- 01843 834160
- [email protected]
- Mon - Fri: 9:00 - 17:00
Take part in the year’s libraries week 2017
The first Libraries Week takes place in October 2017
Discover something new at your library, 9 – 14 October 2017
9-14 October is a chance to discover the range of things you can do at your library, from play and learning for children, to managing your health, to accessing wifi and games, to finding a job, a hobby or starting a business.
It’s not just public libraries – libraries of all kinds in schools, workplaces and universities have amazing services that will be on show during Libraries Week. Register to take part or to keep up with the latest news.
Facts and Figures
Did you know?….
- 250 million visits were made to public libraries in Great Britain last year – that’s more than cinema and theatre visits, visits to the UK’s top ten tourist attractions and the number of people that went to live music gigs COMBINED
- Over 1.6 million visits were made to the Library of Birmingham last year, making it the UK’s busiest library
- Young people are the group most likely to use public libraries. 15-25 year olds are more likely to use libraries than over 55s across the British Isles.
- Three out of every four people in the UK and Ireland say that libraries are important or essential to their community.
- 51% of us have a current library card and 47% have used a public library in the last twelve months. (Backed up by Carnegie UK Trust data)
- There was a 330% increase in coding clubs Mar-Dec 2016
For more information visit www.librariesweek.org.uk and www.awarenessdays.com