this worrying situation. We have therefore decided to open up the Library as a Warm Haven during our normal opening hours over the course of autumn and winter. As a reminder, these are our opening hours:
Monday 10.00 – 1.00 and 2.00 – 5.00
Tuesday 9.00 – 12.00 and 2.00 – 6.00
Wednesday 2.00 – 5.00
Thursday closed
Friday 10.00 – 1.00
Saturday 10.00 – 1.00
Sunday closed
What this means is that we invite you to use the Library as a place of warmth and comfort during the colder months, starting on Monday 3rd October. You can come along and just sit with your family and friends, or on your own, chat, have a cup of tea/coffee. You can bring your children along to play – we have loads of toys. Maybe you would like to use the computers, bring your craft or hobby activities with you, socialise with others, do a jigsaw, play board games – whatever. If you want to borrow books, that’s fine. If you don’t, that’s fine too. We will be offering hot drinks on a buy one per person, then get a free refill basis (note that refills will be instant!). We will also be offering toast and toasted teacakes at very reasonable prices, in addition to out usual fare.
If you are working from home, you can bring your laptop along and use our free Wi-Fi. You can work in the Library or our Community Room during opening hours, in warm and comfortable surroundings at no cost to yourselves.
Our wish is to help and support each other to keep warm and comfortable through these difficult times and live up to the real meaning of community, where we support each other with no questions asked.
