Evesham Library
Oat Street, Evesham WR11 4PJ
A Map of how to get to the Library
Telephone enquiries for Libraries and Learning at the
Worcestershire Hub call 01905 822722
Telephone opening times: Monday - Friday 8.00am - 8.00pm
Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Email: EveshamLib@worcestershire.gov.uk
Library Manager - Janine Downes (AW.C.MF.MR.EX)
Opening Hours
| Monday: |
9.30 - 5.30 |
| Tuesday: |
9.30 - 8.00 |
| Wednesday: |
9.30 - 5.30 |
| Thursday: |
9.30 - 8.00 |
| Friday: |
9.30 - 5.30 |
| Saturday: |
9.30 - 5.00 |
Situated in the town centre in a large and airy building, close
to public car parks, Evesham Library offers a warm welcome to all
ages. Whether you wish to borrow books, CDs, DVDs or audio
tapes for recreation or study, surf the internet or use our well
stocked reference library, we can help.
Use one of our 30 People's Network PCs for up to 2 hours
per day free of charge. For the visually impaired, we can
offer a PC with Dolphin Supernova software.
In a hurry? Look at our Quick Choice section by the issue
desk and Best Sellers by the enquiry desk
Other facilities include a meeting room for hire, reader
printer, fax machine and photocopier. If you would like to book our
meeting room then please contact Tim Matthews on 01905 822722.
There are no public toilet facilities in the library, but baby
changing and facilities for disabled visitors are available on
request.
Events
Follow the asparagus trail around the library - a fun
activity for all the
family
Monday's - 10.00am Melody Monkey - Fun rhyming and
singing for children aged over 18 months plus
parents/carers.
Saturday's - 11.30am Bounce & Rhyme - Fun rhyming,
singing and dancing for babies. For Babies up to 18 months plus
parents/carers.
Polish Storytelling Sessions at Evesham
Library
Polish stories in conjunction with St Mary's Roman Catholic
Primary School and Avon Nursery. Last Thursday in the month.
10.00am - 10.30am for ages 2 - 5. 10.30am - 11.00am for ages 4
- 7 years.11.10am to 11.40am for ages 7 - 11 years. The first
session will be on Thursday 25th March with following sessions on
29/04/10, 27/05/10 and 24/06/10.
Also open to anyone in the community.
News Flash
Children's Activities
Find out more about the holiday and
regular activities using this link.
Mobile Library Service
There is a Mobile Library Service
operating in the rural villages around Evesham
Learning at the Library
The library runs introductory sessions on computers and
ancestry, and also offers one to one sessions to help with
individual queries with email, word processing or the internet.
Please enquire at the library. Structured IT courses are run
several times a year.
Summer 2010
Adult Learning Prospectus
Reading Group
If you enjoy talking about the books you have read with other
people, why not join the Readers
Group which meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2.30pm in
the library.
Evesham
Readers Group Programme 2010
Local and Family History
The local history reference section covers Evesham and the
surrounding area with books, maps, census returns and photographs.
The Evesham Journal is available on microfilm from 1860 to
date - we recommended contacting the library to book a session on
the reader printer to use this. Click here for an
index to the maps held by the Library. Evesham Library
also holds the archive of Women from the Vale, an
oral history project recording the lives of ordinary women living
through many changes of the twentieth century, which is available
during all normal library opening hours.
Compiling your family tree? The Family History Forum, an
informal drop-in meeting of like-minded people, is on the 2nd
Monday of each month at 2.30pm in the library. PCs are reserved for
exclusive use and help is available.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions are held regularly throughout the year, visit
Evesham Library Exhibition
Programme for more details about the exhibitions and
details of how to book the exhibition and room and display
areas.
